Humping the Camel

The hotel in Chugwater, Wyoming really hasn’t changed all that much over the past 40 or so years. Sure, it’s all boarded up and the word “hotel”… Read more “Chugwater, Wyoming….”

The long-awaited visit to Missoula to visit nieces was finally happening. Departure time was agreed upon Thursday night as 11:30 a.m. To my surprise, at 9:15 on… Read more “Moments of madness… or our trip to Missoula”

Oh, yeah.  Somewhere beyond Tuscumbia the network connections got very iffy and I couldn’t upload any photos, either.  Hard to remember now what state comes after Alabama… Read more “Where Was I, Now?”

This mountain means home to me, as I’m sure it does to many other Towsendites. It is always beautiful, whether covered in snow or “bald”. It is… Read more “Montana…..”

Ha!  I knew that would get your attention.  So enjoying a glass of wine and a very handsome 36-ish guy sits next to me, and turns out… Read more “Finding Romance on the Road”

Well, damnation and hellfire. I found my draft of the looooooooong blog I wrote, edited it for spelling errors, and somehow managed to delete it. I’ll just… Read more “Tuscumbia to The Magnolia State and Beyond”

….. more or less. I’ve already done more backing up and turning around on this little hundred-mile stretch than I normally do on an entire cross-country trip,… Read more “A Hundred Miles Down the Road…..”

Deb and I heard Steve hard at work with the chainsaw while we were touring the property on “The Gator”….  He was cutting down three good-sized trees which… Read more “Clearing the Lower Forty”

Ah, the hardest part of the journey for me has been telling everyone goodbye.  Such good and dear friends I am lucky to have.  Hard for me… Read more “Saying Goodbye”

Why my posts keep disappearing is a mystery.  I don’t do well with written instructions and will just have to muddle through this by trial and error.  … Read more “Packing”