Oh happy day. Mark is home for a stretch so I get to cook. Oh, I cook when he’s gone but its super easy stuff like thick sliced tomatoes with Parmesan cheese in the toaster oven or leftover chicken noodle soup. I’ll make a pot of soup and freeze it in double sized serving containers…
Author: Maureen
Cleanest Shower Ever!
We bought our Phaeton on consignment and it was clean enough. But not really clean and the shower definitely was not really clean. I had half a day to do a deep clean before our first trip. I pulled out my trusty vacuum and steam mop along with all the cleaning supplies and went to…
Fancy New LED Lights
Not long after we bought our new to us Phaeton, we took a weekend trip just to learn all about this new toy. We chose Tombstone, both because it was a quick drive but it would also give me a chance to learn to drive this thing. I chickened out on driving through Tucson during…
Hiking the Tallest Peak in Contiguous United States
Mt. Whitney is the tallest peak in the lower 48 at a whopping 14,508 feet. Hiking the peak that has been a bucket list item for Mark for many years. We weren’t going to be in Lone Pine long enough and we didn’t get a permit so going all the way to the top was…
Hiking Lake Tahoe
After the wedding in Bend, Oregon we started our trek home. We hadn’t been to Lake Tahoe in 28 years so we decided to venture back to our desert home the Tahoe way. It was a long drive with yet another alarm clock blaring way too early on vacation. Seriously, does anyone else set an…
Cleaning the Dirty Coach
We’ve had some “buggy” drives but our recent drive to Bend, OR for a wedding ranks up there as one of the buggiest. We joked that each of us had one good spot left on the windshield so we better not get another bug before we got to the campground. Most of the time we…
Healthy Snack
These babies are a must have for any trip. Just like almost everyone, we are trying to eat better. We’re trying to limit our processed foods and keep healthier options close at hand. Boy, some days are better than others for sure. Many of our trips are a 3 to 6 hour drive which can…
Leaving the Desert
Living in the Arizona desert in the Valley of the Sun, many of our trips involve a good climb. There is something about the climb out of the heat. There is excitement about reaching Flagstaff and getting to roll the windows down! We didn’t bring Old Yellow with us to Arizona when we moved from…
Beautiful Yosemite – Vernal and Nevada Falls
Saving Yosemite as a place all can enjoy dates back to 1864 when Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant. On October 1st, 1890 Yosemite was declared a National Park. It’s because of people like John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt and the many who lovingly tended to the land long before that we get to enjoy this…
Taming a Thirsty RV
Most everywhere we go involves some sort of climb or a long drive. In the summer we seek out cooler weather, oftentimes our high country. In the winter, most trips involve our dirt bikes, RZR and/or the Jeep. As you all know, climbs and long drives mean a thirsty motor home. When we escape to…