Author Archive: tkscovill
A “vacation” from our “vacation”
June 8, 2013 Tomorrow we leave the foothills for the ocean. We will drive up I-99 and I-5 through what remains of the hot, dusty central valley (we’re already near the northern end of it) toward Mt. Shasta where we will camp for one night. We have taken this trip before, but I wasn’t awake …
The break I forgot to mention
One of the main motivations for me to come back to California, other than having an actual job, was that I would get to see my two daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca, and would be able to attend Jennifer’s graduation ceremony in the middle of May. She has just finished her Master’s program in psychology, following …
Some stories need pictures
As far as keeping up with a blog, which, by the way is very important to me, well, let’s just say slower isn’t always better. After about twenty minutes online here in the lodge, on top of the hill, the internet seems to just poop out. Downloading one short post is quite an accomplishment, believe …
Off the Grid, more or less
Everything in life has its ups and downs. This campground is beautiful with lots of trees and water and wild animals and quiet moments. What it lacks is access to the internet or cell service, or anything like a modern town within 50 miles. There is one RV section on the top of the hill …
Oh. Here. Again?
I must admit, I was equally excited and disappointed when I saw where we were going to be living for the next six months. The landscape is familiar. It reminds me of Sonoma County, the parts that are hard to get to, you know, those places that are so beautiful they take your breath away, …
The body has its limits
So, we arrived here after driving fourteen days across the country in a sort of mini caravan. Sam drove the motorhome with his SUV attached to the back, and I drove my car with a cargo trailer attached. I have never driven anything with anything else attached, so this was quite a challenge for me. …
Wait. What are you doing again?
The name of this job is called CampHost. It sounds kind of cool, like you get to welcome people into the campground and show them all around the place, and set the stage for each and every camper to have a wonderful time. We could do that with no problem. Campers are usually pretty easy …
California, here I come, right back where I started from….
May 24, 2013 January 20, 2013 was over four months ago. On that day I wrote my most recent blog post. Four months is a long time for a writer. A lot has happened. More than I can pack into this small space. So, I guess I’ll have to be concise, like my professor told …
On the road to…??
Well, it’s been way too long since I’ve posted anything here. I miss it. I miss the traveling and taking pictures and seeing new things and dealing with whatever comes up. Now that we’ve truly settled down it occurs to me that simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. When I started this …
Today’s image of simplicity
Once you start really paying attention, simplicity is all around you. This morning it was a little squirrel, dashing around from tree to tree, stuffing acorns and other nuts into his tiny little cheeks. He saw me coming, skittered across the street in front of me, then stopped to see if I was still coming. …
on the road to simplicity 