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 | Sep 30, 2022 | Arizona, Boondocking, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
I GREW UP in the suburbs of Washington DC, surrounded by trees and greenery. When I was 16 my father retired from his government job and relocated us to Utah, where he and Mom had grown up and where most of our kin lived. Utah was not only a cultural shock to me, it...
by Al Christensen | Sep 10, 2022 | Nevada, Skoolies
International Car Forest of the Last Church — 13 May 2017 — Goldfield, Nevada style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block"...
by 2Z Bundok | Jun 6, 2022 | Boondocking, Nevada
“WHERE WILL WE SPEND THE NIGHT?” It’s a question asked almost daily as we motor across the country checking the boxes. As beginning RVers we make the common mistake of wanting to see everything and sometimes regret not stopping to look at and “smell the roses.” For...
by Al Christensen | May 21, 2022 | Nevada, Photography
Stillness — 16 September 2016 — Upper Pahranagat Lake style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Al Christensen | Mar 10, 2022 | Nevada, Photography
Surrounded — 28 April 2016 — Valley of Fire State...