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Michael Strycharske
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Where have I been?
Okay, so I am not so good at the blogging / journaling thing. Its been months and we have moved some down the road. I will try to bring...
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Michael Strycharske
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Hanging out in Arkansas
The Beech Point Campground in the Mississippi River State Park in Arkansas is one of the nicest places we have stayed so far. The...
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Michael Strycharske
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Upgrades, Maintenance and Repairs
Our 2022 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS represents a significant investment on our part and so keeping it in tip-top shape is very...
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Michael Strycharske
Jan 30, 20232 min read
George West, Texas
Well - here we are. A day late and more than a few dollars short, but we are back on the road. We set out yesterday, a couple of hours...
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Michael Strycharske
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Departure - Minus 36 Hours
Time to fix some things, enhance some things, clean most things and put things away. I retrieved our rig from the storage yard today. ...
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Michael Strycharske
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Departure Minus 96 Hours
Nearly half the horizontal surfaces in our house are being used as staging sites for gear and supplies we need to put into the RV before...
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Michael Strycharske
Jan 18, 20231 min read
Getting Ready to Go Again
So...time to hit the road again. We are planning a 10-stop tour of Texas State Parks beginning in February. We will be WalkAbout for...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 22, 20222 min read
When water goes down hill
Originally settled by the Choctaw Indian Nation in the early 1800, American settlers arrived at the settlement on the Wichita River...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 20, 20223 min read
Gettin my kicks - on Route 66
The Interstate Highway System, developed and built under President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the mid 1950’s, traverses the continental...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Travel Day
Yesterday was a travel day. We moved from Durango to Santa Rosa, N.M. From the mountains to the desert plains. Even though it had only...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 16, 20223 min read
A Different Colorado High
There is something majestic about a hot air balloon. The way it hangs against the blue sky, moving slowly and effortlessly overhead. ...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 14, 20223 min read
Out on the Edge
So we went off-roading today. Four of us (Vicky and myself along with Rhonda and Lynn Heenan – Vicky’s sister & brother in law) loaded...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Exploring the Aztec Ruins
Nearly one thousand years ago the Puebloan Indians migrated into the Four Corners area of the American Southwest. The hunter/gatherers...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 11, 20222 min read
A Mellow Trip Through the Mountains
We rode up and down the Million Dollar Highway yesterday. The canyon-clinging stretch of highway between Durango, Silverton and Ouray is...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 10, 20222 min read
North to Durango
Traveling from Farmington in New Mexico to Durango, CO was easy peasy. We pulled out around 10:30 and took US 550 straight north,...
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Michael Strycharske
Oct 3, 20222 min read
The Desert Beckons
I first read a Tony Hilllerman book back in 1994. I think it was Falling Man. I really liked Hillerman's style, I liked his characters,...
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Michael Strycharske
Jul 30, 20222 min read
Lincoln, N.M - Stepping back into the Past
I remember reading about the Lincoln Cattle Wars when I was a young man. I am a fan of western novels, and many dealt with the events...
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Michael Strycharske
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Back from Inks Lake
We returned early from our shakedown trip to Inks Lake because of weather. Originally, we had intended to be lakeside for a full week,...
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Michael Strycharske
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Happy Trails
Today the weather is gorgeous. Its Sunday, January 31, the sun is out and it is about 65 degrees. A great day for a hike. We decided to...
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Michael Strycharske
Jan 29, 20223 min read
This time its for real
We pulled the trigger and bought ourselves a RV. As you will have learned from elsewhere on this site, its a Grand Design Reflection 337...
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