The Rambler


Hi, I'm Phil Schmidt, and welcome to my blog! Here I share my ponderings, wanderings and doings.

Recent Posts

From Oregon to Iowa - and Home

We've come full circle and landed

I'll begin with the end here. The last seven weeks have been a whirlwind, starting in Oregon and ending in Iowa, where we are now, and where we will be staying for good. Yes, we are exiting RV life! We went into this knowing that it wouldn't last, and with …

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Resistance & Travel

Our Democracy is on Fire

Resistance

In the early eighties when I was in high school, a buddy and I feared that the U.S. and Soviet Union might go to war and exchange nukes. We decided that we needed a bomb shelter, and proceeded to dig a large hole - over several weeks' time - hidden …

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Some Really Nice Arizona Stays

Lots to do, and lots of natural beauty

Tucson, AZ

After staying at Kartchner, we moved on to Catalina State Park just at the northern edge of the Tucson metro area. This put us in the Sonoran Desert, which is notable for its Saguaro Cactus. We mostly stayed at this very nice park, where we just relaxed, enjoyed …

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