2018 Trip
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More Tech Time
The Challenge he second story shutters of the water powered sawmill were a problem. As expected, over time these shutters expand and contract with the weather…
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Wardlaw Wasp Strike 8000
Wish I would have planned ahead and gotten better pics of this adventure. I wasn't expecting it to be a 4 day ordeal. What you (may) see in the first picture,…
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Tech Time
At the Pandion RV resort in Gulf Shores, AL, where alligators are only steps from your RV door, the Wifi is great! One of the problems we (and most full time…
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Seismic Saves The Day
Yes! Finally! If you saw this weeks episode of Curse of Oak Island you are probably as excited as I am. I've been yelling at the TV for 2 years now, "You guys…
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Where Do Marshmallows Come From
An age old question. Something I've pondered for years: Do marshmallows grow on the ground or in a tree? Now, thanks to none other than founding father and…
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Most Expensive License Plate Holder Ever
Wow! Has it really been a month since I last posted? Well, we've been relaxing in the Smoky Mountains and on the beach in Gulf Shores, AL trying to avoid…
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When Wildlife Attacks - a cautionary tale
I hope my story can be a warning to those of you who might get too close to wildlife to get that perfect selfie. We were just outside the Great Smoky Mountains…
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What broke this month - WBTM_1
OK, I was bragging recently about how much better this RV is than our last one. I said I wouldn't need to revive my old "What Broke This Week" series because…
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The Sawmill Pond
One of my first jobs at MFLM (Maine Forest and Logging Museum) was to get the sawmill log pond filled up ( with water not logs ) so we could provide a…
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Monticello - cell phone post
Spent the day at Monticello! Nice place... I'm sitting outside Jefferson's farm market waiting for Tina... Thought I'd do a quick post... Took the house…
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Maine Woods Tracking Tips
Have you ever lost someone in the woods? Have you ever been lost in the woods? It's important to have a few tricks up your sleeve for tracking someone in a…
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What is a Lombard?
I had never heard of them before coming to the Maine Forest and Logging Museum ( hadn't heard of Ghost Trains of Maine either ) , but the Lombard steam log…
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Geek Time, Ep 1, The Gate
While back in California we were in the process of selling mom's house. However, there was an electric gate on the driveway and in order for real estate agents…
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RV Mouse Update...
Got him!
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This is the life!
Living off-grid. Doing it all yourself. Feeling like a man. Living among the trees. Frolicking with porcupines and moose. (I named him Porky, Tina named her…
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For want of a nail...
Remember my old series called, "What Broke This Week"? Ah, those were the days. But that was a different MotorHome. I'm happy to say this new MH is built much…
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Feeding the Lombard Beast!
Whoa! It's cold this morning. We woke up to about 38* outside... We gotta get out of here before we freeze to death... Hopefully we make through the big event…
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There goes the neighborhood...
It may be time to move. The neighbors out here in the forest are a bunch of animals. Just down the hill from our RV is the covered bridge, and just in front of…
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Back! By popular demand - whereswardlaw.com
I'm still working on the redesign of "whereswardlaw.com", but I'll start updating it even while "under construction". Tell your friends... sign up on the right…
2015 Trip
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Final, Final Post!
Oooops, those last two post came out in the wrong order. I set the scheduler wrong. You weren't supposed to read 'This is the End' until 1:30 PM today (not…
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Zion to home
Zion was great as usual. This is another spot we’ve visited a few times in the past and always enjoyed. Ten years (and 20 pounds) ago we climbed Angel’s…
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This is the End!
OK, this blog is officially on hold now that we’ve returned home. I don’t know if I’ll pick it back up or not on the next trip. I'm writing this Monday the 5th…
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Bryce
After leaving Capitol Reef we drove a few hours and spent the night in the Walmart in Richfield, UT. We’d been pushing that RV hard up and down steep mountain…
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Utah Bound
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 30th. I’m writing this from Ft Stockton. We stayed in a nice Walmart overnight and will be in San Antonio this evening. Expect to be…
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After Yellowstone
As previously noted, Yellowstone was a great visit. I didn’t mention everything we did like places we ate or less deadly animal encounters. I think we ate at…
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Yellowstone, Episode 5 - Almost killed by herd of Grizzly!
I’ll make this my last Yellowstone Episode. I didn’t really cover it all. There were more geysers, mud pots, hot springs, waterfalls and animal sightings.…
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Yellowstone, Episode 4
It’s Saturday morning Sep. 26th, 2015 and we are in Flagstaff AZ. I just dropped Tina off in the woods and will go pick her up in the desert later today - she…
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Yellowstone, Episode 3
One day we left early to drive down to Jenny Lake in the Grand Teton park to meet up for some fishing. On the way we were attacked by a CRAZY ELK! It was about…
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Yellowstone, Episode 2
Our friends, whose vacation we crashed, brought their 2 daughters along and somehow these conniving young ladies conned Tina and I into going WHITEWATER…
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Yellowstone, Episode 1
We arrived in Jackson Wyoming late Friday night on Aug 21. It was 11:30 pm. Waaaay past my bedtime! We had planned on spending the night at a rest area about 4…
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Fort Laramie!
After leaving the world wide, international headquarters of EarthRoamer we continued on the Cheyenne. I had been trying for a couple of days to find a Camping…
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I AM the EarthRoamer!
From Leadville to EarthRoamer! Still on our quest to make it to Yellowstone we left Leadville and headed back to Denver, Co. On the way we stopped at Red Rocks…
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Breckenridge to Leadville
After leaving Estes Park we headed to Leadville because Tina read about a race there (Oh boy!). On the way we stopped in Breckenridge where we had gone skiing…
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Hikes in RMNP
Now back to our regularly scheduled blog posts…. Picking up at about Aug 9th on this Epic Adventure!!! While in RMNP ( the first time in early August) we…
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Sorry! We made it out alive.
Sorry, we made it out alive. That means the blog must go on. In my last post I told you about our next great adventure - Backcountry hiking with the bears. We…
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Maybe my last post ever!
These posts are going to really get out of order now. We are back in Rocky Mountain National Park today, Sept. 6th and I need to let you all know what is about…
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Pure Energy!
Now let’s go back in time a bit. Here’s an out of order post. Remember our trip to Craters of the Moon National Park? Our fun and our failures ? Well, after…
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Estes Park
We pulled in to Estes Park on Aug 9th and it was crowded. We stopped at the visitors center for general info then headed to our RV park. We had already…
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Park to Park
From Park City, UT to Estes Park, CO. OK, I’m going to try and get caught up on blog posts. As mentioned in the previous note, blogging just has not been…
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Where've ya been?!
I know! Right? We've been either driving or hiking or had no internet or just too pooped out to blog. But I've got hundreds of pics and videos just waiting to…
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Trip Route
Here is our random route since June 10th. It wasn't all random, but some of it was. Today, Aug 11, we are in Estes Park, Colorado. We'll start heading towards…
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Pic of the day.
Rocky Mountain National Park... 12,000 foot elevation!!! I did the famous hike called " the parking lot ". Posted from WordPress for Android
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The perfect 2 day plan in Park City, Utah!
The Perfect Plan: Day 1 Afternoon: Put the dog in a kennel for a couple of days – do stuff without the dog – YES! - check! Spend the afternoon in Park City…
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park pic
Today, Aug 5, 2015 View from campsite #13, Jordanelle State Park, Park City, UT (Actually Heber City).
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NO! NO! No! no! no..no..sob
Experienced RV'er Eric here with an important tip for you newbies out there. You newbies do the funniest things! I really shouldn't have to tell you this! Tip…
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Like a dazzling patch of Pahoehoe in a sea full of 'a'a
We stopped in Craters of the Moon National Monument after leaving Stanley and Sun Valley, ID. We stayed two nights in the campground (10 bucks a night, cheap!)…
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GNP to Craters
After leaving the Glacier National Park we headed over to Idaho where we've never been and did a little touring. We we saw beatiful mountains and trees, rivers…
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Tech Review - Media
I knew before we left for this adventure that there would be times and places where we would not be able to get TV or internet and I might have to just read a…
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How to Save a Life!
(Sorry for the repost – I think this will fix my corrupted post problem…??) Stop the presses! Attention all Radio Stations, clear the airwaves! This is it!…
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Tech Review - Fitness
Good news! I've been concerned that all this hiking and running around may be deleterious to my physique. Although the Aria WiFi weight/body fat scale is not…
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Pic of the day
Stopped along the Salmon river in Hell's Gate S.P. Idaho for lunch yesterday. For dessert we walked over to the massive BlackBerry bushes along the river and…
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Raspberry Fields Forever...
I'm writing this Saturday night, we're tired of driving and found an RV park with WiFi in Clarkston, Washington. There is a loud rock concert going on in the…
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Avalanche!
We're sitting in a nice Cabela's parking lot in Spokane Valley, Idaho, right on the Idaho/Washington border. Cabela's makes it really nice for RV'ers. We've…
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Boom! I'm an oil Typhoon!
Be an oil typhoon like me... check out energyfunders.com A new project just opened up this morning and it is going fast! I just got my investment in on this…
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Chilly
Just a quick weather post... It's 39* outside at 8 am... Gonna get up to maybe 65 today... I like GNP. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Logan's Run!!!!
Today (Thurs July 16, 2015) we went for a short hike at the top of Logan's Pass in Glacier National Park along he Hidden Lake trail. The red dots represent…
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Things that Broke this Week ( TBW Issue #3)
But first, the winner of the RV naming contest is.... Me! There wasn't a contest 'cause I wanted to come up with my own name and as it would happen, while we…
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Today's Title: Oh Canada! or Possible Prison Time!
Lake Lousie canoe rental.. When last we visited our intrepid explorers they were in Shelby, MT spending the night at an RV park just 30 minutes from the…
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Wolf, Man!
Update #2: My camping neighbor is also a local (Ontario man) and after talking to him about the WOLF he's convinced it was a wolf too! He says Canadian coyotes…
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Deadwood to dead General
We ended up spending an entire week in Whislter Gulch RV park in Deadwood. They had very good wifi. We parked right next to the bathrooms where the wifi…
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Manly Hygiene
Happy 4th of July everyone! It's been a couple of weeks since I've had time or good enough internet access to write a post. Here's one that has been weighing…
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Science Class
As I had expected, I am losing a little weight on this adventure because of all the activities we are doing. However, the baggage scales at the Old West Train…
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Delivery while Traveling
Almost everything we need to do we can do electronically so the US Postal service mostly sends us junk mail, fliers, coupons, etc. There are a few items that…
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Now we’re Talkin’! (pt 2)
After leaving the Badlands we headed for the Black Hills! Mountains! Lakes! Rivers! Yeah! Here are some of the things we've done... 1) Find an RV park We…
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Technology Review
I purchased the Wilson Cell Phone Amplifier last year knowing we'd be hitting some weak cell signal zones on our travels. I can't tell that it has helped a…
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Things that Broke this Week ( TBW Issue #2)
Ruh-Roh. A second issue of TBW. That's not good. Here's what we have: I added child proof locks on some drawers and doors to prevent what happened last week…
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Now we're Talkin'!
Alpaca Farms are fun. Soda Pops are nice. Swimming in the Missouri river is alright, but now we're in South Dakota and the fun is just beginning. After leaving…
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Things that Broke this Week (Issue #1)
I hope this doesn't actually become a weekly report, but I'm afraid its looking that way. Week 1 problems: Tire Blowout - see here The light fixture glass in…
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Successful Launch
Note to self: Don't hit the mailbox! Don't hit the mailbox! Launch day finally arrived and we departed in style, i.e. under cover of darkness at 6:00 am when…
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Oh the joy!
Here's a quick update... We're sitting in a beautiful scenic pullout near Springer OK. Too bad we're sitting here because we had a tire blowout. Ugh. Roadside…
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Packing Day (T - 2 and counting)
Had to do a quick visual inspection of the rolling house. Zoom Zoom! Starting to get those bins packed up. We're close now. How about a 2-fer today? Here's a…
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Eri-Co Power Cable-izer System
Oh No! Not again! Is your RV power cable a big mess? Is it tangled and unmanagable? Does everything fall out when you open the bay door? "Uh-Huh, I am." Are…
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Just a Few Days until the Epic Launch
It's just a few days until we launch our massive travel adventure and the tension around the house is palpable (Not really). We've been working on the RV, the…
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Crazy Stormin' !
I was standing on the back porch looking across the park, watching the storm blow through about an hour ago. It was really coming down, wind was crazy and I…
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A woman's work is never done...
"Could-you-lift-your-feet-please-thank-you." Ever since I was forcibly "retired", Tina's becoming increasingly jealous of my new found, casual lifestyle! She…
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Ain't scared of no gator!
Tina's running a 50 miler(!) at Brazos bend st pk today. Zoe and I went gator hunting! Score! Got One! Tina's been running since 6am.. It's 2:30 now... Zoe and…