A while back, Brenda and I made a decision to sell most of what we owned and to move into a recreational vehicle (RV). We wanted to go see the geology of North America especially the national parks. We decided to follow in the footsteps of amateur visual astronomer, John Dobson, and do astronomy presentations as …
Garvey is back! We picked up Garvey last weekend and brought her home to Timberlane RV Park in Bradenton. Not all warranty work has been finished, however, so we will need to take it back to North Trail RV for a few minor fixes. We decided that since North Trail was unable to give a …
While we are in Florida, we planned to take Garvey in for warranty fixes and updates. We dropped off the rig on Saturday, January 6th, at North Trail RV in Fort Myers. Our rep, John A., was ready for us and had printed out our itemized list of issues that needed to be fixed. We …
We left Livingston, TX yesterday, making our way to Tucson to pick up more astronomy equipment. Our friend, Heather, will join us in a couple weeks for a few days of fun. Monday, we stayed overnight at a Walmart in Boerne, TX. We got an early start when the tow motors starting unloading pallets near …
“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 …
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: