Life Out There

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Another short day on the road. Just 75 miles or so outside Thornton Iowa…the late summer heat of the midwest would lead us to a pretty awesome RV park in the John F Kennedy Memorial park on Badger Lake. A great place to spend a few days learning about this place ca...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. We were just 40 miles or so down the road from Silver Lake when we found our next address. There’s just something about a spot alongside a river. That’s exactly what we found at the Ingebretson RV campground in Thornton Iowa. A great spot to hang out for a few days...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. We put around 200 miles in the rearview today. The drive down Highway 35 brought us to our next overnight…and piece of Americana. Another example of how every community we roll through has its own story…and its own contribution to this place we call the United Stat...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Who says “You can’t go back?” North Branch Minnesota showed us that in many ways…you can’t. The past is just that…the past. But in so many other ways…this place showed us that walking in the footsteps of your memories…is certainly time well spent. Connect with the...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. As usual…we usually don’t get far before finding the next awesome distraction. Just 70 or so miles outside of Fargo…a road sign would point us to the Shooting Star Casino in a place called Mahnomen Minnesota. What we thought would be an over night stay quickly beca...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. From Harvey…we’d make the 200 mile drive into Fargo. I’d gone to Fargo hoping to learn more about the father I never knew. Came up short on that front…but Fargo had plenty of other info to share. Connect with the podcast on our website… ⁠LifeOutThere.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. A random turn off of Highway 2 on to County road 2. One DETOUR sign later and we would find ourselves learning about a place called Anamoose North Dakota. Another few miles up the road would land us in Harvey North Dakota for the night. A Thunderstorm providing a p...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. With another 131 miles in the rearview, we’ve left Montana and would introduce ourselves to North Dakota in a place called Ray. Pretty awesome couple of days alongside the river…learning about Ray, and reminiscing about the good ‘ol days. Connect with the podcast o...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Today’s drive took us out of the rugged beauty of the Sweet Grass Mountains and back onto the asphalt ribbon of Highway 2. The 300-mile drive to Wolf Point offered a generous helping of Montana’s boundless, open skies and sweeping landscapes. We found a great spot...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Montana is a lot of things. And day by day…mile by mile…it is becoming more and more. To us. The miles, the mountains, and the plains rolled by as we continued our trek across Big Sky Country. And like so many other places we have stumbled upon…our time in Whitlash...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Leaving Craig, Montana, felt strange. I didn’t want to go—I had uncovered so much there, like pieces of a puzzle I didn’t know I was solving. But turns out…Craig was only half the story. Half of me. The rest, I felt, was waiting in a place called Fargo, North Dakot...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Finally! Craig Montana! Spending some time in and learning about the little town in Montana where it all began. My pioneer ancestors settled the area that would be named for them over 130 years ago. So great to walk in their footsteps. Connect with the podcast: Lif...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. An awesome day of driving...and discovering! From Clark Canyon Reservoir, we'd find our way to Bannack...a super cool ghost town preserved by the state...to Wolf Creek...to our spot for the night in the Beartooth Wildlife Managment Area above the Holter Dam Recreat...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. An awesome day of driving! A little of everything. The Rocky Mountain Ranges of Idaho...and the awesome discovery of Wisdom Montana...and remembering Ivan Doig's novel..."Last Bus to Wisdom". We also learned about Skijoring...and what folks do for fun around here i...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. A 200-mile drive would take us from Wyoming, up over the Grand Tetons, and into Idaho. We called it a night in a place called Spencer. Another evening of learning...this time about the Opal Capital of America...and...Fences. Connect with the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Just 70 miles up the road from Fontenelle Wyoming...we found another piece of amazing. This time...BLM land in the hills surrounding Daniel Wyoming. With the Grand Teton Mountains...and the Green River providing the views...while we learned all about The Rocky Moun...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Coming down out of the Wild Horse Loop...above Green River and Rock Springs Wyoming...we didn't make it far before spotting the Fontenelle Reservoir...where we found the perfect spot for some more learning...and a little shut eye. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with the P...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. An awesome drive from Elk Springs Colorado to Craig Colorado...back out through Maybell Colorado...into, and through the Gates of Ladore Mountains. The drive would lead us to Green River Wyoming...and some amazing boon docking at 7000 feet up...on the "Wild Horse L...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. We ended our trek across Harpers Corner Road in a tiny little spot called Elk Springs Colorado. What was intended to be a quick stop for some shut eye...turned into two days of wandering the ruins of another small town...long since gone. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. Took a different route out of Colorado this time. Some pretty amazing views of the canyons of the Dinosaur National Monument and Harpers Corder Road. Not to mention…a ton more learning! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. As awesome as our campsite was off Miners Draw Road...That "Cliff Ridge" just above us was just too tempting! We trekked just 10 miles or so up into those Utah Mountains....and find our way to the Colorado side of things...and more incredible views. And more daydre...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. A couple days camping along the Green River in Jensen Utah was pretty awesome...until temps chased us back up into the mountains of Utah. This time...a two track called Miners Draw Road would provide just the break we needed from the heat...and a pretty awesome les...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. And the social distancing continues! Back down out of the Ashley National Forest of Utah for a couple nights along the Green River in Jensen Utah...But then… the heat chased us back up into those mountains!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. With the pandemic still gripping the country....the world for that matter....in horrible ways, we still had the urge to get back out there. We found the perfect place....Ashley National Forest. Talk about social distancing!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time. An early start out of Delta Colorado had us through Grand Junction....up over Douglas Pass...and headed back into the best of Colorado's Western Slope...Rangely. No better place to sit still for a bit and ride out a global pandemic.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...