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I'm Not a Cruise Person. Yet.
Some places in the world are better to travel to by water (Kansas comes to mind).


High Rambler
Ski Trips. They were something of a staple in my youth. Sorry if that sounds rather bougie. It is rather bougie.


Steel Rail Blues
That was going to be the title of my Grammy winning blues album... of train songs.


Tom Piper
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Where I Make My Stand
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S. and one of the deepest in the world. It’s 1,943 feet deep, which is pretty god damn deep.
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Tom Piper
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Naked & Afraid
Sometimes after too many miles, the most relaxing and freeing thing you can do is simply remove all of your clothes.
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Tom Piper
Jun 20, 20213 min read
Riding to the Sun
When we arrived in Glacier National Park, the legendary Going to the Sun Road was not yet open. A blessing in disguise if there ever was one
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Tom Piper
Jun 14, 20213 min read
A Tale of Two Springs
Hot springs literally dot the American West, but they are not all alike as we would learn.
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Tom Piper
Jun 10, 20212 min read
And a River Runs Through It
“Stanley” our travel trailer got his name in 2017, just after he came into our lives. We did yet know that he had a geographic soulmate.
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Tom Piper
May 24, 20211 min read
Ramble On Rosie
Many people bring pets along in their RV. Not us, we brought a plant.
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Tom Piper
May 20, 20216 min read
In the Zion's Den
Everyone decided in 2021 that the only safe Covid vacation was at a national park. Still, Zion was another level altogether.
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Tom Piper
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Texas Forever
Big place Texas. By all accounts, it's even its own republic. Whatever that means.
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Tom Piper
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Texas has a lot of churches.They are a God-fearin’ folk. But they aren’t too particular about the edifices that house them it seems.
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Tom Piper
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Keep Florida Weird(er)
The stories are true. Florida is the weirdest place on the planet.
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