Spontaneity

The last four trips this summer have been very, very beautiful, sometimes perplexing, sometimes astonishing, sometimes eye opening and sometimes simple. Leaving on a moment’s notice, isn’t that unusual for us but this was extreme. It’s why I always have a few trip ideas/itineraries rolling loosely around in the back of my head. The next […]

Making the Bed/Beds on our 2015IS

We made three very, very spontaneous camping trips with only one or two days in between. It was a search for cooler weather extravaganza. This included a lot of sand. So, we are back home for some drier 80s until another heat monster arrives. This means I needed to rush the sheets and summer blankets […]

Kelty Noah Tarp 12 and Kelty poles to the rescue

It’s a rare camping trip that finds us staying put in a campground and needing a shade screen. We bought this one over 30 years ago at REI in Chicago and used it quite a lot in tents. As now, it’s great for sun shade and protection from rain in garden variety thunderstorms. Are there […]