Author Archives: Richard

Our Hornbeck Boats – What’s Not To Like?

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Richard

I was on the shoreline at Falcon Lake State Park in Texas, hoisting my kayak up on to the truck, when a gust of wind caused the boat to twist and head toward the ground, with me fighting it to … Continue reading →

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2016 Trip Planning

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Richard

I was watching the clock on my computer, waiting to try to reserve a site for our February visit to San Diego, as the February sites opened up at 8:00 AM August 1st (11:00 EDT). I knew that the South … Continue reading →

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Geocaching Revisited – or – My Vizsla is in Spain

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Richard

As I have noted in previous posts, I am an “on again, off again” geocacher who goes months between activities, then gets a spurt of activity for a bit, and then goes on to other things. I have about six … Continue reading →

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A Mid-summer’s Trip

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Richard

Our excursion with the Airstream to the Catskills to see some dear friends didn’t start well. Not only did I drain the truck battery by leaving the ignition on all day (a last-minute run to put up windows before a … Continue reading →

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Ah Vanity, Thy Name is: Goshawk

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Richard

For several years I have been taking photographs of birder license plates, starting with a couple here in Vermont. I have written about birder plates in a number of blog posts and they have a spot of their own on the … Continue reading →

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Ricker Pond Camping

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Richard

We do most of our camping in the winter but usually take a couple of local trips each summer to check out Airstream systems and enjoy some of Vermont’s state parks. This past mid-week, we reserved a spot at Ricker … Continue reading →

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A Morning Surprise

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Richard

This is the time of year when I spend several mornings a week in the woods cutting up firewood from trees I have down the year before. Yesterday, I got going early while it was cool (46 degrees) and was just … Continue reading →

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A Morning Paddle

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Richard

Friday promised to be a pretty day so in spite of a pretty good list of tasks to do: mow lawn, split and stack wood, exercise the dog, and so on — I headed out early for a paddle on … Continue reading →

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A Summer Walk in Our Woods

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Richard

It’s nearly 80 degrees, muggy under a hot sun, mosquitoes everywhere, and trails just soggy with rainwater. It feels like birding in Alabama or Louisiana but I’m hearing Hermit Thrushes and White-throated Sparrows and not worrying about snakes or alligators. … Continue reading →

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Replacing the Airstream’s gas range

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Richard

Several years ago, a metal brace in the Airstream’s oven snapped, probably from the fatigue of a decade of travel over bumpy roads. I got it welded but then found that the collapse had also damaged parts of the propane … Continue reading →

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