Let’s Go Skiing
From Loveland to Mammoth, with a Little Beaver Creek and Aspen Thrown In There comes a time in life when you have to ask yourself an important question: Are we going to spend another winter talking about skiing, or are we actually going to get out there and do it? For...
Sandy Toes & Fifth Wheel Woes: Flash and Jan’s Beachside Adventure on Bolivar Peninsula
Flash and Jan—clearly demonstrating a healthy disregard for staying in one place too long—hauled their fifth wheel from Topsail Island and eventually all the way to Loveland, Colorado, collecting camping stories like some folks collect refrigerator magnets. Along the...
Rox In A Box
Sadly, she’s been chillin in a single car garage storage unit in Fort Collins Colorado. Flash & Jan are into year three of their Tour de America; dragging their 34′ 5’r from coast to coast to coast and back to Loveland Colorado this time. In fact, they are counting down the days when they’ll be hooking up the Fog Wagon and heading west on Interstate 40.
Outer Banks | Kitty Hawk | Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island KittyHawkOuter BanksFamous People The Wright BrothersOn December 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built. Their powered aircraft flew for 12 seconds above the sand dunes...
Washington | Goose Creek North Carolina
Jan Baby and I stopped at Goose Creek State Park and Campground on a quick trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The park is a scant twenty minutes from Washington; AKA Little Washington, or as the locals proudly proclaim, the Original Washington …
April Update – Not Foolishness
Decided against the hand forged wrought iron hooks from Garrett Wade (India). Steve over at VPW hooked me up with the hooks I’ve only dreamed of.
Door Glass Removal on your 1950-ish Dodge B Series Trucks
I’ve seen this topic discussed on various message boards, facebook groups and forums. The trouble is nobody really knows or can show you what you need to know to get the job done. I’m not sure I’m the guy to solve that riddle but …
Vintage Dodge DIY Disc Brakes Conversion
While I haven't bitten the bullet yet I have been sorely tempted. Recently I ran across this post on the Facebook Dodge Pilot House page. DIY Disc Brakes for yer 'ol Dodge by Derrick Laukaitis Don Incoll came up with a great setup for converting the drums on his...
A Flash First – Equinox Half Marathon
September 23rd at 4AM I was quick out of bed and feeling good. The weeks leading up to this momentous event were not without trials and tribulations. Training never goes as planned and when plantar Fasciitis reared its ugly head I thought I would be looking for a bib...