3:10 to Yuma
In the 2007 remake, Russell Crowe is a badass captured outlaw and Christian Bale is a small time rancher who agrees to escort Crowe on the 3:10 train to Yuma for trial. In the 2019 version, Eric is a badass
Peak Picacho: Gotta Hike Em All
When Carl’s delivered same day Betty service and the FamCamp at Davis Monthan was full, Eric went full on google, in search of hookup that would still let us visit the Desert Museum and Saguaro National Park as planned. Picacho
Hellwig, Hell Yeah!
A motorhome is a box that you live in, stuffed full of appliances and bolted onto a truck chassis. In Betty’s case, the chassis is a Ford F-53 truck frame with a ten-cylinder 6.8L gas engine up front. This combo has
Saguaro Unfiltered
No Sutro or Ludwig or Crema today. Just pure, unfiltered Sonoran Desert. Temperatures are crisp here and while we’re not experiencing the east coast freeze, we are dipping into nipping, layered and bundled for outdoor exploration. It didn’t get above
Stir Crazy
Once Eric ran out of windows to glaze and ceiling paint, it was time to go. We did our best to keep busy from November 20 – January 8th, and the holidays were a wonderful time to reunite with friends
The Cactus Pricks
It was only appropriate that our last full day in repositioning Betty involve a very long bike ride, thrifting and art in our adopted west coast home of Tucson. We spent the morning prepping for an early Sunday departure to
Roadrunners
When plans get foiled, sometimes a better plan emerges and the scramble is part of the fun in a new puzzle to be solved. We’re supposed to be in Phoenix now, camping then storing at Luke AFB with a non-stop
Cactus Is the New Mushroom
At 2,601 miles, we just completed the last stretch of the repositioning roadtrip, from Leasburg Dam State Park in Radium Springs, NM to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Agave Gulch Fam Camp in Tucson, AZ. It’s been a helluva ride
Nature Calls
Whites City RV Park is not much to look at. We parked Betty in our assigned spot which entailed turning into a parking lot and stopping next to the power receptacle. Whites is essentially a campground on the shoulder of
A TON of miles
On Highway 90, about 5 miles west of the quirky arts community, is a the Little Reata Ranch, featuring a plywood cutout mural installation “Giant Marfa,” from artist John Cesney of Salinas, CA. The tiny windmill on the left side