by 2Z Bundok (words and photos) | Jan 5, 2023 | Boondocking, Inspiration, Nomad Philosophy
THE WORLD looks different — everyday! Scanning the earth’s horizon is part of my morning revitalization no matter where I awaken. Looking — in the distance, a conscious focus on a changed item, movement, color. Revealing even in a familiar landscape of a day, weeks,...
by Al Christensen | Jan 2, 2023 | Adventure, Boondocking
AS I DRIFTED UP OUT OF A DEEP SLEEP I became aware of a faint repetitive plik… plik… plik… plik… Huh? What’s that? Water dripping? I sat up and turned my head side to side, trying to ascertain the direction of the sound. There was a brief pause, then plak… plak… plak…...
by Al Christensen | Dec 21, 2022 | Boondocking, Wyoming
WHEN FOLKS THINK OF NICE PLACES to camp in Wyoming, chances are they imagine the northwest corner of the state. Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Wind River Range. The rest is just boring prairie, right? Okay, I’ll let the masses think that way. Then they’re less likely to...
by Al Christensen | Dec 15, 2022 | Boondocking
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by Martin Buber | Dec 6, 2022 | Boondocking
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by Al Christensen | Nov 26, 2022 | Boondocking, Solar Power
WE TEND TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF SOLAR POWER around here. If you’re going to use electricity, it’s the easiest, cheapest way to get it. As long as you have sunshine. Oh. Yeah. Sunshine. That’s a less common commodity in some places. Take a look at the map above showing...
by Al Christensen | Nov 21, 2022 | Adventure, Bathroom, Boondocking, Nevada, Oregon, Weather
I WAS CAMPED on the Alvord dry lake bed. Eighty-four square miles of perfectly flat sunbaked sediment. I was happy. But it started to cloud over, and by evening it looked like it could rain sometime during the night. I checked the forecast. Yup, chance of rain. I...
by Al Christensen | Nov 9, 2022 | Boondocking, Weather
IT HAD BEEN SPRINKLING ON AND OFF as I drove, and the forecast called for more serious rain during the night. The previous night’s rain had been light, but that was 200 miles away on the other side of a mountain range. There was no guessing whether tonight’s rain...
