Rainbow Springs produces 490,000,000 gallons of water a day to form the Rainbow River. The Rainbow River joins with the Withlachoochee River which then flows out to the Gulf of Mexico. The Rainbow Springs Basin encompasses over 700 square miles from Dunnellon north to almost Gainesville, and east almost to Ocala. Some of the rain…
Category: Adventure Travel
My New Home – The Sunwapta
My new second home does not have an address. Home will be where ever we are. The rig is a Winnebago View, built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis powered by a turbo charged diesel engine. The vehicle is essentially a SUV on steroids, furnished with beds, bath, kitchen, and dinette. The View is just about…
Chattanooga Tennessee
You have to love a place where cats roam around the restaurant and gift shop. I am just north of Chattanooga Tennessee at Jim Olivers Smokehouse Restaurant Trading Post and Hotel. This place is just classic. I am pretty wiped out from the last two days of driving. Yesterday was 600 miles, all in the…
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
I successfully climbed Loveland Pass (11,990 ft) this morning, gaining 2474 ft of elevation over eight miles. The ascent took just over two hours. I stopped 14 times to rest during the climb, or about twice each mile, to get my heart rate back to a manageable level. My average speed going up the mountain…
My New Office
The pictures above show my office for the last four days. I drove 1902 miles from St. Petersburg Florida to Frisco Colorado in about 35 hours. Dr. Zeus performed admirably, however he was very thirsty and gulped down about $400 of gasoline. I refueled about 12 to 15 times because I wanted the gas tank to…