May 27th 2016. Day 21. Recorded in Albany, OR. Slept in until 8 or so. Oatmeal for breakfast. Jump started (former musician) Anthony’s car. It is laundry day and we do computer work. We are officially past the half-way point of this tour. Spotty internet so we went to Corvalis and spent a load of … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 21"

May 25th, 2016. Day 19. Recorded in Jedediah Smith State Park, CA. A rough night last night, noisy foul-mouthed neighbors, we called the cops. Stephanie recreates a few moments of it (bleeped for sensitive ears). Oatmeal and coffee for breakfast. This is Stephanie’s first experience with oatmeal and she likes it, Dave speaks about his … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 19"

May 24th, 2016. Day 18. Recorded at the Kyen Campground, Ukiah, CA. Up early in Monterey, Stephanie got to talk to Ranger Brad (A reference to a movie “The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra”). California morning traffic and beautiful scenery. Wildlife placement for passing tourists, puppy rolling in venison. Dave lost at Scrabble last night by … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 18"

May 22, 2016. Day 16. Recorded at Santa Barbara County Parks Cachuma Lake Recreation Area. Last night’s Scrabble scores- Stephanie got the word “Sequoia” and bingoed and then Dave won anyway. Dave woke up early, Stephanie has gustatory rhinitis. On the road by 8:45 after a brief stop at the office to report that we … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 16"

May 23rd 2016. Day 17. Recorded at Veteran’s Memorial Park, Monterey, CA. Another early podcast. Scrabble scores, Dave scored over 300 and won by over 100 points, using the word “Quark”. Up early at Santa Barbara County Parks Cachuma Lake Recreation Area, awakened by a cacophony of birds. Dave had a chance to play guitar in … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 17"

May 21st, 2016. Day 15. Second night in the Needles KOA cabin. Stephanie and Dave voice their opinions on air conditioning and tiny houses. High winds again today, but the brush fire is mostly contained. Dave lost at Scrabble last night. A lazy day today, Coffee and energy bars for breakfast, Dave played guitar in … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 15"

May 20th, 2016. Day 14. We woke up in Las Vegas and a high wind advisory kept us from the Grand Canyon. Someone was killed there that day so we decided to move on to Needles, California, a day early. We disposed of the extra fruit and then Stephanie won back our retirement money. She discusses … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 14"

May 19th, 2016. Day 13. Woke up in Death Valley! It was off to Las Vegas where we visited Christ The King Catholic Community to visit Joseph O’Connell’s Masterpiece Triptych which Dave helped work on and then installed in 1995.               Dave played the Farmers Market in Summerlin; it … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 13"

ALSO May 18th, 2016. STILL Day 12. This podcast was recorded June 26th, 2017. We lost an episode somewhere, possibly Death Valley was so warm that it just melted. So we had to just reminisce about our time there. What we both remember best was that it was very beautiful but that you wouldn’t want … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 12b"

May 17th, 2016 Day 11 Sequoia National Park. Dave lost by 30 points last night in California, and the neighbors were “interesting”. Out of camp by 9:10 for a trip to Target to restock, Dave babbles at the bank teller. Hundreds of miles of orchards. Chicken nuggets but no cheese groves. There are Chipmunk-like creatures, … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 11"