Recreation Engineer

In Part 2 of my ongoing series I shared test results from my new RV solar power system. Last week provided two good days for testing so I learned even more. Continue reading →

It’s been a quiet week at my temporary home near Lake Begone in New England. It was such a dry winter here that reservoirs are showing their bottoms from lack of snow melt this spring. Rain is desperately needed. I can’t begrudge an ongoing spate of sunless days. So what if clouds overshadow my solar project. Put on a happy face. Gray skies will clear up. Eventually. Meanwhile, I made progress. Get a cup of coffee and I’ll tell you about it. Continue reading →

I’m currently in MA on personal business and driveway camping with a good friend in the Boston area. I expect to be here another week anyway. The road trip here last week was boring interstate out of schedule necessity. (sigh) The nearest excitement was the nor’easter storm that dumped over a foot of snow in PA. As a result of that storm Continue reading →

Half Pint took me for another ride on Saturday, January 21. We started from our knoll top campsite outside Canelo in Coronado National Forest. Obscure NF roads lead south to Lochiel which abuts Mexico. Then west to Nogales by 61 more or less.

Without GPS I really have no idea Continue reading →

Pardon this interruption. My southwestern desert exploration series will resume shortly. Meanwhile, I wanted to wish everybody a Happy Friday the 13th. I’m not superstitious. It’s you I don’t know about. Continue reading →

After Half Pint jumped a Volvo I made camp in a secluded gully just a stone’s throw from the road. Walking back to the blacktop I confirmed the whole rig was completely out of sight which lent some privacy. The Continue reading →