I camped last night in a BLM campground, east of Lewiston, Idaho, on the bank of the Clearwater River. A nice camp... and for me (Golden Access) just five bucks! You just can't beat that. I'll be riding toward Lolo pass today...
A gorgeous, sunny morning... the sound of the river just below me, a cup of hot coffee... Bob Seeger singin' to me on my Ipod... Shining Times folks! ... It'll be hard to leave the absolute joy of these past few days... to go back to the Real World... even if my Real is still pretty fine.
...But, the pure Freedom I've had these past few weeks... is a Soul Feeding Joy. Whether you gain it on the Alaskan Highway... or wanderin' the Sonoran Desert in Arizona... Everyone should hunt up the opportunity to know what it feels like to be FREE!
You do that... you find it that One Time... and the rest of your life will be spent workin' to build your whole life around living each and every precious day, in the Shining Times of that indescribable Joy! FREEDOM! HooYa!
Well kids... I gotta get camp packed up and loaded. Miles to go to find my camp for tonight...
This trip is winding down... just three or four days of it left. Then I've got some work to get done to have us ready to hitch up the Eagle... and head out on That Journey. :o)
I'll be back posting regularly... here on my GRVB blog in the next week... I expect I've got many more tales to spin!
Wandering the Great and Glorious West
Brian
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Many Thanks!
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A broken down Ol' Cowboy goin' RV Boondocking ...
...and Yondering, to the beat of a different Biker Cowboy Drummer
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Alaska Information... for Thinkin' an Dreamin'...
Hey Folks, I've found a couple sites that'll lay out some info that'd be helpfull... when you get to wanderin' and Boondocking around up here in the Great North...
The first has all the State of Alaska camps laid out on a map... with descriptions and sizes etc... and the second is a site that has distances and more importantly, Alaska Travel Times. Truth is... how long it's gonna take is more important than how far it is.
... and the last thing I'll say on this lil' post is clothing... It's early August here in the Great North... and today... I'm gonna put on my fleece long handles... it's wet... and pretty cool as a result...
When you're picking out your gear for your trip up this way... make for sure and for certain, you're packing Good Rain Gear, boots or shoes that keep your feet DRY... and clothes you can layer and keep yourself protected, whatever the weather.
Makes no sense to me... to come all this way... and then be miserable 'cause you're tryin' to impress everyone with how tough you are... forget that! ... put on the long johns if you're cold... put on the rain gear... and enjoy in spite of the weather.
Wandering the Great and Glorious West
Brian
Help keep goin' RV Boondocking...goin' RV Boondocking!
Have you enjoyed your visits to my camp? I sure hope so. If you'd like to see what else I've written, you can follow this Trail to my "Bookshelf". Just know that any purchases of my lil' books and tales, helps keep me following the Trails of my beloved American West, collecting stories and yarns to entertain you with... and are Much Appreciated.
Many Thanks!
Return to the Home page of goin' RV Boondocking
Visit my "Ribbon of Highway" Blog on the Lil' sister to this site, Motorcycle Touring on Freedom Road
The first has all the State of Alaska camps laid out on a map... with descriptions and sizes etc... and the second is a site that has distances and more importantly, Alaska Travel Times. Truth is... how long it's gonna take is more important than how far it is.
... and the last thing I'll say on this lil' post is clothing... It's early August here in the Great North... and today... I'm gonna put on my fleece long handles... it's wet... and pretty cool as a result...
When you're picking out your gear for your trip up this way... make for sure and for certain, you're packing Good Rain Gear, boots or shoes that keep your feet DRY... and clothes you can layer and keep yourself protected, whatever the weather.
Makes no sense to me... to come all this way... and then be miserable 'cause you're tryin' to impress everyone with how tough you are... forget that! ... put on the long johns if you're cold... put on the rain gear... and enjoy in spite of the weather.
Wandering the Great and Glorious West
Brian
Help keep goin' RV Boondocking...goin' RV Boondocking!
Have you enjoyed your visits to my camp? I sure hope so. If you'd like to see what else I've written, you can follow this Trail to my "Bookshelf". Just know that any purchases of my lil' books and tales, helps keep me following the Trails of my beloved American West, collecting stories and yarns to entertain you with... and are Much Appreciated.
Many Thanks!
Return to the Home page of goin' RV Boondocking
Visit my "Ribbon of Highway" Blog on the Lil' sister to this site, Motorcycle Touring on Freedom Road
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Some Thoughts on RVing, Traveling, Motorcycle Touring and Parking your RV along the ALCAN
I know a lot of folks are Planning their big RVing the Alaskan Highway trip...
For those rolling north to Alaska... or thinkin' on it... don't hesitate or fret, 'cause you're concerned with places to stop along the way...
Your choices are many... Commercial/private RV parks... Provincial and Territorial Parks... and many and frequent rest areas and plain Ol' widespots plenty sufficient for overnighting as you wander...
You say you've got a "Big Rig"? ... apparently the Canadians think that spaces should be a mite larger in their provincial parks than the forest service does down in the states... to my mind, they've built their sites a whole lot larger than what we have to deal with down "South"... so that's not much of an issue either... less you have a 47' triple wide the size of the space shuttle! :o)
But... even for you there's room! :o)
... and If you're wanting to motel it on a bike... or an old fashioned Road trip in the SUV... there's a heavy choice of motels and Bed and Breakfast outfits all along the way... I don't believe I'd worry 'bout reservations in most places.
... such planning usually just trashes whatever sponteneity you started out with. :o) ... Just go... till you're tired for the day... and then... right close by... you'll find a place you can stop... ain't nobody gonna hassle you much up here... that I can see.
Here's the deal for planning your Alaskan trip... the way I see it... 1. Remember this... it's a LOT bigger than it looks on a map... so give yourself plenty of time... 2. It's a Lonely Road... SOLO... unless you (and the folks around you) simply, absolutely Need you to take the time alone for cleaning out the Stuff in your head... take a friend... you'll be glad you had him... or Her! 3. Line out your money for it... and then stash maybe 25% extra... for just in case :o)
Bottom line? You'll find there's No real shortage of fuel stops... snack stops... view stops... bunk stops... or restraunt stops.
Likely... the only shortage will be in the amount of time you can steal from the rest of your life to know this place... an awesome awesome place.
So... what are you waiting on?
Wandering the Great and Glorious West
Brian
Help keep goin' RV Boondocking...goin' RV Boondocking!
Have you enjoyed your visits to my camp? I sure hope so. If you'd like to see what else I've written, you can follow this Trail to my "Bookshelf". Just know that any purchases of my lil' books and tales, helps keep me following the Trails of my beloved American West, collecting stories and yarns to entertain you with... and are Much Appreciated.
Many Thanks!
Return to the Home page of goin' RV Boondocking
Visit my "Ribbon of Highway" Blog on the Lil' sister to this site, Motorcycle Touring on Freedom Road
For those rolling north to Alaska... or thinkin' on it... don't hesitate or fret, 'cause you're concerned with places to stop along the way...
Your choices are many... Commercial/private RV parks... Provincial and Territorial Parks... and many and frequent rest areas and plain Ol' widespots plenty sufficient for overnighting as you wander...
You say you've got a "Big Rig"? ... apparently the Canadians think that spaces should be a mite larger in their provincial parks than the forest service does down in the states... to my mind, they've built their sites a whole lot larger than what we have to deal with down "South"... so that's not much of an issue either... less you have a 47' triple wide the size of the space shuttle! :o)
But... even for you there's room! :o)
... and If you're wanting to motel it on a bike... or an old fashioned Road trip in the SUV... there's a heavy choice of motels and Bed and Breakfast outfits all along the way... I don't believe I'd worry 'bout reservations in most places.
... such planning usually just trashes whatever sponteneity you started out with. :o) ... Just go... till you're tired for the day... and then... right close by... you'll find a place you can stop... ain't nobody gonna hassle you much up here... that I can see.
Here's the deal for planning your Alaskan trip... the way I see it... 1. Remember this... it's a LOT bigger than it looks on a map... so give yourself plenty of time... 2. It's a Lonely Road... SOLO... unless you (and the folks around you) simply, absolutely Need you to take the time alone for cleaning out the Stuff in your head... take a friend... you'll be glad you had him... or Her! 3. Line out your money for it... and then stash maybe 25% extra... for just in case :o)
Bottom line? You'll find there's No real shortage of fuel stops... snack stops... view stops... bunk stops... or restraunt stops.
Likely... the only shortage will be in the amount of time you can steal from the rest of your life to know this place... an awesome awesome place.
So... what are you waiting on?
Wandering the Great and Glorious West
Brian
Help keep goin' RV Boondocking...goin' RV Boondocking!
Have you enjoyed your visits to my camp? I sure hope so. If you'd like to see what else I've written, you can follow this Trail to my "Bookshelf". Just know that any purchases of my lil' books and tales, helps keep me following the Trails of my beloved American West, collecting stories and yarns to entertain you with... and are Much Appreciated.
Many Thanks!
Return to the Home page of goin' RV Boondocking
Visit my "Ribbon of Highway" Blog on the Lil' sister to this site, Motorcycle Touring on Freedom Road
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