I was still in Nebraska when I heard that the hurricane was gonna hit Florida. (I’m in New Orleans now–my diaries are running a few days behind where I actually am–so I am safe. But my mobile home/winter base camp seemed to be right in the line of fire. Last I heard, some parts of … More Hurricane Ian

This is a nice little park right in Omaha. OPPD is the local electric company, and the arboretum is located right next to one of their power substations. It’s a nice place for a walk and a picnic lunch. Some photos.

This is a very very nice zoo. The enclosures are large and spacious, and they had a varied collection of wildlife, including some snakies from Australia that I have not seen in a very long while. I had a great time here.   🙂 Some photos.

[NOTE: I ve blogged all these how-to posts before, but am gonna re-run them on occasion, since folks may have missed them, and many of them have been updated or expanded since they were first posted.] Whenever people find out that I live fulltime in my camper van, their first question is always “how do … More Life in the Van: The Bathroom

This very nice park is located just five minutes away from one of my camping spots in Omaha. There’s a walking/biking path around Wehrspann Lake. It was pretty hot on the day I visited, so I went early in the morning. Some photos.

Constructed in 1819 on a spot picked by the Lewis and Clarke Expedition, Fort Atkinson, just outside of Omaha, Nebraska, was the first US Army fort west of the Mississippi River, in the new Louisiana Purchase territory. One of the missions which had been assigned to Lewis and Clark by President Thomas Jefferson was to … More Fort Atkinson

Just two days ago it was 101 in Omaha. Now the highs are in the low 60s, with off/on rain. Jeebuz. There are just a few things more here that I want to see. After that, I am high-tailing it south to New Orleans where it’s warm. Dammmmmnnnn.

Throughout the Cold War, Strategic Air Command was America’s nuclear spear. From 1950 to 1990, SAC, led by the slightly-nutty General Curtis LeMay, heroically held off the dastardly Commies and protected our precious bodily fluids with an immense destructive power that no sane defense policy should ever require. (Yes, I re-watched “Dr Strangelove” before my … More Strategic Air Command Aerospace Museum

I’ll be in Omaha till around the end of the month. I had planned to do a few weeks in Arkansas after that, but it’s been getting pretty chilly here at night, so I think I’ll end up skipping Little Rock and heading right down to New Orleans from here. After a few weeks there, … More Greetings From Nebraska

[NOTE: I ve blogged all these how-to posts before, but am gonna re-run them on occasion, since folks may have missed them, and many of them have been updated or expanded since they were first posted.] If the only thing you see about “vanlife” is on InstaGram or YouTube, you’d be forgiven for thinking that … More Life in the Van: A Day in the Life