Boyinks4Adventure

I’m a Jeepless Jeeper. For the first time in almost 25 years I don’t own a Jeep.  I bought a 1966 CJ5 from my dad when I was 18 - one that he had purchased when I was 9.  I owned it for nearly 18 years, buying and selling other Jeeps along the way.  In 2004 I bought a 1964 CJ6 and began modifying it with the intent to keep…   Read More >>

This latest leg of our trip surprised a few people, I think, because we pointed the truck east for a change.  After visiting the Grand Canyon most folks continue on to Las Vegas or San Francisco. But I couldn’t miss parts of Colorado and Utah so we mapped out a rough route that would catch SW Colorado and some of Utah.  Coming from the Grand Canyon the most natural route…   Read More >>

Silver City, New Mexico - a western town with a rough and tumble history.  First an Apache campsite, then a Spanish settlement, then a mining town.  First town to arrest Billy the Kid.  And for us, a respite from a couple of predicted days of wind, and a scare with a wildfire. We came up from an overnight at the City of Rocks.  The drive was short, and we got…   Read More >>

(A poem by Storybird and Data - each takes a line in a back and forth fashion.) A cool place is called the City of Rocks In New Mexico, a bunch of uncut blocks Lots of prickly plants are there too Watch out, or your pants will be poked through You are allowed to climb on the rocks if you can The wind up top is like a fan Blowing…   Read More >>

We stayed a week in this location - much longer than most places we’ve been.  But, today it was time to wrap up our stay and head out of the Rockhound State Park.  We know we’re going to have this combination of scenery & costs again, but when it’s time to go, it’s time to go. Just outside of the state park is a dilapidated low-hanging building with a number…   Read More >>

Usually we publish our travel journal entry the day after we leave a spot - both to provide a complete summary and also as a means of keeping our security (all this tech carried around in a relatively insecure box called an RV).  However we’re in a spot we really like and are probably going to re-up for another 3 nights to make it a full week.  I’ve already shot…   Read More >>

We really enjoyed our time in Carlsbad, but when Saturday morning arrived, we were ready to move. The drive between Carlsbad and El Paso, TX was beautiful (Guadalupe Mountains) yet barren—not much sign of human life nor towns with gas stations. We left with a full gas tank, but Mike was sweating it a bit by the time we finally made it to a gas station. We selected a Passport…   Read More >>

Look at things through the eyes of a child My first impression of the Campground - a dusty parking lot with full-hook ups. Storybird’s first impression of the campground - lots of fun things to do: swinging, swimming, playing The Adam’s Family pinball game, playing ping-pong with Data, safely exploring her surroundings, hanging out with new friends, ...her list went on. Laundry doesn’t always have to be a chore During…   Read More >>

I liked Carlsbad. I liked the tire swings, which are really awesome. They’re not normal tire swings. There is a tall pole that sticks up from the ground and is connected to five smaller poles, all horizontal. The smaller poles are connected to all the chains that are connected to the tires. All the tires are different sizes and different heights from the ground. I liked the tire that is…   Read More >>

We arrived in Carlsbad on Tuesday, moving through the middle of NOWHERE. After crashing for the rest of the day, we drove to the caverns. Wow. The caverns are AMAZING. I loved them. I could try to describe them, but it would be useless. Before walking around the loop, we rented an audio “wand.” There where these plaques with numbers that you punched into the “wand.” Some of the recording…   Read More >>