Shakedown #2 | Rockhound | Pancho Villa

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! We just returned from a ten-day outing to a couple of nearby state parks, arriving back home yesterday just before noon. Although we didn't travel far, we accomplished our twin objectives of checking out all the systems on Lizzy 3 as well as enjoying being out …

Chilling in the Desert, Summer Plans

Currently located at Pilot Knob BLM Long Term Visitor Area in Winterhaven, California, about 9 miles west of Yuma, Arizona: Life continues to move at a slow pace here in the desert as we wait out the winter. Last week we took a day trip across the border to Los Algodones, Mexico for lunch and …

Pancho Villa State Park, The Pink Store in Mexico, New Water Pump, Clothing Storage

From Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico: Today is Moving Day again! We just wrapped up our 14-day stay at Pancho Villa State Park, one of our favorite state parks in New Mexico. We stayed here last year over the Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed it so much that we had to come back …

Weather Report, More Geocaching, Saturday in Mexico

Pilot Knob BLM LTVA - Southern California, just west of Yuma, AZ Happy Monday morning, everyone! I just watched a beautiful sunrise and realized once again just how fortunate Andy and I are to be able to leave the rat race behind and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Hope you are also living your …

Pilot Knob LTVA, Solar Power, Geocaching, Los Algodones Mexico, Missing Family

We just spent our twelfth night boondocking here at the Pilot Knob BLM LTVA (that's Bureau of Land Management Long Term Visitor Area). So far we are really enjoying it, even though we haven't spent a whole lot of time exploring the area. The first few days we were here were spent getting our solar …

Christmas Remembrances, New Toilet Install, Tamales With Friends, Moving to California

We spent a fairly quiet Christmas Day in Glendale, Arizona after almost a week of hustle and bustle. I baked some cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and then around 11:00 AM I started a seitan pot roast in the crock pot for our vegan dinner. (If you're not familiar with seitan, here a link to find …

Quick Notes from Pancho Villa SP in New Mexico

We're still happily parked at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico, just three miles north of the US/Mexico border and the Mexican town of Palomas. We haven't done anything super-exciting, so I thought I'd just give you some quick notes from the past few days--this is real life for us. Last Saturday was …