“Jeeping”, “Off-roading”, or “4x4ing”, whatever the term, these articles are about the care and feeding of our Jeep and our adventures on the trail.
In May 2025, we joined the Escapees Jeepers BOF event in Moab, leading trails, earning rare Jeep Badge of Honor climbs, and tackling classics like Hell’s Revenge, Behind the Rocks, and Sego Canyon. Continue reading Leading Trails and Making Friends: Jeepers BOF in Moab
Before the Escapees Jeepers BOF event in May 2025, we explored Moab’s trails, overlooks, and hidden gems. From the La Sal Mountains to Tenmile Canyon and the new Lostworld Trail, the scenery was unforgettable. Rubi tackled climbs, ledges, and muddy stretches as we prepared for a week of adventure with fellow Jeepers. Continue reading Jeeping Moab: Our Pre‑Event Scouting Ahead of BOF Week
After Las Vegas, continued northeast up I-15 to the Hurricane and St. George area ultimately for another Escapees Jeepers BOF event. What we did not know is that we would be spending two weeks right next door to some other full-timing RV friends from Florida who have made the area their new domicile. We enjoyed the famous Sand Hollow area for the first time, with our growing group of off-roading friends. Continue reading Penguin Rides Shotgun: BOF Adventures in the Hurricane
After our unplanned extended stay in Apache Junction to button up the motorhome repairs, we finally made it northwest toward Las Vegas for just a couple of days. Our route followed U.S. Highway 93 up through Wickenburg, with most of it being four-lane divided highway. We were only here for a couple of nights, but we accomplished our lists. Continue reading From Repairs to Red Rock: Our Las Vegas Layover
What began as a two-week off-road adventure in Apache Junction stretched into nearly three, thanks to a cracked motorhome hitch and a botched window repair. We hit the trails with the Escapees Jeepers BOF group near Cottonwood, made new friends with ice cream in the desert heat, and battled trail damage to Rubi. Back at camp, delays from an unprepared glass company and a failing hitch forced us to cancel Flagstaff plans and stay put for emergency repairs. At least Barb got to show off her expert parking skills at Golden Sun. Continue reading When the Jeep Keeps Going but the Motorhome Says Nope
Our motorhome spent 10 days in a Phoenix repair shop after damage from a Colorado windstorm. We lived out of an Airbnb guesthouse, counting down the days—where we distracted ourselves with a new Jeep Badge of Honor trail by conquering the trail to Crown King. Continue reading Repairs, Airbnb Blues, and a Badge!
We crossed three states in January 2025, hit two dust storms, and took a rock to the windshield—just part of the deal when you’re traveling through the Southwest in winter. Continue reading Three States, Two Storms, One Busted Windshield
From flooded camps to border cows—follow our New Year’s escape into Big Bend, our favorite way to ring in a new year and another year of blissful marriage! Continue reading Border Views, Badge Trails, and a Busted Step: Hello, 2025
We finished up our COVID isolation in Tennessee, wrapped up our RV remodel, enjoyed some fun with the Great American Crawl at Windrock OHV park, celebrated some holiday time together with Wisconsin friends, and left Tennessee missing two of our furry friends. Continue reading This Little Piggy Got Crawled and our Thanksgiving Loss
We finally have a resolution after more than a year of nightmares in trying to diagnose our 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon issues with engine codes and performance problems. There are very few answers to these codes on the internet, we think this is truly the first honest diagnostic answer to this problem! (After 3 months now, we believe we can confidently say this was indeed the resolution.) Continue reading The Jeep is Finally….Fixed!(?) P0345, P0349, P0390, P0394
