I’m on retreat in the desert outside Quartzsite, Arizona, on Bureau of Land Management land, wide, quiet, and uncluttered. This time away is both personal and spiritual. It’s personal in that I’m re-centering after Christmas and the long stretch of work at Dancingbird Gallery, spending my days at the torch…
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2026 RTR: Rubber Tramp Rendezvous in Quartzsite Arizona #VanLife
2026 RTR: Rubber Tramp Rendezvous in Quartzsite Arizona #VanLife I’ve landed in sun-washed Quartzsite, Arizona, where every winter the desert becomes a temporary village of nomads and wanderers. Vans, RVs, buses, and weathered rigs of every kind gather here, rolling homes carried on wheels, shaped by miles, and rooted in…
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VanLife Day 10 or We Don’t Own Our Next Breath
It was a beautiful morning, the kind that makes you glad to be alive. The birds were in full chorus and the air was cool and crisp and gentle on my skin. A soft breeze ruffled the leaves in the trees and the smell of spring was in the air….
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#VanLife Meet the Kraken
Meet the Kraken in his YouTube debut.My 1995 Ford Econoline E150 Club Wagon Chateau
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New Beginnings
About two months have passed since I purchased the Kraken and our journey together began. After bringing him home I discovered some that perhaps the Kraken was possibly possessed or he had electrical problems. We went to my mechanic and I introduced them to one another. My mechanic was perplexed…
How Happy Are You?
I’ve been watching lots of #VanLife videos on YouTube of late and for the most part there are a couple common themes running through them: the absolute happiness of the people participating in #VanLife and the sense of freedom they feel in doing so. While I’m sure there are those…
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The Kraken Rises
“Let Loose the Kraken!” is a catchy memorable command shouted by Zeus in the 1981 fantasy film called The Clash of the Titans and hearkens back to the time of Homer’s Odyssey and the travails of Odysseus. It conjures up images of grey tentacled beasts from the depths of the…