We rolled into Austin midday on Thursday. We had given the Teczar’s a heads up, because they were still both at work, but we were able to make ourselves at home (read: we did our best to empty their beer fridge). Tara and I hung out and relaxed, but I think Murphy may have been … More Austin, Massachusetts… wait, that’s not right.

After Luckenbach we stopped at a few other recommendations, the first being Fredericksburg. There’s not a lot to really get into about Fredericksburg… it’s a nice small town that is like little Germany in the middle of Texas. Signs read “Willkommen” instead of welcome. We had lunch and walked around checking out some stores and … More More Texas Hill Country…

So, before heading out of San Antonio we talked to the Teczar clan about possible places to check out while on our way to Texas and through hill country. I say the Teczar clan because I must have caught them eating dinner.. I was able to talk to everyone on speaker… I had Max tell me about … More Luckenbach, Texas…Pop. 3

After saying goodbye to Jay and Thayer, Tara and I headed towards San Antonio. We had a few days before we were expected in Austin, and San Antonio was on the way. I think. Honestly, everything has been on the way. We pulled in to San Antonio and drove around looking for parking. Finally, we … More One night in San Antone…

I grew up camping a lot with our family on the islands and in the desert in Abu Dhabi, which is probably part of the reason why my brother, Jason, and I both have a shared interest in camping and the outdoors – definitely more so than either of my sisters…who hate the smell of … More Camping our way through West Texas

After our last night in Ouray, Colorado, it was time to start making the trip towards Texas to meet up with my brother, Jason, and nephew Thayer as we had planned to meet them to camp for a few nights in west Texas. But first we had a ways to go through Colorado and New … More From Colorado and New Mexico, to Amarillo, Texas…and a lot of steak.

It’s been awhile since either Derek or I posted anything on our blog, so we’re going to do our best to pick up somewhat where we left off and get back on track, and in the meantime I wanted to just write a quick update of where we’ve been since early October. The purpose of us … More So it’s been awhile…

When we left the Applegate’s we didn’t make it that far. We ended up stopping and pulling into a Walmart to just crash and restock for the next couple days. The next morning we were up and heading towards Aspen, after breakfast in the nearby mountain town of Frisco. Our first stop was Leadville. Leadville … More No Harry,… I’m talkin’ about Aspen

We headed into Boulder and hit UpSlope Brewery. After having a drink, we ended up moving in to the downtown area of Boulder and the outside “mall area” between 10th and 14th streets. Once we arrived we found that it was not only game day for Colorado U (based in Boulder) but it was homecoming … More Boulder, Terrifying Drives, and The Applegate’s

As I mentioned, heading into Colorado, meant colder weather. We knew that there were roads in the Rocky Mountain NP that were already closed, and towing a 54 year old camper didn’t bode well for testing our limits. We also didn’t realize that all the State Park, and National Forest campgrounds are closed for the … More Colorado Throws A Mean Curveball