It’s been a social week here in Virginia. I committed several weeks ago to step out of my comfort zone and attend Camp Unite, a nationwide weekend event for women campers, which grew out of a Facebook group I’m in. I didn’t know any of the women in the VA/WV, but it seemed like a fun idea and a way to spend some time with women who camp and the group was planning fun activities, so I signed up. And that’s how I found myself last Wednesday driving up the Blue Ridge Parkway to Roanoke. It was a perfect day…
Category: Trailer Life
Update: May 29, 2019
I’m back from my digital vacation, 10 days with little to no Internet. I not only survived, I thrived. It made me realize how much time I spend on social media (yeah, I’m looking at you, Facebook…) and how much less I can do there. It’s a great place to catch up with friends, and keep on top of who’s where in my circle of camping friends, but it can also be the great time suck. So where was I the last 10 days? Grayson Highlands State Park. Literally, I was right there, under that grey awning, spending a lot…
Update: May 15, 2019
It’s been both a social whirl and a struggle to get connectivity the last week or so. I’ve been camping with friends and had a great time, from the coast to the Blue Ridge and the edge of the Smokies. Man, it’s beautiful country here. That’s the road north of Asheville heading into Tennessee. Some serious grades but the views and the greenery are worth it. For a bit of contrast, here’s a trail I was on last week in South Carolina. Yes, I have finally said my farewells to that state, after spending pretty much half of 2019 so…
Update: May 8, 2019
I’m just going to skip over much of the last two weeks because a serious head cold had me down for a lot of that time. They say a cold lasts a week despite meds and rest, and I found that to be pretty accurate. All over but the sniffles and tiredness now. Instead, I’m going to post a bunch of beautiful coastal images I took before I left the beach scene for the slow, steady trek up north via two more months in the South. This was an overcast day at Edisto, which is yet another beautiful South Carolina…
Alto-versary #3
A little over four years ago, I put money down on a lightweight trailer. I had the crazy idea to quit my full-time job and wander around the country. I was burned out and in serious need of a life reboot. Three years ago, on May 2, I picked up that trailer, an Alto 1743 hand-made by Safari Condo. I’d never towed a thing, didn’t really get how the wide mirrors worked, and I definitely couldn’t back that thing up. But my mother had raised me to think I could do anything I put my mind to, so I had…