Author Archives: ksdowney@gmail.com

Today we met Santa. We also met Mrs. Claus and Frosty the Snowman. We met them in the parking lot of a local burger joint. They were getting burgers and… Read more »

We’re getting spoiled with blue skies and palm trees. We have been camped at Caliente Springs RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California for the past week. From the perspective of a… Read more »

We finally enjoyed our first “touristy” activity since we started our Big Adventure – horseback riding. It’s been a decade or so since any of us have saddled up. During that… Read more »

We are camping at Caliente Springs in Desert Hot Springs, California. We arrived Friday afternoon. Our campsite is sandy – to be expected – this is the desert. Other Half… Read more »

So far our Big Adventure has been full of new and exciting stuff. We’ve enjoyed $1 endless popcorn and $1 beers at the Tiki Bar, more than once. We’ve slept… Read more »

We have been camped at Emerald Cove RV Resort in Earp CA for the past couple of days. Earp CA is named for the old west lawman Wyatt Earp. He… Read more »

Today was desert day, the Mojave Desert. We traveled CA State Route 62 for over 100 miles.  It’s beautiful in a sure-hope-you-don’t-breakdown kind of way. Wikipedia describes it as one… Read more »

Today marks four weeks living in the Big Rig on our Big Adventure. It’s flown by. We celebrated with a deliciously greasy New York style “the works” pizza. Really living,… Read more »

We’ve always wanted waterfront property, guess we should’ve been more specific. We’re still in Menifee CA at Wilderness Lake Campground. Until today, we didn’t take the “Lake” part seriously. As… Read more »

With our first holiday of our open road adventure behind us, we decided to celebrate with some time apart. For the record, this was not my idea. Our daughter was heading… Read more »