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Cracking Up in Eastern Oregon
*From Stanley, Idaho, we slowly climbed 2,240 feet in elevation up a heavily switchbacked Highway 21 over Mores Creek Summit before

We came, we Sawtoothed, we wandered!
When we left Grants Pass for our social distancing trip, our main destination was the Sawtooth Mountains. At long last

Salty Speedway to the Sawtooths
Leaving a favorite place is always tough. We have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to spend several

Basque-ing in beauty… Lamoille Canyon
We left dad’s property mid-morning and headed towards Lamoille Canyon. The normal route would have taken us through the town

Wells is swell!
We followed my folks off the highway and down a series of gravel roads to the new property. Dad had

Searching for room to Breathe!
We weren’t expecting to make this trip. Like most of you we were busy with our day-to-day lives back in

Distancing measured in miles!
Hello friends, hopefully everyone is safe and sound. In light of some unexpected time off, Cate’s ability to work on

Wallowing in the Wallowa
We trundled back over the Snake River and back into Oregon at Oxbow Dam on Highway 86 and took a

Calendars arrived and sent!
Happy Holiday season everyone! Our merch finally came in monday… better late than never! Tuesday we mailed all pre-orders and

Taking pre-orders for New Calendars & Notecards
Get your’s in time for the Holidays! Calendars & Notecards are pre-orders! All orders received by Fri Nov. 22 will

Heavenly Hells Canyon
Skirting the greater thriving metropolis of Boise, we merged onto US95 north, dipping our toes briefly back into Oregon before

There’s silver in them thar hills!
Destination- the ghost town of Silver City, Idaho…. By our reckoning, the day would be a fairly easy drive with

Unto the gulch dear friends
On our left, the Steens mountain range loomed high above us as we drove the long gravel road away from

Trail-ah on the Playa at Oregon’s Alvord Desert
We pulled away from Hart mountain and found ourselves on a familiar road, highway 140 down into Nevada towards Denio

Home is where the Hart is..for a bit
With the slightest hints of fall in the air, Cate and I readied to hit the road again for a

Argosy Odyssey hits the road!
We have hit the road again for a quick 10 day jaunt ‘round Eastern Oregon, with a quick stopover in

Move over corn! We now have Chicken on the COBB, mussels on the COBB, and eggs on the COBB!
Hello campers and aspiring campers! We have always been grill challenged during our odyssey. We started our travels with a non
Last shipment of 2019 Frankie Calendars….now on sale!
We have a new shipment of Frankie Rae calendars! We realize it is nearly halfway through the year, but you

Dear friends of our herd,
Our family has some sad news to share….our dear Maggie died over the weekend and our hearts are shattered by

The Dodo features Frankie!
We love the dodo, and apparently the DoDo loves Frankie. They interviewed us and put together a charming video about

Press page update!
Over the Past year we have been covered by a handful of fine publications such as People Magazine, Beautiful Humans,

The Oregon Trail
The Balloon Fiesta was over, as were our wonderful visits with the family. The “real world” beckoned, and it was

Return to Taos…
It was a bright beautiful day as we cruised into Santa Fe. The mountains above town were mottled with yellow

Monumentally Bisti!!
Ahhhh Monument Valley, a place we have been wanting to visit since our first trip. I am going to include

Cooking and Canyons
Cate was surfing the web looking for interesting stops as we made our way from Lake Isabella and descended into

New Places full of Old Things
Friday morning came bright and early and after tying up some loose ends, we started our journey south to meet

We have gone to find that left turn in Albuquerque
That’s right, we hit the road a few days ago to meet the parents in Sante Fe and at the
First edition 2019 calendars on sale now! Get ‘em while they last!
Many people have asked and now we deliver! Get your 1st edition 2019 Porthole calendar, or the 2019 Frankie Rae

Spawns in Oregon Part Deux
* I would like to apologize for the delay in publishing the last part of our trip with the kids.

Adventure dog wants to run again……..
Hi friends, family, and fellow animal lovers. ****Before I continue on to the spiel, I acknowldge I have seen my

Beefstewinit and Spawntwonius join the Odyssey!
It has always been our intention to bring the spawns to Oregon once we had gotten the lay of the

Fortuna-tely friends & family
Our visit with Annie & Steve, and Big Sur was entirely too short, and it is with a heavy heart

Whooooo’s fault is it? It’s plain to see!
Sleeping at a noisy rest area, with semi-trucks coming and going all night long, can really put a dent in

Dragons, scorpions, and sabertooths! Oh, My!
We turned away from Mecca and headed south towards Anza Borrego State Park. We found it amusing that they name

Turning towards Mecca
We left the wide open spaces and sweeping vistas of our last couple of camps, and drove farther south towards

Goat Heaven on Earth!
We pulled out of Big Pine city park and made the short drive to Lone Pine and our beloved Alabama

Now’s the time, the time is now….Ramble on!
Our first blog entry of our California swing is coming to you from one of our all time favorite camping
Press on Argosy! Press on!
We are humbled and thankful for the newest coverage we have recieved from People Magazine, Yahoo, and the Dodo! The

How to Camp Across America for $50
Travel has often been thought a luxury- an experience only the folks with high paying professions or retirees can enjoy.
Start spreading the news!
Hey Friends! We have been fortunate enough to get some excellent press lately, including Cate’s article in Trailer Life! If

Christmas and a Goat in the Camper 2017
Go Big or Go Home….that’s how we roll! So when Mountain Modern Life approached us to participate in Christmas in

10 Devilish Places To Visit This Halloween
Dying for a Halloween roadtrip? Grab your broom because here’s a look at 10 far from hellish places named after

Granting us passage
So we finally made it…our week at Mount Shasta was filled with concerns about the smoke that made Southern Oregon

Shasta la Vista, Baby
When we rolled into Shasta City, the place we had planned to boondock had recently changed to “Day Use Only”

Miners & Cowboys
When last we left you we were crawling through Labor Day Monday traffic going over Donner Pass. The plan was

goin to California…
We arrived in the Tahoe/Truckee area with plenty of daylight to spare. Our first choice for a campsite was along

Spurning the Burning…
The Sawtooth Mountains filled the rearview mirror, it was time for the long trek to Truckee. Considering the fact that

Ketchum if you can!
It seems like the blink of an eye that we spent in Ketchum/ Sun Valley, Idaho. Here we are high

A-park-eclipse Now!
In the immortal words of Johnny Cash “I’m goin’ to Jackson, look out Jackson town!” Catching you up to speed,

Not Salt Lick City, goat…I said Salt LAKE City!
Get it? A goat joke? Okay, so we roared through the rolling hills and through the foothills of the Wasatch

We do all our own Stuntz at Dinosaur!
We hit the road from Rocky Mountain National Park down US40 towards Dinosaur, Colorado. Up we went to the thriving

Rainy days and Mondays always get me….working on the blog!
Hi friends, we just wanted to let you know on this cold, rainy, and windy Rocky Mountain day that we

Let’s be Frank(ie)
….a few questions and a few pictures about traveling with a goat. First off the answer is “no its not

The little engine that could… the little couple that would.
Following up on our previous post, we caught the wonderful sunrise at Flagler, pulled up stakes, and struck out for

Sweeping down the plain….
A wonderful week of visiting family and preparing the camper for it’s return visit to the West coast. A large

The Journey Continues! With a Goat!
Welcome back dear Odyssey readers! Our planned 45 day return to the Asheville stretched on a lot longer than i

Wrapping Things Up and Looking Towards the Future
We’ve been back in Asheville now six weeks, and we’ve already accomplished a ton of things. The main priority on

From a Shell of an Airstream, to a Traveling Adventure Home!
It was only a year ago that renovation of our 76′ AS Argosy went into full force. Everything on the

Top 13 Free Camping Spots in North America for the Thrifty Traveler
Everyone wants to travel but not everyone can afford it. A campground with full hook-ups can cost anywhere from $25-$50/night

♫ And although I know it’s a long road back, I promise you… I’ll be home for christmas ♫
After our wonderful reunion with the Oklahoma side of the family which included a solid butt kicking in mini

Chasing Tumbleweeds
As Christmas approached, and our date with the family neared, we were Oklahoma bound. Soon Colorado Springs was in the

Got a nice write up by Outside Interests today….
Click below to read!

Between the Oohs and Awes
So here we sit in Elk City Lake Park, the last campsite of the odyssey, drinking coffee and looking both

Colo Spgs
We reluctantly pulled away from Salida in the direction of Colorado Springs. Our route took us back through Howard and

Saliding into home base…
Salida. Cruising into town doesn’t seem like much. 2 stoplights (I hear one is new) and a string of chains,

"Yea though I walk through the valley of pot and aliens, I will fear no Jabba…"
Recapping, we fled Durango on the last day before they locked up the gate on our road for the season

New press page
We have made three lists in the last month or so, with another story pending. You can find the links

Giving thanks and dodging bullets outside Durango
We settled TrayTray up on Madden Peak Rd among the remnants of the last snowfall. Our site was 20 miles

From the Desert to the Mountains
After leaving Grand Junction, we went south and stopped at the ranger station in Montrose to ask for advice on