Author: Argosy Odyssey

Travel has often been thought a luxury- an experience only the folks with high paying professions or retirees can enjoy.

Go Big or Go Home….that’s how we roll! So when Mountain Modern Life approached us to participate in Christmas in

Dying for a Halloween roadtrip? Grab your broom because here’s a look at 10 far from hellish places named after

So we finally made it…our week at Mount Shasta was filled with concerns about the smoke that made Southern Oregon

When we rolled into Shasta City, the place we had planned to boondock had recently changed to “Day Use Only”

When last we left you we were crawling through Labor Day Monday traffic going over Donner Pass. The plan was

We arrived in the Tahoe/Truckee area with plenty of daylight to spare. Our first choice for a campsite was along

The Sawtooth Mountains filled the rearview mirror, it was time for the long trek to Truckee. Considering the fact that

It seems like the blink of an eye that we spent in Ketchum/ Sun Valley, Idaho. Here we are high

In the immortal words of Johnny Cash “I’m goin’ to Jackson, look out Jackson town!” Catching you up to speed,

Get it? A goat joke? Okay, so we roared through the rolling hills and through the foothills of the Wasatch

We hit the road from Rocky Mountain National Park down US40 towards Dinosaur, Colorado. Up we went to the thriving

Hi friends, we just wanted to let you know on this cold, rainy, and windy Rocky Mountain day that we

….a few questions and a few pictures about traveling with a goat. First off the answer is “no its not

Following up on our previous post, we caught the wonderful sunrise at Flagler, pulled up stakes, and struck out for

A wonderful week of visiting family and preparing the camper for it’s return visit to the West coast. A large

Welcome back dear Odyssey readers! Our planned 45 day return to the Asheville stretched on a lot longer than i

We’ve been back in Asheville now six weeks, and we’ve already accomplished a ton of things. The main priority on

It was only a year ago that renovation of our 76′ AS Argosy went into full force. Everything on the

Everyone wants to travel but not everyone can afford it. A campground with full hook-ups can cost anywhere from $25-$50/night

  After our wonderful reunion with the Oklahoma side of the family which included a solid butt kicking in mini

As Christmas approached, and our date with the family neared, we were Oklahoma bound. Soon Colorado Springs was in the

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So here we sit in Elk City Lake Park, the last campsite of the odyssey, drinking coffee and looking both

We reluctantly pulled away from Salida in the direction of Colorado Springs. Our route took us back through Howard and

Salida. Cruising into town doesn’t seem like much. 2 stoplights (I hear one is new) and a string of chains,

Recapping, we fled Durango on the last day before they locked up the gate on our road for the season

We have made three lists in the last month or so, with another story pending. You can find the links

We settled TrayTray up on Madden Peak Rd among the remnants of the last snowfall. Our site was 20 miles

After leaving Grand Junction, we went south and stopped at the ranger station in Montrose to ask for advice on

After waking up with little sleep from the trailer-buffeting winds and limping to town on our flat tire we unceremoniously

Ahhh Moab. I like to call you Mobe (like boat…who says bo-at?). Gorgeous town in the floor of the canyon.

Hi from the Desert. This blog update is not a place-centric post. All the time we spend observing the landscape

Capitol Reef is in the waterpocket fold in Utah. it is a beautiful park, in a non-standard  National Park way.

Zion was phenomenal! But soon it was time to move on, and as promised, here is the video of Angus’

  It was a short 60ish miles to Zion from our campsite outside Overton. We traversed I-15 through some spectacular

Las Vegas… What can one say about Las Vegas. If you are not a gambler, an aspiring bride or groom,

When we left on Wednesday, the goal was to make it to the post office in Furnace Creek, D.V. So

With Mono Lake fading in the rear view window, Our sites were set on Death Valley. We planned a quick

It seems our little stowaway noticed that I bought mouse traps sometime back towards Rainier… Haven’t heard a peep since.

I thought this was an amusing conversation. Yesterday we searched out a natural hot springs that was within a few

We have been travelling through the Oregon since last Friday! As we left Washington, we had to wash the dust

Since Argosyodyssey was last updated, much has transpired. So here I sit blogging our latest days. We have travelled from

  Okay kids, today’s fun fact! According to  Wikipedia Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the

Our last evening in Idaho was spent looking at a horrible hippie built property in Sand Point, and then taking

So our last full day in Montana was epic! Cate roused me from my precious slumber (not like that you

It has been one month to the day that we left home. What an exciting journey we have had so

Well, the last two days have been fairly uneventful. Yesterday I did “store checks” for the first time. We went

Except the new video page, starting with slo-mo dog….soon to be populated. And these couple of pics. do yourself a

Upon leaving our lovely bluffside campground outside of Jasper, we headed brieffly back to Banff to pick up some mail

Hello! We have been camping at a beautiful site just outside the National Park called Preachers point. The camper sits

It’s time I was on my way. Thanks to you, I’m much obliged for such a pleasant stay. But now it’s

Situated along the Banks of the Columbia River, below Kicking Horse Ski area, deep in the Canadian Rockies is Golden.

Everywhere you look around here you’ll see critters. So ffar we have seen, A herd of elka chipmunka black beara

For Cates birthday, (after the sunrise) we headed out to Lake louise. Unfortunately in high summer mid-day is packed so

We finally made it to our last scheduled destination so that Cate could wake up in Banff on her 30th

From deadwood, we went to Devils Tower, hoping to meet the Aliens but they never showed. Cate got off lucky,

Deadwood! Sorry if we offended anyone. this was a reference to the acclaimed HBO series, based on true events. Anyway,

Yesterday we woke up early to catch the sunrise  in the badlands before heading out to the black hills We

its 6:45 am and we have awoken in the badlands! About to head out and hike while its still cool.

Went to Pallisades in SD yesterday, nice creek has carved its way through the prairie leaving awesome canyons . Very

i dont know whose idea this is but they had better never cross my path. Poor innocent me, just grabbing

we spent most of tuesday working on the camper and swimming, not much to report. Wednesday however was a different

We left Milwaukee and headed for the Wisconsin dells, an area with crazy sandstone formations made by glaciers many moons

Our beloved Bug has passed away. Received a phone call from my son thismorning informing me of his passing. Apparently