Nomad Adventure

During the summer of 2020, travel became more demanding. Colleen’s condition was continuing to progress that led to more energy required to get from destination to destination. We needed more

We stayed at the Port of Newport RV Park located near the south jetty on Yaquina Bay. This location offered us a unique experience. Many of the people at this

From Cannon Beach we traveled south about 110 miles to Newport. I had visions of a a pleasant travel day taking in the sights of the beautiful coast on this

When we left Tumwater, WA we drove west to catch the Pacific Coast Highway to head down the Oregon coastline. From end to end the PCH spans 1675 miles from

There have been times along this journey where we are treated with unexpected joys. Sometimes it comes in the form of a peaceful nature trail or a quaint covered bridge

After leaving Polson we had the pleasure of spending a few weeks in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Coeur d’Alene lies just south of the Idaho panhandle. We have always heard of

Colleen and I spent July in Polson, MT. Polson sits at the southern end of Flathead Lake which is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in the

One of the unexpected joys on this journey has been the sharing of stories with people we meet. It is quite amazing how quick connections can be made. Many conversations

In 2005 Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University. The theme of this speech was “connecting the dots.” He said, “You can’t connect the dots looking

We really do not like discussing our day to day problems. When we do that it tends to keep us in the problem rather than the solution. Besides, who wants

When Colleen’s condition progressed to a point where it was no longer safe for her to drive, it was time for us to move closer to her work in Madison,

We have landed back in Arizona where it all started just over a year ago. Little did we know where the road was to take us when we took off.

When Colleen and I decided to pursue this way of life and head out on this journey, we started this blog in hopes to document our travels in realtime.  We

From day 1 I was placed on a “Need To Know” basis for many things.  I would be supplied with the necessary information when the time was right.  Starting with our

What an incredible first 4 months it was exploring Arizona. This was our first trip to Arizona and we have been blown away. We had no idea how beautiful the

After we arrived in Arizona we discussed where we would head in the spring.  It appeared we were going to head toward Georgia.  However after researching spring weather in western

When we arrived in Arizona, we really did not have a solid idea of our travel plans for the year.  There were destinations on the east coast we wanted to

The weather was starting to heat up in Yuma, so we figured we would head to higher elevation in Tucson and cooler weather.  Well, we got our wish.  After we