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The Chipmunk Incident

August 21, 2020 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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You folks don’t have a pet chipmunk, do you? That's the question a neighbor asked us upon returning to camp after a long day away in town. Imagine our confusion. Because well, no, in fact we … [Read more...] about The Chipmunk Incident

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: fulltime rving, nevada

Magic in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane

July 26, 2019 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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"Hey babe, what would you think of taking a flight in a 1928 airplane?" he says, only about a half a cup of coffee into our morning. "Um, sure" I say groggily. Then my brain woke up. "Wait, say … [Read more...] about Magic in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane

Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: adventure, flexibility, history, nevada, passion, steve zigler

Standing in the Rain with Wild Horses

October 16, 2018 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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Four months without a rain drop. Now a storm was finally coming in. A big one. Soft, diffuse light begged to be honored, courtesy of the now-unfamiliar cloud cover I hadn't seen in months. I … [Read more...] about Standing in the Rain with Wild Horses

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: horses, nevada, virginia city, wild horses

The Pony Express Out My Back Door

June 29, 2018 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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The rider passes under the streetlight, her mount trotting purposefully. It's the last street light for fifteen miles. Beyond it lies rough dirt road. Yet she's dedicated to preserving history. The … [Read more...] about The Pony Express Out My Back Door

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: nevada, pony express

Home: The Slow Fade

May 31, 2018 By Val Weston 4 Comments

Endings and beginnings are intimately intertwined, are they not? Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. - Seneca the Younger In the case of my life in Georgia, the ending was … [Read more...] about Home: The Slow Fade

Filed Under: Abode, Life, Uncategorized Tagged With: atlanta, changes, georgia, loft, nevada, roswell

Virginia City’s Testicle Festival

March 27, 2018 By Val Weston 2 Comments

I decided to get brave. You know, braver than barreling down a racetrack on a camel's back. Plus, the timing finally worked out. I'm usually back east for young George's birthday when Virginia City is … [Read more...] about Virginia City’s Testicle Festival

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: nevada, virginia city

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