Strange Goings-On in the Woods
(Updated and republished November 2019) One night in July 2012, I was parked in the national forest and was the only person parked there at the time, when I heard […]
Category Archives: STAYING SAFE!!!
Wildfire and Your Home by Roxy Whalley
Could this happen to you? Myself on the Elk Ridge Fire, in July 2002 Scenario – A man who was on vacation drove his car up a dirt road […]
Personal Locator Beacons, Part Two–Which One Did I Choose to Keep and Why?
The three beacons I tested were the ACR ResQLink, the SPOT, and the inReachExplorer. Why did Bob ask me to test out these three devices? Bob Wells is the owner […]
Personal Locator Beacons Part One (With links to Video’s)
In February 2017, Bob Wells (of CheapRVLiving.com) asked if I’d be willing to test out three PLB’s for him (Personal Locator Beacons) and I agreed. Bob and I both understand […]
Did You Know? (Re: YouTube)
It has been brought to my attention over the past week that many of the people who follow this blog are unaware that I have a YouTube Channel. I know […]
Anti-Semitism in the Night
This post was originally written in September 2012, and at that time I was camping in the national forest near Estes Park, Colorado. I’ve had very few scary experiences while […]
Using the S.O.V. (Save Our Vehicle) Feature on the SPOT Device
In February 2017, Bob Wells of Cheap RV Living.com asked if I’d be willing to test out some personal locator beacons for him, and I agreed. One of the devices […]
Solo Camping for Women
I originally wrote this article in 2002 for a woman’s magazine and have updated it a little for this blog post. I love to camp alone, and the more remote […]
A Visit from Mama Bear With Cubs
August 21, 2017, is a day that many will remember with fondness because it was the day of the solar eclipse in America. In the morning I witnessed the […]
Living in a Vehicle or R.V. in Bear Country
Bears…oh how we all hope to see one. Elusive, powerful, beautiful, intelligent, and at times; dangerous, especially when you live in an R.V. whether it’s a car, a van, […]
A Nomad for Nature 