Molts Happen

So I'm traveling with 2 tarantulas, a costa rican native and a chilean native. They are of the age called juvenile or sub-adult. The Brachypelma albopilosum, common name curly hair, molts about every 3 months. Tarantulas do not have a lot of strong senses except for vibrations and touch. So naturally, I was a little...

Seligman, AZ KOA

This is a nice, clean KOA with pull through sites and full hook ups just 1.1 miles from the historic town of Selegman on Route 66. I toured the town first, ate at the Road Kill Cafe and did some souvenir shopping before checking in. But the campground is close enough for a nice walk...

Fender’s River Road Resort, Needles, CA

(This was our assigned spot before I asked to move. It's a lovely spot but I wanted shade.) The good and the bad -- this is the only motel (& a pretty nice campground) on the river. But Needles is the hottest city in the USA and, silly me, I was here in July. However,...

Newberry Mountain RV Park, Newberry Springs, CA

I didn't have reservations and didn't really want to spend another night at walmart so I used RVParky and found this place. It is right off I 40 so very convenient and the freeway noise didn't really bother me. They have pull thrus on one side and back ins on the other. There are 2...

Under the Stars at Walmart

My very first experience "boondocking" at Walmart. Everybody's gotta do it once, right? My plans had changed and I didn't have reservations so I thought might as well give it a try and it's free. This was a 24 hour Walmart Super-center in Selma, CA, which also happens to be the raisin capital of the...