Tag: GoGoTacoNegro
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Thanksgiving in Hot Springs
We decided to do something a little different for the Thanksgiving holiday this year: a mountain bike trip to Hot Springs! Michael had the entire week off thanks to his school schedule, but for me this would be a work trip for the first part of the week. That meant cell phone coverage was a…
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Matewan and the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum
I spent my last night in Royal Gorge National Park camped at a nice little spot called Army Camp, which was so quiet that I could hear the New River running nearby. Friday morning I made myself a nice breakfast of oatmeal with coffee and then headed out westbound. Towards Matewan. Most of the drive…
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Best. Day. Ever.
When I left off from my last post, I was sitting in a booth at Bishop’s Denny’s and hoping my phone would ring. That the random stranger who’d picked up my solar kit would call me so that I could come get it. About 10 minutes later, my phone did ring. When I put on…
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The Adventures Continue (Hwy 395 Edition)
I woke up on Tuesday morning to find the sun on the truck and the super glue on my cut finger holding fast. A good sign! Taking my time packing up, I enjoyed coffee and a light breakfast. Of course, “packing up” didn’t take very long. All I needed to do was put the computer…
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Sunrise Adventures at Death Valley National Park
Set up at my Death Valley NP campsite, I crawled into the truck sometime around 9:30pm on Sunday. It was still pleasantly warm (maybe 70 degrees?) and the curtains I velcro’d in place gave me all the privacy I needed. I’m not sure why I didn’t sleep all that well. I just know that I…
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The Big Solo Adventure – Part One
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted. And yes, that means it’s been while since I’ve had any adventures. Adventures of the overlanding type, anyway. I planned my first solo trip in a long time around photography. I wanted sunrise photos, and that generally means getting up long before the crack of dawn. I…
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The shipwreck Point Estero
I talked to my sister the other day, and she asked me what the heck happened to the blog. “It’s like you dropped off the face of the earth!” she said. Well…I guess she’s kinda right. I started GoGoTacoNegro so that our friends and family could track our adventures, and for a while there, those…
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The Coolest Museum Nobody’s Heard Of
Hi, friends! I know, it’s been a while. Kinda time for me to figure out if I should start a new blog for my new adventure. I mean, GoGoTacoNegro is really for adventures in the truck. And while those aren’t over… they are on hold for the time being. Michael and I have relocated to…
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Adjusting
It’s been easy to adjust to sleeping indoors. The real bed is nice – although honestly, I do miss my sleeping bag – but really, it’s been most noticeable if I have to pee in the middle of the night. I never thought I’d so appreciate the ability to just walk, barefoot, the dozen or…
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The Long Drive
We spent a total of 10 days in Colorado, and let me tell you, those days were a whirlwind. Michael and I joked that we were somehow more popular now then when we actually lived there. We went to so many bluegrass picks – and I was happily surprised that I hadn’t lost all my dobro skills…
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The Next Step
I don’t want to say it’s over. The very notion reminds me of that scene in National Lampoon’s Animal House: Bluto: Over? Did you say “over?” Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! Otter: Did he say Germans? Boon: Forget it, he’s…
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Our Overlanding Kitchen
We often get asked about our setup and how we cook on the road. Since Michael is a chef by trade, and I have been known to enjoy a good meal, there was no way we were going to live on energy bars or gas station food while traveling. I’ll put up a post soon…