Just off Highway 66 in Amarillo Texas stands an iconic monument. We didn’t go looking for it when we found it, in fact we had no idea it was there. We were just driving through and happened to notice a tour bus and a line of cars parked to the side of an access road …
Category: The Dog
When we are in the San Francisco Bay Area visiting Willow’s Auntie and Grandpa (my sister and father) the easiest, quality dog romping spots in the East Bay are either Pt. Isabel Regional Shoreline, the Albany Bulb or Oyster Point. Every so often, on a romp at one of those places, we would come across someone who would …
The saying “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing” is as true for dogs as it is for humans. Our adventures take us to a wide variety of ecosystems and weather types. One week we can be deep in a forest in 99% humidity with soft, moist ground. Our next stop might find us …
After our time at Slab City to remind us of what we miss about green and forests and being the only people for miles around (yes, Willow is people) we made it a point to choose our next destination to remedy that. The San Bernardino National Forest has numerous camping opportunities which meet that need. …
Driving away from Slab City we headed North so we could get to the San Francisco Bay Area for a house and cat-sitting gig. We don’t like long drives so we tend to find someplace that sounds interesting for an overnight layover if need be. Heading up Highway 111 on our way to the San …
We expect that anyone who has spent some time living the RV or converted van (or in our case a Tacoma with a Camper Shell) lifestyle has inevitably heard mention of Slab City or “The Slabs.” A good portion of the one of the RTR seminars was dedicated to talk of where people were going to be heading …
We heard mention of some other, better art on another set of tanks somewhat near Salvation Mountain. On Sunday Ally the Greater, her two dogs and Larry started off on foot to find these rumored tanks with impressive paintings on them. Willow and I had done enough walking the day before after checking out Salvation Mountain and …
One of the first texts we received about the Slab City group when we were in Tonopah mentioned The Range. Not knowing what that was I was tempted to text back and ask but instead took the initiative and just looked it up on the Internet. What a concept! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Range Knowing it usually starts at dusk we …
Our first morning after arriving at Slab City was a Saturday. We knew one of the main attractions we wanted to experience was The Range that night but that was hours away and so we had time to take a more thorough look around the area. After the morning coffee ritual we took a walk and found one of …
It is almost impossible to talk or think about Slab City without Salvation Mountain as well. They are attached at the hip in both physical proximity and urban lore. If you enter Slab City by the main route you cannot help but drive right by the Mountain. Willow and I, both being fervent believers in Dog, do not …