On 17 August Mi Hyon and I returned to Langley AFB to formally retire from my second career working for the US Air Force. The first time I retired from active duty and this time around from Civilian Service, surely the last time I will retire. My friends from Air Combat Command provided me a truly memorable send off, for which Mi Hyon and I are eternally grateful. We stayed at Langley AFB FamCamp until we left for New England on 1 September for a two month stay.... read more

Another very windy day...but the overcast sky was nice. The storms to the North are sure stirring up the wind. Today was a 487 mile journey, but for the most part the roads were great and traffic was OK. Once again Mi Hyon spelled me for about an 1.5 hours; after 22 days on the road I'm not sure I could drive that far without the break she gives me. We were making great time until we got within about 45 miles of West Memphis, then we hit a work zone with stopped traffic. This was the first time in 22 days we hit a traffic delay...now that's amazing! We were at a complete stop for about 20 minutes, but it gave us a chance to get up stretch our legs and use our mobile facilities ... read more

Today's drive was a short 280 miles in beautiful weather, there was a little wind but nothing much to write about. Right after leaving NM, the landscape quickly shifted from desert to grasslands then rolling hills to the flatest land we've seen on the trip. I'm not sure if it is due to lower altitude, but our mileage returned to 8.5 MPG. On the way into Colorado, the milage dropped to 8.4 MPG, not sure I can explain the difference. The Camp Boss MPG has historically been 8.5 whether I tow a vehicle or not. Today we were about 20 miles from Amarillo when we happened upon a mile-long feed lot w/ thousands of cattle just waiting around...before I could turn off the vent/AC the smell reached Mi Hyon. And I guess you could say it ... read more

Limited internet connectivity at the Grand Canyon, my phone does pretty well if I placed it in the right window of the RV, so there are 3 days covered in this blog. Day 11 - Sunday the 19th was a day of much needed rest; Mi Hyon and I hung around the Zion River RV resort and enjoyed some great weather. Many of you may not know, but Mi Hyon has a stream fetish and loves to sit by the river w/ her feet in the cold water. Add some Lager and it just doesn't get much better for her. For me it was nice to not have to drive anywhere until Monday...then it's a short 320 miles to the Grand Canyon... Day 12 - It's now Monday and we're on the road again w/ some ... read more

Day 8 was just a travel day. Mi Hyon once again drove a couple hours while I took a 30 minute nap, that always helps me stay sharp when driving and ready for the Garmin to mess us up! For the second time this trip, our Garmin GPS sent us off course. This time it was fairly easy to tell that it was wrong, since it wanted us to drive up a dirt mountain pass. The local Deputy showed up to ask if we were lost and let me know it would be a really bad idea to drive up the mountain pass w/ an RV...I thanked him for the advice, but kind of knew that anyway. Of course there was no where to turn around and I can't back up with a car attached. So ... read more