Vernon and Mary

After completing our 17,000 mile tour of North America, we’re so very thankful for the good wishes from all of you and the many, many wonderful people we met along the way. They extended a warm smile and a helping… Read More »Thankful

The short answer is yes, we do. The timing of our departure from the Corzette’s home in Livermore in mid-October tipped the scales towards taking a more southerly route along I-40 once we turned our rig eastward in Barstow CA.… Read More »Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe?

We parted company with our fellow travelers on September 13 in Prince George , BC but it wasn’t the last time we saw those who we came to be friends with. The next night we camped with 2 couples in… Read More »Still Trucking

Michel Dumont, Artist Wilderness and large bears cannot live without each other. For 21st century humans, they represent an inconvenience. They interfere with plans to develop and exploit the large remaining tracts of a roadless wilderness.  In Thunder Bay, ON,… Read More »The Guardians Of Wilderness

Many years ago, we went fishing on the Blackfoot reservation in Montana with a guide named Joe Kipp. It was one of the most incredible fishing experiences we’ve ever had. We used float tubes in a lake that was surrounded… Read More »Real Bear

Many of you may be wondering why in the world we decided to make a nearly 5,000 mile overland trip with a group of people that we had never met before we took off on this trip. Good question!  In… Read More »Caravan (Group) Travel 101 / Advantages and Disadvantages