I was about to sum up my Christmas Day here in Brownsville, Texas, with a quote from David Sedaris’s short story, “Santaland Diaries,” in which he writes about the horrors of working as an elf at Macy’s over Christmas. But I sounded a bit unhinged. The highlight is when Sedaris is forced by Santa to […]
Doug and Melanie at Ajo, AZ
From Shelly: Tracy and I camped near Ajo last year, but Doug’s written a more thorough description here plus taken gorgeous photos. Just fyi: my posts are about finding our boondocking site here and the beauty of Ajo here. We recently boondocked near Ajo, Arizona, just north of the Organ Pipe National Monument, in the […]
Doug & Melanie at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
Melanie and I spent almost two weeks in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Arizona. The funny thing is we saw less wildlife in the refuge than we have seen anywhere. The main species the preserve is trying to protect are bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope. It was hunting season for the sheep so they […]
2022 in Photos
No descriptions, no anecdotes. Just photos. (A long post with all that stuff is to come.) January February March April May June July August September October November December
Stationary for Three Months
Friends ask what we’re going to do for three whole months in Brownsville, Texas: the longest we will have stayed put since we hit the road. I raise my eyebrows (dramatically, because I’m on the phone or texting), and tell them about our to-do list. But what in the world would people without a house […]
Doug and Melanie at Sears Point, AZ
Hey everyone! Last year we published pictures of a site in Arizona called Painted Rocks where we saw hundreds of petroglyphs. Sears Point is a little-known location about 150 miles west of Painted Rocks where there are about 2,000 panels of rock art containing around 10,000 petroglyphs. They are located on two miles of basalt […]
Inauspicious Start to a Promising Winter
We had one hell of an interlude between camping on the beach near Galveston and landing at our winter spot in Brownsville. Going South The plan had been to beach camp all the way down the Gulf, but we had a follow-up doctor’s appointment in Houston, so we booked at a state park near there […]
Doug and Melanie Tour the Southwest
From Shelly: Here are Doug and Melanie’s notes and incredible photos from their recent trip through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This is a fun and beautiful summary! Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas The sand hills are not huge here, but they are interesting. Melanie left her mark that I am sure will last forever […]
Lazy Beach Bums
I feel like I should post this last time about camping on the beach near Galveston, but I haven’t done anything worth posting about. I hardly have photos. No stories. No local dialogue. The laziness upon us is like a drug. We don’t have to pack a bag for the beach; we just step outside. […]
Beach Camping!
I’ve been watching this style of iconic video for so long, and finally I get to make my version. Okay, so my beach isn’t pristine (and neither is the interior of the trailer), but … we’re BEACH CAMPING! Finally. For ages I’ve seen RVers post about camping right on the beach, and we’ve driven by […]
