Category: Vanlife
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Campervan – Lagun Table Installation
The Coachmen Crossfit/Beyond 22C comes with a not-too-useful 12″ by 28″ dining table – not even big enough to hold a couple of plates. Apparently Coachmen thinks that people don’t eat in campervans. Or don’t eat off plates. The dining table doubles as a filler piece to fill in the foot of the bed when…
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Dodging Tumbleweeds
We spent a good part of Saturday dodging airborne tumbleweeds. Our trip from Palo Dura Canyon through the Oklahoma panhandle and southern Kansas put us in an area of strong southerly winds – 30mph with gusts to 40mph. The weather service issued Red Flag warnings for the area. We passed through Beaver, Oklahoma just ahead…
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City of Rocks
The days in the Sonoran Desert were really nice. After leaving Organ Pipe Cactus, we spent a few days in the Tucson area at State Park. Like at Organ Pipe, we saw beautiful scenery and had nice weather. But we have commitments in Minnesota, so are starting for home. Our first stop was City of…
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Organ Pipes
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument abuts the Mexican border in south-central Arizona. The Monument encompasses and preserves a part of the Sonoran Desert. The landscape is dominated several mountain ranges, the desert floor by saguaro and organ pipe cactii. If you are a fan of desert landscapes and nature, the Monument is worth a visit.…
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Drip… Drip… Drip…
When we left Minnesota the weather was well below freezing so I decided to forgo de-winterizing, leave without testing the water systems and instead do that once we got to where it was consistently above freezing. That meant that if I had a problem with the pump, water heater, tanks or plumbing I would find…
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The Chiricahua Apaches
In nearly every place I’ve been, I’ve found something interesting to learn about. Sometimes it’s geology, sometimes wildlife, or perhaps history. The last few days in the Chiricahua National Monument are no exception. This area of what is now Arizona and New Mexico was the homeland of the Chiricahua Apaches, led by familiar names like…
Michael Janke 