Category Archives: USAmble

Moving day today.  I move a couple of hundred miles south to the Great Salt Lake for a few days.  What I don’t anticipate is the effect the heat is going to have.  Each day the thermometer rises a few … Continue reading →

It has gotten substantially hotter.  Fortunately, my camp has some late afternoon shade, and since I currently have electric, the air conditioner helps.  I can shut it down at night and open the windows which is nice. Craters of the … Continue reading →

Look at what Tracey found at the airport . . . . The NEW Plan On one of our last days in the Tetons, I received an e-mail from my good friend Chuck explaining that he had to cancel our … Continue reading →

Today marks my 50th day on the road with my little rig.  Of course, I have far surpassed any amount spent away from home for me since I was a kid and spent a summer in Virginia, and even then … Continue reading →

Day46 Indian Creek CG to Gros Ventre CG – Jun 25Today we make the long run back to our original base camp at Gros Ventre campground in the Grand Teton NP.  It will take the better part of the day, … Continue reading →

Day42 Indian Creek Campground – Jun 21 Moving day!  We are out the door early headed to the North end of the park.  All of the Yellowstone campgrounds have been filling by mid-afternoon for the past week, so we are … Continue reading →

Day39 Flagg Ranch at John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway – Jun 18 After coming down out of Cascade Canyon, unpacking the essentials, we break camp today and head north into Yellowstone NP.  We treated ourselves to breakfast out at the … Continue reading →

Day37 Cascade Canyon Trail – Jun 16 Tracey and I get a late start out the door this morning for our overnight backpacking adventure.  Slow starts are never good when backpacking and this will manifest itself later this evening.  We … Continue reading →

Day34 Gros Ventre – Jun 13 I awaken, breakfast and clean for Tracey’s arrival.  I ran out one of my propane tanks at 3a last night and had to dash out and switch over.  I ran into town and replaced … Continue reading →

Click here to view this route. It’s now been one month that I have been on the road, running away from home on May 11.  Of course, I did spend a little over a week in north Florida, but for … Continue reading →