The summer tourist season wound down, and the temperatures in the Black Hills dropped steadily. We got ready to leave the Big Pine with the last of the summer campers, and seemed to run right into the real world as we left. An early snowstorm sprinkled flakes over Custer as we headed south. The snow [...]
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The Incorrigible’s our house, and who leaves their house alone? Constant redecoration and upgrading are a part of having your own place. After the mud of Michigan and Nashville followed by the dust of Austin and the sand of Baker (not to mention who knows how much dreck before we owned it), our Dolphin’s carpet was [...] As we contemplate our second winter in the RV, we’re naturally looking back to last winter, and considering all of the things we learned from that experience. Full-timing presents a special challenge, especially if you’re not planning to hie yourself immediately to the bottom of Florida or Arizona on the first of October. We spent [...] From day one, it seems like the Incorrigible’s plumbing has been bound and determined to leak. First the water filter blew out, drenching the area under our cabinets. Once that was replaced, it took two trips back to the dealer before the unit stopped dripping. Almost as soon as we finished that repair, the water [...] The signs were there; little rips in plastic bags here and there, scattered crumbs and an inexplicably hyper cat, but we didn’t want to admit it. We were in denial for the better part of two months, in fact. When we discovered that a bag of chocolate chips had been ripped open and all of [...] The fact that Custer has cell phone service, a gas station with an actual cashier, a Dollar General and a Dairy Queen makes it look like friggin’ Metropolis when compared to Baker. This is, unfortunately, one of the perils of a workampers’ position. Unlike the windows in a house, of course, an RV’s windows can be removed with a screwdriver and a butter knife. Baker, Nevada is a city of just 52 people, located on the edge of the Great Basin national park. Driving off with the house and Jeep and leaving our navigatrix behind was an unpleasant and unsettling feeling. |
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