A beautiful sunset reflected the mythical Margaritaville onto the very real Bigfoot!

On Tuesday we took a drive in the desert to visit a few sites we haven’t been to in many years. Some of the roads were different, some new, some the same rutted gravel we remember, but the views are timeless. Fort rock, a sentinel in the distance, Paulina Peak with all back roads aiming for it, the ponderosas giving way to lodgepoles who in turn give way to junipers, then to sagebrush. The lava flows are as craggy and inhospitable as they have been for millenia. We explored the cool depths of ‘Crack in the Ground’, aptly named.

Today is the 4th anniversary of the beginning of our grand adventure. We’ve been “On the Road” for 4 years now. Our travels throughout these years have taken us from Key West, Florida to Inuvik, Northwest Territory, Canada. From the farthest south you can drive in the continental U.S. to the farthest north you can drive in Canada, and lots of points in between! We’ve met many interesting people, made new friends and enjoyed visiting all our friends and family around the country.

It’s funny how one thing can lead to another, and another, ad infinitum! While visiting our friends Pat & Brandi in Newnan, Georgia, we were given a garden canopy frame to do with as we pleased. After much consideration and experimentation, it became our shade canopy off the shed.

With our new patio furniture we felt a need to get up off the gravel. So we built a deck under the canopy.

Since we now have a deck, might as well get a hot tub! And there’s water to the site already, after all that work in June!

The finished ‘Outdoor Living Area’ is very comfortable and relaxing!

Our first major project was getting water to our site on the property. We had to dig a trench 120 feet across the front of the property through the volcanic soil, tree roots and lava rock. We finally had to use three pieces of heavy equipment to complete the 2 week long dig. The ditch witch, rock hammer and excavator were great fun for Robert to operate!