Category Archives: Southwest trip
A Riveting Day
It’s never a good thing when a trucker passes you, tooting his truck’s horn, and pointing back toward your rig. The only time this has happened to us was on I-10 outside Baton Rouge and we made an emergency pullover … Continue reading
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Leg 2 – On The Way
After a wonderful Christmas visit to Jennifer, Ben, & Mac – where we went to a frenzied but fun church pagaent, participated in a memorable Christmas buffet coked by iron chef Ben, and had lunch with our dear friends, the … Continue reading
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Stuff-A-Truck
Knowing that Monday was the departure date, I started packing the truck three or four days in advance, starting with the trailer spare tire, generator, compressor, solar panel, and two bikes. Right away, I knew I was in trouble, space-wise. … Continue reading
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Leg 1 — North Middlesex to Merrimac, MA
After a burst of snow Wednesday night making our driveway interesting to negotiate, I checked weather forecasts and went ahead with my plan to move the Airstream to MA where we can launch after Christmas. It was a blustery chilly … Continue reading
Posted in Jennifer's, MA Birding, Southwest trip 4, winter travel, Yard birds
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Dreaming of Texas
We got our first significant snowfall last night and while it is pretty outside, to me it’s a reminder of why we are getting ready to head Southwest. Instead of reading about Rick Perry and Ted Cruz, I’ve been following … Continue reading
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Getting Ready For Winter Traveling
With the exterior polishing project shut down due to my knee operation, there’s been a hiatus of sorts on Airstream work until the last few weeks, when I started to get serious about readying the rig for our upcoming trip. … Continue reading
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California, here we come
Our son Robb and his family recently moved to Del Mar, California. While it is still a long ways from Texas, I have been hoping that we could bird in Arizona this year so .. Why not? So yesterday, I … Continue reading
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One-legged Polishing
My knee, injured on August 2nd, is bothersome but as I await surgery next week, I can do some polishing. I pretty much have finished the top half of the Airstream and now can work, sitting in a chair, on … Continue reading
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Regrets – I’m Having a Few
I checked the outside temperature as I got up to make coffee this morning and read five degrees. Then, listening to the local news, I heard the forecast of even colder later in the week. I know, it’s winter in … Continue reading
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Southwest Trip Wrap-up
Now that we’ve been home a few weeks and are seeing spring birds in Vermont, it’s interesting to think back about some of the neat birds we saw this winter. I saw about 210 species with 25 new to me. … Continue reading
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