the real road trip….hit a deer in Canada

Here’s a decent enough seeming dude on a road trip to Alaska….having a real road trip experience. He hit a deer in Canada on his way to Alaska from Michigan. He hit a deer in Canada….driving one of my favorite … Continue reading

Van Life in Japan? GIVE ME THAT RHD VAN!!

Look at all these RHD vans! I could use one of these to deliver the mail! I could live in one of these out on the mail route. I could cut down on my commute time! I’d miss my family, … Continue reading

Converted F-150 Micro Home….

Here’s a recent video from Dylan Magastar. I haven’t used any of his videos for a while….he’s been off sailing around in his sailboat…but this video is on dry land….so… This conversion is really nice. It’s a well thought out … Continue reading

Evel and the Kids

Jenny and I were talking about crazy stuff we used to do on bicycles. Man, I’m glad we survived them all. Some of the time, we were being little Evel Knievels. I wonder how many kids were either made a … Continue reading

Riding the Short Bus…

The short bus. This is a nice conversion of a “short bus”. I like seeing the creativity that goes into converting these old buses. Some of these folks doing the converting have some real skills. We all need a vehicle….something … Continue reading

Continental Divide Trail….

OK. So you have these three major trails: The Appalachian….the Pacific Crest Trail….and….the Continental Divide Trail. I know that everybody hikes the Appalachian. I know that Reese Witherspoon hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. But….I don’t know anybody who’s hiked the … Continue reading

Logging and a new Neighbor

They still do a heck of a lot of logging up in the section of Idaho that our old family property is on. Not like this, of course. Now, it’s modern and efficient….with big chainsaws and heavy equipment to do … Continue reading

Riding the Rails: Northern Idaho

Man…I love a good road trip. How about….a good “rail trip”? But not on a train. We’d be riding on a thing like this…. I could motorvate or just get one of the kids to pedal like madmen. That would … Continue reading

hard work…done fast

“Done fast”? Here’s a time-lapse video that shows a family building a homestead over the course of three years. What a good job! What a lot of work. It’s inspiring to see something like this. And, like the builder says … Continue reading

Strad Style

We watched this documentary last night. It’s about a Stradivarius obsessed violin maker who lives out in the middle of nowhere in Ohio who, through a random Facebook contact, offers to build a copy of a famous Guarneri violin for … Continue reading