Archive for February, 2006

let the camping begin!

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Tomorrow morning, I’ll have the front axle of my car worked on (eek!) because of a torn boot, and then we’ll head out to Oregon. We’ll drive and camp in the areas of: Albuquerque, NM; Flagstaff, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; Twin Falls, Idaho; and Eugene, OR. On Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll join the Lost […]

the Winnebago of tents (pics)

Monday, February 6th, 2006

Finally had a chance to take pics of the tent. Check it.

Tent Footprint - like a small tarp fitted to the tent, with stake loops on the corners:

Tent with the two diagonal poles set up:

Tent with all four poles - two extras in the middle for additional stability:

Tent with fly (the front flap is open […]

Here we go

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Here we go. (mpg, 8.1 MB),
We are finally out of the apartment. We’ll be in Dallas for a few days to put stuff into storage, organize our gear, and then we’re off!