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Saturday, we got up to continue our drive. We were taking an indirect route to Lake Havasu City, by way of Oatman. First, we had to get to pavement, which took quite a while. We were on graded dirt roads which were mostly decent, although there were some sections of washboard here and there. We...

Hooo boy what a weekend! Okay first, Friday. We hiked early. After failing yesterday, I was DETERMINED to do the loop around Goldwater Lake. We set out in slightly chilly weather but walked into warmth over an hour or so. We found the way to the lower lake, which was easy because we've been...

We got up and took a brisk walk through a short trail around the campground before heading to work. We dropped off Mandy and then checked the mail. Then we went back to the campsite. I packed a bag with some jerky, trail mix, water, and dog treats, and we set off. I was determined to complete...

After we dropped off Mandy on Tuesday morning, Loki and I hit up Petco to get him a few things, but mainly his after-dinner toothbrush sticks. He's got pretty clean teeth for his age. Other than the one he had to have removed (he cracked it in half eating a bone!!), they're in really great...

Since we had initially only reserved a site two weeks ago for Monday through Thursday of this week, we weren't able to go to that site a day early. It was occupied. No big deal, we just took the one next door for a night and planned to move over once it was vacated. We noted when we arrived...

We went to Cancun for the week. We flew out of and into Phoenix because it was direct. We left the van in the economy lot there because it was about the same cost as parking at a friend-of-a-friend's and getting an Uber and that saved us a bunch of time. So that was a no-brainer. We left Loki...

Our goal for Sunday was Phoenix. We started in middle-of-nowhere, Wickenburg, as shown above. We could have driven pavement the whole way, but after a morning stroll, I had a different idea. I don't want to say better because that's not really clear. We took a hike up a small hill adjacent to...

We dropped off Mandy at work per usual. It's still cold here and we're sick of it so we're making moves today. Loki and I went back to Affinity to dump the grey water tank. The collapsible hose seems to be getting more cooperative. The main issue is the venturi principle. It creates this...

I can finally confidently say at least we're moving in the right direction. I'm not there, yet, but it seems to be hurting less. Or that's the drugs talking. Who knows? It sucks not doing post-worthy stuff. But at least it's not agonizing to lay down. So, there's that. I can sort of sleep, which...

We awoke under a gorgeous blanket of snow. It was so pretty, but so annoying. Apparently, the cold is inescapable. It means brushing off the van before we get started. And scraping ice off windows. And the floor is just constantly wet from snowy shoes. That's van life, I guess. Mandy brushed off...

This day was a genuine bust. I was in so much pain I hardly did anything at all. Literally writing the weekends' posts [on a different forum, obviously] was my achievement for the day. And even that was done from bed. In order though, as is tradition. Loki and I dropped off Mandy. She's working...

We had to be driving by 8:00am. It wasn't a hard requirement, I just wanted to get there early. But it was easy to achieve anyways. Just a quick loop around the parking lot with the dog and we were off. We drove across town and up and up and up. Back to Snowbowl. We've already been here once...

We didn't stick around long Sunday morning. We didn't hurry either, though. We left when we were ready, that's all. We went to the fill and dump station first. We wanted to test out the drain hose and empty our grey tank. Unfortunately, there isn't enough pressure in the tank to unflatten the...

So, we woke up behind Dairy Queen. We walked around Williams, AZ with Loki for a while. The town was so dead we could walk down the middle of the road for the most part. We put Loki in jail and then hauled him off to the pillory for being a very bad dog. Just kidding he's amazing we just wanted...

We got up without enough time to hike dog. Mandy took him around the campground while I got ready to drive her to work. I dropped her off and then set out for another little project day. See, we've been using a bucket to drain our grey water tank, and it's pretty annoying. Open the valve to fill...

Nothing real crazy this day either. Wake up, shower, dress, eat. Then we took Loki for a walk on some trails around the campground. I think it was wolves, not coyotes, howling this time. But I'm not really sure, they sound similar to my ears. Loki was very intrigued, but they sounded far off...

What a frickin' day! It started off typical enough. Wake up, morning routine, work. We had a few groceries to obtain so we headed to the store which is right by a park. I made breakfast and then grabbed groceries. Tracking info said a package was to be delivered, so Loki and I walked to the...

We got up, showered and dressed and everything. We were going to try and tackle a couple small issues, not really issues, with the van, but we realized we only had an hour to check out and didn't want to rush. We walked down to the lake instead. I went for a swim. By swim I mean I went...

Big day for the van - its first off-road trail! We got up at the crack of 8:30ish. Let the dog out into our campsite. We were parked such that no one could really see into the passenger's side and it was warm enough so we could shower with the sliding door open. It was chilly, but in a good...

We got up and out early enough to do a little hike from the campsite. We did the day before, too, but I forgot to write it. Little sunrise hikes. So nice. We love it. It's chilly, but not awful at all. And by the end of it, we're warmed up and it's comfortable. On the way into work, Mandy told...