“I need to go to the Post Office. Would you like to come along?” Little did we know that those words would take us on a beautiful, winding drive through some of the most beautiful scenery in South Dakota. Much of South Dakota has a stark, wild beauty in its landscape. Badlands National Park is …
I asked my wife to make a little coffee table book to leave in our rig’s bathroom for people to look at if they have never used a composting toilet. People get a little nervous when they hear we have a composting toilet. I have friends who will walk a 1/4 mile to find a …
We only have about two weeks left at Solar Hill. Eddie Glonek is finishing up adding the Henry’s Tropi-Cool to our roof. You might notice that the air conditioner vents are off. Here is a shot of the roof from the ladder: This was right after the first coating. It took Eddie forever to tape …
We really enjoyed having everyone over to watch the solar eclipse. The Mallincam Outreach Kit with an HD-10 camera was great. Here are a few shots of our get-together:
f We are still out on Solar Hill at the Cayuse Ranch with Eddie, Aileen and Laura Glonek. Jesse & Kim Flores have been here the whole time. However, they are getting ready to head out soon. Thierry, Nicole and Ben Juliard were here when we arrived. They left about two weeks ago for San …
Last night, Brenda and I walked up a hilltop near Garvy (Geology and Astronomy RV Journey) to watch the sunset at the Cayuse Ranch. It was fitting for Brenda. She just returned from the last event as an official employee of Club Scrap. Brenda was with Club Scrap for fourteen or fifteen years. These are …
We are hoping to get to some really dark skies for amateur visual astronomy. We would like to spend time truly taking in some of the amazing geology of North America. This is a picture of “Solar Hill” at the Cayuse Ranch in Wyoming. This is where we are currently staying. We’ve talked …
Sunlight comes early to the Wyoming land, making 5:30 a.m. as bright as noon. This morning, John and I made coffee and sat outside, enjoying the brisk breeze. It has been hot since we arrived, and the coolness was a welcome respite from the warm daytime temperatures. I had my binoculars in hand, scanning the …
We are getting ready to head to Wyoming on Monday. I am looking forward to meeting the Glonek family. Eddie Glonek of Mobile Homestead Solar Services and I have been planning this for quite some time. Eddie will primarily be putting a solar system on our rig. However, there is so much more that we …
Travis Semmes from Mobile Solar Services snapped a few pictures of our MS-325 solar trailer as it is being built. Our trailer is black in color to match the rest of our vehicles. The trailer will be a little longer than the base model (in the other pictures). If you look at the base model …