I had previously wanted to arrive in Washington state in time for the 2023 Summer Convention, so, I crossed from Montana, through Idaho and into the very dry western side of the state where I camped along the Yakima River Canyon. After overnighting one night there, I then drove to Yakima, Washington to await for a few days for the start of the convention. On Wednesday before the convention, I drive upriver next to the Naches River on the Chinook Pass Scenic Byway, after which, I crossed over the Cascade Mountains, the Pacific Crest Trail and arrive within Mount Rainier National Park.

Arriving in Puyallup on Wednesday afternoon, I find a w-mart located close to the assembly hall were I pull in, park and then climb into the rear of the jammer for the night. Then, for the next three days, I enjoy an unsurpassed spiritual banquet of the quality I have never before experienced.

The days immediately following the convention, I choose to drive onto the Olympic peninsula and visit Cape Flattery to see and photograph the lighthouse on Tatoosh Island. Next, I back into the Olympic National Park to enjoy the hot springs in the Sol Duc Hot Spring.

Finally, I drive east along the Straight of Juan de Fuca Highway, the westernmost section of the Northern Tier Route in Washington.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the w-mart, walk inside, coffee, com and computer. I resume the work on updating my website, spend another day here inside the cafe with a view and air conditioning. In the late morning, one of the car groups stop here for a break and I say hello to the friends. I continue here until about seven this evening, after which I drive to the g-mart to purchase another salad to eat. Then, I drive to the location where I have been overnighting to spend the night.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart, carry my computer bag inside and begin my day, starting with coffee, com and key pounding. At eleven, one of the ministry service groups come in for a break, with a few of them stopping by to say hello to me. They get their drinks, food and then pack out, probably back into the ministry.

I then continue my day sitting inside of the air conditioned cafe and pounding keys. Later, when the day begins to wane, I pack out, drive to my overnighting location, park and climb into the rear of the jammer.

This day begins like any other summer day, as I first head to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer, then I have a breakfast burrito and finally, I pack out for another night here within the rain shadow. True to its name, the mountains to the southwest have blocked the rain from falling on this island here in Puget Sound.

This day ends also like any other summer day, as I retire to the g-mart parking lot for my evening respite.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive north on SH 20, cross the Bridge and take the first two left turns. I then drive to Bowman Bay, park near the shower house, grab my shower bag, towel, clean clothes and walk inside for some hot water.

Upon leaving the shower house, I drive back over the Bridge, south on SH 20 and into Oak Harbor to stop at the bank back parking lot to change into my meeting clothes. Once I am adorned with my necktie, I drive to the hall, open the gate and then drive to the place where I normally park. While I sit in the hall parking lot, I complete my study for the meeting today, finishing up just as the friends begin to arrive.

Then, I walk inside with my phone, my Bible and my song book, put the books down on the seat arm and then take me seat. Soon, the meeting begins and the circuit overseer presents his talk, after which, we have the Watchtower study.

After the meeting, I drive to a city park for some shade so that I may take a nap in the shade but the park that I drive to had been blocked with barricades to keep cars out of the area. I then drive back to the w-mart to go inside for the air conditioning and stay here for the remainder of this day. Finally, I retire to the g-mart for the evening and climb into the rear of the jammer as the sun begins to approach the horizon.

Awake, drive to the w-mart, park, carry my computer bag inside for coffee, com and key pounding. I spend another day inside the air conditioning while outside the temperature soars into the low 70s. I know, seventy degrees is not hot, but the humidity is often very high, so, I usually retreat to the more comfortable location.

For several days I have been getting dizzy in the morning and have been using the cafe food to relieve me from the symptoms. However, I know that it is the cafe food that has been causing me to have these symptoms. Too, I know that I need to stop entirely eating this type of food which is laden with sugar, salt and fat, the three disease causing foods.

While I was sitting here trying to endure another dizzy spell, Sherry and another young sister walk, say hello and Sherry asks me how I am doing. I then tell here of my current problem and let her know that I know what to do and how to fix it. That it will take two weeks of abstaining from the fast food and instead eating only leafy greens and other healthy food.

It is true, I have become lazy and have for some time now, just been doing the easy thing, which is buying fast food. I have been doing this for way too long and now, I need to stop this easy approach, return to what I know is best and endeavor to try to get some resemblance of my health back.

I walk out to the jammer and prepare a cup of my Daystart, return back into the cafe and have my meal. In the afternoon, I receive a call from the housing people who would like to see me tomorrow morning. I write down the address and the time of my appointment.

Feeling somewhat better, I continue here for the rest of the day, not leaving until after seven when I drive to the d-mart parking lot and have a mixed salad with onions, together with, I also have a small can of salmon. After eating, I clean up my kitchen and recline for the evening.

Awake, dress, drive, walk into the w-mart, and today, I bring a cup of Daystart and two tea bags. Just before nine this morning, I pack out and drive south on SH 20 to Coupeville, Washington, drive to the Housing Authority, park and go inside to talk with Robert. He walks me through quite a few forms and after two hours in his office, I leave with my housing voucher. Then drive back north to Oak Harbor, stop at the Opportunity Council to tell Ross that I have received the voucher. He tells me that I can come in next Monday at 8 in the morning.

Next, I drive to the w=-mart, park, walk inside and resume pounding keys on my web site.

Awake, dress drive to the W-mart for coffee, com and computer. I spend another day inside enjoying the air conditioning.

Then, in the late afternoon, I pack out, drive to the g-mart, park and used the Zoom app and connect to the midweek meeting. After I enjoy the talks tonight I then tell the friends goodbye, turn off my computer and get into the horizontal.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. I continue here until just after ten this morning when I pack out, drive north on SH 20, across the bridge and into the Bowman Bay campground for a hot shower. When I have the clean on my person, I next drive back into town to the hc-mart, park right in front and then walk inside to get my hair cut. I have not been to this location for over a year but they have kept my preferences in their data base. Afterwards, I drive to the g-mart to purchase some salad greens, beets, and onions.

Finally, I drive to my overnight location, park, climb into the rear of the jammer to have something to eat, watch a few videos and get into the horizontal.

Awake, dress, drive north to the state park for a hot shower, and then after, drive back into town to the w-mart for coffee, com and and to update my journal entry.

Then, at eight-thirty, I pack out and drive to the hall for the ministry meeting. There are several people who come today and one of the elders asks me if he can work with me, so I say yes. Also, we are assigned to work with four more in one vehicle. We drive to a territory and David and I begin working down one side of a street. Later this morning, when we return to the hall and I walk to my van, drive to the w-mart and continue working on my website work.

Finally, after spending the rest of this day pounding keys, I pack out, drive to the g-mart to park for the night and then have my evening meal.

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside for coffee, com and computer.

At nine, I pack out, drive to the bank where I change into my meeting clothes after which, I drive to the hall and since I am first here, so I have to move the chain from across the driveway. I park in my space, and then finish studying for the meeting. Soon, after several more arrive, I too go inside and put my Bible down on the seat. We have a guest speaker from the Spanish Bellingham congregation and because his mother tongue is English, I understand his talk.

Afterwards, I leave, drive back to the w-mart to resume working on my Pathway journeys pages.

At seven this evening, I pack out, drive to the g-mart for a packaged salad, after which, I drive to the place where I overnight and here park.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. I continue here until seven-thirty, at which time, I pack out and drive to the veterans services office for an eight o′clock meeting at which time I let Ross, the representative, have a copy of my housing voucher. He tells me that he will be contacting the rental agents and put my name on their lists.

After that, I return to the cafe, have some eggs to eat and a cup of hot tea, while I continue to pound on my keyboard and working on my Pathway Journeys.

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside with my computer bag, coffee, com and key pounding.

Awake, dress, and immediately notice that it has rained during the night. I then start the engine, drive to the w-mart and go inside for coffee, com and computer.

One of the veteran service reps calls me to meet him at their office to fill in an rental application, so I drive there, fill out the application and then go back to the w-mart to continue waiting. At seven, I pack out, drive to the g-mart and park for the night.

Awake, dress, drive, park, walk inside, coffee, com and computer. I call the agent about the rental but he is not in the office, so I leave my phone number.

I spend the day here and at six, I pack out to drive to the bank where I put on my meeting clothes. After that, I drive to the hall for the meeting. Finally, I drive to the g-mart, park, climb into the back and get into the horizontal for the evening,

Awake, dress, drive, walk into the cafe for coffee, com and computer. I wait all day for the rental agent but do not receive his call. I finally drive to the g-mart, park, climb into the rear of the jammer and get in the horizontal.

Awake, dress, drive, walk into the cafe for coffee, com and computer. At nine-fifteen, I drive to the bank to put on my dress shirt and tie, then I drive to the hall for the ministry meeting. I go out with Bob, Audrey, and Michele to do some return visits, a few door knocks, and we stop just after 12 noon. I then return to the w-mart to resume my key pounding.

When the day is nearing its end, I drive to the g-mart to buy a salad, some quacamole and chips. After wards, I drive to a location that I have been seeing others overnight at and back in to a space. It seems to be quieter here and seems to has fewer seagulls.

After parking in a different location last night and sleeping quite well, I awake, dress in my fall blues, start the jammer, drive across the parking lot to the w-mart and park. Then, I grab my computer bag and go inside for coffee, com and pounding keys. At eight this morning, I begin my study for the meeting later. Then, at nine, I pack out, drive to the bank to change clothes and then drive to the hall.

Awake, dress, drive, park, walk inside, coffee, com, computer and another day of waiting. I find out this morning that the rental agent for the property that I have applied for has gone on vacation and will not be back until 21 August, next Monday, and so, continue to wait on this system.

The temperature today rises into the 80s for the first time which keeps me inside the cafe until nearly dusk. Afterwards, I drive to the g-mart, purchase a prepared salad, and more of the fruit and nut bars. Then I drive to my overnight location and park to eat my evening meal, after which I climb into the back of the jammer and get into the horizontal for the night. It is a very warm evening.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the w-mart, coffee, com and computer. At seven this morning, Danny, my case worker calls and we connect using Zoom. One of the questions he asks me is if I have any feelings of suicide, which he explains that, as a case worker, he is required to ask me this. I tell him no, never and explain that I have an extraordinary hope for the future which comes from my religious belief. Then I explain about my hope, telling him about how I became one of Jehovah′s Witnesses. He also asks how I am doing with the current heat wave and I tell him that I get by quite well and that I have a few other resources for relief if I need them. At eight-thirty this morning, I pack out and drive to the veterans services office for another appointment.

Awake, dress, drive, coffee, com, computer. I thus begin another day inside the south side cafe enjoying the air conditioner, while outside, the temperature soars into the high 70s. I know, seventies?, that is nothing compared to the rest of the country. Still, it is hotter than I am used to and thus is hot to me. Next week, there will be some relief, with the highs in the low 70s and hight 60s, which is more to my liking.

I continue working on my web pages all day and do not leave until some time after seven this evening. Finally, I park in the g-mart parking lot for the night.

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside for coffee, com and computer.

This evening, I remain in my van and use the zoom app to connect to the meeting. Afterwards, I climb into the rear of the jammer and get horizontal.

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside for coffee, com and computer.

After staying inside all day to remain in the air conditioning, then some time after seven, I drive to the g-mart to park for the night.

Awake, dress, drive, to the state park to take a shower and on the way north, I see an amazing display of the sunglow. Afterwards, I drive back into town, stop at the w-mart, park and walk inside for coffee, com and computer. I spend another day working on my webpage update, getting quite a lot done.

At seven, I drive to the g-mart, purchase a salad and then drive to my overnight parking spot to eat my food. After that, I climb into the rear of the jammer and get into the horizontal.

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside for coffee, com and computer. I notice that the sun is again today glowing an orange color which is due to the ongoing fires both in Hawaii, Canada as well as in this state, Washington. The smoky has been coloring the sun for several days now.

Again, I stay inside the cafe until about nine this morning and then connect with the zoom app to the meeting. After the meeting, all day to continue working on my Roadpaths Journeys Index. I find this index to be the most comprehensive and containing so many journeys. I began this approach to the index pages in order to provide more possible future journeys for me as I continue to venture forward on my travels. I never expected to find that there were this many scenic journeys, and find it more than I could ever visit in my life time.

I leave the cafe at

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart, go inside for coffee, com and computer. I begin pounding keys to update my journal entry for yesterday and begin working on today′s entry. Just before nine this morning, I pack out, drive to the bank to change into my meeting clothes and then to the hall for the ministry meeting.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. I work more on the same project that has been keeping me busy for many days.

Then, some time after five this evening, I drive to the g-mart to use my second voucher and purchase more food, after which, I drive to my over night location, park, climb into the rear of the jammer, have mu evening meal and lastly get into the horizontal.

Awake, dress, drive, park, walk inside, coffee, com, computer... it never seems to change much.

Today, I received my monthly deposit and like most months, I have not finished spending last month′s deposit. So, also like previous months, I will be building a savings amount for as it is said, a rainy day.

After working another long day on my current project, I retire to my overnighting location and get into th horizontal.

Awake, do my regular morning routine, and then resume the work on my web page upgrade.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and key pounding.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart, purchase a cup of coffee and then eat a fruit bar while sip on coffee and pound keys. I resume work on my Roadpaths index page, having finished the Oklahoma list yesterday.

In the late morning, the service group walks into the cafe for a break from the ministry and I talk with a few for a short time.

After a long day on my computer, I complete the first half of the Oregon list. Then, as the day begins to wane, I pack out, drive to the Grocery Outlet to purchase a salad after which I drive to the g-mart to park for the night.

Awake tired, I must not be getting enough sleep. I then dress, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. At nine, I begin my pre-study for the meeting later this morning and then, at about nine-fifty, I connect to the meeting by zoom.

After the meeting, I then resume work on my web page and complete the Oregon list. Then, about a half hour before the cafe closes, I pack out, shop for a prepared salad, drive to the g-mart, park and then eat my evening meal. Afterwards, I watch a few videos and then get horizontal.

Awake, again very tired, dress, drive to the w-mart for hot tea, com and key pounding and today I complete the list of roadpaths in Pennsylvania in the early afternoon. Still being tired, I pack out, drive to my overnight location and park so that I can take a nap.

Later, upon rising, I purchase something to eat and then return to the overnight location to get into the horizontal and watch a few videos. Finally, I close my eyes and sleep for the night. I awake several times during the night, which is my normal practice to drain my bladder but tonight, I am having quiet a few dreams, something which has occurred for a long time.

Awake, dress, drive, park, coffee, com, computer.

Awake, repeat, repeat, repeat.

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside and then coffee, com, computer.

Awake to the sun shining brightly into the jammer. I don my fall blues, start the jammer engine and drive across the highway to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. Since I am beginning a new month, I have the need to create the pre-formatted journal pages for September.

So, while I am doing this, I decide upon and include the date that I hope to begin my fall migration this year, which migration, if everything goes according to my prayers should begin in two weeks on 14 September 2023.

Once the new journal pages have been formatted and uploaded, which takes me all morning, I then return to the work at hand, that of updating my Roadpaths Journeys index.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. After pounding keys for several hours, two of the car groups come in for a break and I get to visit with four of my best friends, John, Julene, John Paul (JP) and Sherry. I tell them that the subsidized housing search is not working out because after paying my share plus utilities, I will have very little left over for the rest of my necessities. After about half an hour, the friends leave to resume there ministry work. JP asks me how much longer will I be here and I tell him, "A little over one week."

I also return to my work, that of updating my web site, continue here until just before the cafe closes, drive to the Grocery Outlet to purchase a prepared salad and a package of cooked beats, and then drive to the d-mart parking lot for the night and to eat my supper.

Awake at four this morning with a pain in my right foot and can not get back to sleep, so, I arise, dress and then drive to the w-mart. After I purchase coffee, I check my com and ask my brother about how won the Astro game they went to and he texts me right back with "The Astros won all three!" Robert had go with his wife Ellen and my other brother Barry.

I work on my journal entry, after which I upload files to the web server. Then, I turn my attention to the study for the meeting today.

Awake, drive to the bean house, purchase a breakfast burrito and a senior coffee. Next, I drive to the l-mart to wash a load of clothes. Then, I drive to the ap-mart, park in the back near the dumpster and begin working on replacing the drivers side spark plugs. Next, I install my charging wire harness through the front left fender through a rubber plug and into the area under the dash. Then, I route the harness under the door jam panel and into the area where my deep cell battery is located. However, I do not connect the ends of the harness but put tape on the ends and leave the connection for another day. After about five hours, I begin putting my tools away and then drive to the state park for a hot shower.

The check engine light is now off and I am so happy that this is done, however, after my shower and I begin my drive back into town the check engine light re-appears. So, this means that I now need to install the spark plug wires on the same three newly installed plugs so that I can see if it is the plug wire that is causing the check engine light to come on. If, after I install the number six plug wire and the check engine light still returns, then, I will need to purchase and install a distributor.

After returning to town, I stop at the grocery outlet to purchase a prepared salad, then drive to the place where I have been overnighting, park and get into the rear of the jammer for my evening activities.

Awake with stomach cramps, get out my bucket and line it with plastic garbage bags. I so hate when this happens and spend the next quarter hour cleaning up and putting on clean clothes. Then, I drive to the w-mart, grab my computer bag and walk inside.

Next, I drive to the ap-mart, park, get out my tools and begin work on replacing the three plug wires, the three on the drivers side, which takes me about two hours. I then put re-install everything back to where it was, close the hood, put my tools back in the case and put the tools back in the rear of the jammer.

Then, I drive the jammer to the front of the store and ask to use the OBD2 diagnostic tool so that I can reset my scan code. After that, I rescan the jammer with the diagnostic tool, then bring the tool back inside to the clerk and he tells me that the tool does not have any error codes on it. Methinks, Perfect, maybe now, the check engine light will not come back on. Then, I drive north on SH 20 to the state park for a hot shower and put on clean clothes. When I am driving back to town, I keep an eye on the dash to see of the check engine light reappears, but it remains off. Again, methinks, Now, I can get on the road and drive south, first to Oregon and then later, on to Texas.

I arrive back in town, stop at Harbor Station and go into the w-mart. Later, I retire to where I will be overnighting again, climb into the rear of the jammer and get comfortable for the night.

Upon my arising this morning, my thoughts return back to the check engine light that has been a part of my journey for such a long time. So, I get up from my sleep, dress in my fall blues, climb forward from the passenger area and take my position in the drivers seat. I then insert the key into the slot, turn the key to start position and immediately here the engine roar to life. I glance down at the instruments and see that all the lights are turned off. A great sign of relief extrudes from my heart and methinks, Despite how hard it is for me to grasp that the check engine light will not return, maybe this part of my journey has truly come to an end. I then drive the jammer to the w-mart for my regular cup of hot coffee.

After another day of long hours working on my computer, I finally stop, pack out, drive to the d-mart and resume the spot where it has long been my custom to park overnight.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the w-mart, coffee, com and computer. I stay inside all day until about six when I pack out, drive to the d-mart to park for the night and then climb into the rear of the jammer.

Then, I connect to the midweek meeting and listen to the brothers present the several parts. Afterwards, I greet the friends goodbye and log off of zoom application. Next, I get into the horizontal and get comfortable for the night.

Awake, rise, drive, coffee, com and computer. While I am here at the cafe for however short time, I endeavor to catch up on my journal writing.

At eight this morning, I pack out and drive to the DOL to transfer my vehicle which still has Texas plates to be titled as a Washington vehicle. Then, I drive to the ap-mart purchase some new battery connectors and then begin work on installing the deep cell battery charging system that I ported from my previous vehicle. However, I stop just short of installing the new connectors on the battery and stop for the day. I then drive to the state park for a hot shower and just as I have finished, Joann, who has been sick for several days calls to ask me to stop by.

Finally, I retire to where I will be overnighting again, the very same place I have been overnighting since the 21st of June, now eighty day.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, start the jammer and it still does not show a check engine light, which keeps me astonished. Then, I put the transmission in gear and drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer.

Then, at eight this morning, I pack out an drive to the g-mart to do the grocery shopping that Joann had asked me yesterday to do, after which, I drive north on SH 20 to deliver the shopping bag to her. Then, I drive back into town and stop at the ap-mart to park and work further on my vehicle.

Yesterday, when installing the wires between the isolator and the deep cell battery, I could not get the charging circuit to work, but the inverter alarm would keep sounding, which would indicate that the circuit was still not complete. Last night, when I was awake between periods of sleep, I determined what the problem was. It was such a revelation that I wanted to get up and open the hood to look but I took courage and determined to wait until the light of day. What I had suddenly realized is that I had not attached the ground wire that is to be connected under the hood but that it was still secured to the harness with tape.

So, upon parking in the same location where I was yesterday, I open the hood and begin looking for the ground wire. It is then that I determine that I will need to disconnect the battery and remove it from its tray. Once the battery is sitting atop one of my fold up benches, I then pull the harness out from the hole in the fender well, find the attached ground wire and remove the tape holding it onto the harness. Next, I route it to a grounding screw, remove the screw and then include the harness ground with the other ground wires as I re-attach the screw.

Next, I cut the wires off of the connectors and then begin installing cable lugs onto the large wires and ring terminals onto the smaller gauge wires. Once all the wires have rings on there ends, I put the battery back in its tray, install the new marine battery terminals which are coated with ceramic paint and have a bolt with a wing nut for connecting the attaching wires. Then, I remove the wing nuts install the wires and re-install the wing nuts to hold the battery wires. Finally, with the battery re-installed with all the wires re-connected, I walk to the driver′s set and turn the ignition key. The engine immediately fires up and then I walk around to the passenger side, enter through the side sliding door and turn on the inverter. The green light came right on showing that the deep cell batter is now being charged correctly.

I then take a photo of the new battery configuration, shut the hood and put away my tools.

Next, I drive to the state park and take a hot shower, put on some clean clothes, drive back across Deception Pass bridge and then south towards town. Once in town, I stop at the w-mart, park, and then begin pounding keys to catch up on my journal entry.

Then the day winds down into the afternoon, next comes the early evening during which I continue here pounding keys and finally I pack out, drive to the g-mart, park and get ready for another night of rest.

Methinks, today has been very productive.

Awake having recurring dreams, one with an unsolvable quandary, which, by the time I realize that I am back in this repeating dilemma, I awaken. Methinks, that having the dreams is not too bad of a situation because at least I am having REM sleep, the forth and final stage of sleep, during which your brain becomes active, your brain activity increases, breathing and heart rate rises as you are beginning to awaken.

When my eyes do open, I immediately notice that there is a bright glow entering through the windows so I sit up and look to the east to see an intense orange sunglow reaching high above the horizon. I dress in my fall blues, climb into the drivers seat, start the engine and drive to the w-mart. Once I am sitting at my regular table, I immediately turn on my computer to check com and pound keys but I wait for some time before I get up to use my reward stars to have some coffee put into my reusable cup.

Then, I just sit here and enjoy the steamy hot liquid while I continue to pound keys. Today, I am working on the Quest for Fellowship gallery and updating the pages to include photos. Starting with Oak Harbor, Washington, I format the page to include many of the photos that I have taken of the friends in the congregation. Finally, I upload all of the pages and photos to the web server which keeps me busy until about six this evening when I pack out, drive to the ff-mart for a double meat burger and then drive to the g-mart to park for the evening.

After parking, I climb into the rear of the jammer and get into the horizontal to watch several videos. After some time, I close my eyes and sleep.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. I update my journal entry and then at eight-forty, I pack out and drive to my meeting with the veteran services workers. The first one is to acquire my September vouches for food and fuel, after which I go to the second meeting where I go through the exit interview for the housing placement. After that meeting, I next need to drive to the Coupeville office to return my housing voucher. Then, I drive back north on SH 20 and go shopping for some groceries as well as to the help house for a bag of food.

After I put the groceries away, I then drive to a city park and get out my stove so that I can cook the two burger patties, put them on slices of bread and then add some sliced onions and mustard. After I eat, then I drive to the north w-mart, go inside and pound keys for the rest of the afternoon, enjoying the air conditioning.

There are a group of school kid in the cafe, I do not know what grade but these are the most unruly kids that I have ever seen. They are loud, making obscene comments, and rowdy. I do not know why the baristas do not ask them to leave. I continue pounding keys and when they finally leave, I go up to the counter and complain to the manager. She tells me that not much can be done because they are not out of control and have not hurt anyone. We so need Gods Kingdom to cone!

Soon, the disruptive ones leave and I continue here pounding keys until the heat outside subsides.

Later, I pack out, drive to the g-mart, park in one of the corner spaces where I fire up my camp stove and cook some of the meet that I received from the Help House in town. I only eat that which still looks very good due to all of the items being past their pull date. After eating, I take out the remainder of the meat, that which no longer looks good and throw chunks of it to the sea gulls. They will eat anything. Afterwards, I climb into the rear of the jammer and get into the horizontal for the evening.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. Again, I work on my website here in the cafe and when the witnesses come in for a coffee break, I take a break and visit with them while they are here.

Later, I pack out, drive to the g-mart to park for the night and again eat from the food received from the Help House. Finally, I get into the horizontal and close my eyes.

Just one more day here in the rain shadow and I find that I am getting anxious to vacate this island in quest of the journey on. I have now been here for three months which is about as long as it seems that I am able to stay in any location. Too, I have been really looking forward to my arrival in Oregon so that I can spend some long stays at the state parks with electricity to plug into to.

I have been going through my list of last minute tasks, which never seem to end. Still, I have accomplished so much in just a few days.

Awake, drive to the w-mart for a cup of hot, but soon after, I pack out and drive to the l-mart to put my dirty clothes in the wash. It appears that Thursday morning is homeless day because the l-mart is packed with a crowd of these familiar faces. I then talk with one lady and find out that a local business sponsors a free wash and dry for the homeless here between 6am and 8am.

Then, I drive north on SH 20, stop at Libery Fuel and use my voucher to add ten gallons. Next, I drive across the Deception Pass bridge and stop at the state park and get into the hot water one more time.

Upon Leaving state park, I drive north on SH 20 towards Annacortes, Washington, then I turn east on the highway and drive to Mount Vernon where I stop at the hf-mart to shop for some organic groceries. However, this market, like many times in the past does not have much for which I want to purchase, so, I buy the few items that I do find, drive out of the parking lot and then drive to SH 9 where I turn south and take a route that I have used many times during many years of traveling to and from Whidbey Island in order to not have to go through the traffic associated with the large metropolitan center that is the Seattle megalopolis.

I drive south on what I now have come to call the Seattle bypass foothills route. SH 9 is a highway that has a northern terminus at the Canadian border in Sumas, Washington. This highway is one that I have used often over the years and one that continues southward along the North Cascade foothill through the communities of Nooksack, Deming, Wickersham, Sedro-Woolley and Clear Lake. Today I access this state highway, using SH 538 from Mount Vernon to connect with SH 9 just south of Clear Lake and north of Big Lake, Washington.

Then, I avoid all of the heavy traffic along the IH 5 corridor and drive instead on a country highway through mostly small mountain communities in the Cascade Foothills. After passing along Big Lake, I then go through some curves in and around the Lake McMurray area, after which I pass the Nakashima Heritage Barn.

Continuing south, I drive through Bryant, Arlington where I cross the Stillaguamish River, Lake Stevens, and before I arrive in Snohomish, Washington at the Snohomish River, I take a eastward exit onto US highway 2, because from here, SH 9 continues into Bothell, Washington and IH 405, which I do not desire to enter.

Instead, I drive east on US 2 just short of ten miles to Monroe, Washington and turn right and drive south on SH 203. Almost immediately, I cross the Skykomish River and drive through the communities of Duval, Stillwater, Carnation, Falls City at the traffic circle, SH 203 continues as SH 202 along the north bank of the Snoqualmie river. Soon after, SH 202 crosses the Snoqualmie River and I then drive through Snoqualmie, and then North Bend. In North Bend, SH 202 turns to the right and leads to IH 90.

My path today takes me southeast on IH 90, over Snoqualmie Pass at 3022 feet in elevation after which I continue southeastward to exit 109 in Ellensburg and then take the southbound Canyon Road exit. I drive south on Canyon Road to Helen McCabe State Park where Canyon Road becomes SH 281 at Wilson Creek. SH 281 then follows the Yakima River through Yakima River Canyon for about twenty-five miles before it exits Yakima River Canyon and soon after arrives in Yakim, Washington.

However, for today, I stop about half way through the canyon drive at one of the four BLM campgrounds, pay the overnight camping fee and back into my space for the night.

As the day begins to wind down, the sun already long dropped below the horizon, I hear a distant rumbling which slowly is approaching my location. I can not even imagine what it is until I hear the sound of a trail whistle blow. I get up from my repose, open the side window and watch the train power down the track on the opposite side of the river. In my two visits here in this Yakima River Canyon campground, I had yet to see any travel upon the rail tracks and now I know that this is an active railroad.

Awake to what seemed to me to be a much colder night than I have been experiencing in Oak Harbor but upon checking the temperature find it to be only a few degree lower. Still, it did feel colder. I rise, dress in my fall blues, step outside and walk to the vault toilet. Upon return, then take my trash to the dumpster and upon return, sit down in the pilot seat, start the engine and continue my drive south.

It does not take long before I arrive in Yakima, Washington where I drive directly to the w-mart on River Road, one which I have stopped at previously. I park in a spot directly in front of the door, grab my computer bag and go inside for coffee, com, computer and air conditioning. I stay here all of the day trying to use up the several days I must needs wait for me to begin the ten days of free camping in Oregon, which if everything goes according to plan will begin on 20 September 2023.

I continue pounding keys here in the desert until long after dark and then pack out, move the jammer to the parking lot next door to the cafe and then climb into the rear to get into the horizontal,

Awake, dress, drive, walk inside, coffee, com, computer. While sitting at my table I see my second group of witnesses who come in for a coffee break and walk to their table to greet them and ask the same question that I have asked to people that methinks may also be Jehovah′s Witnesses, Do you know any of the Great Crowd?

After a long day of pounding keys and making additions to the roadpath journeys, including now one of my favorite drives, the Western Section of the Washington Northern Tier Route. However, I still have more photos to add to the bottom of the page including The Walk Out photos and The Drive Back East, but hope to get that done soon and have it uploaded by the end of this weekend.

Awake to a comfortable morning with the sun already risen above the horizon, dress in my fall blues, start the jammer and move it to a space in front of the w-mart and carry my computer bag inside for coffee, com and key pounding.

At nine-thirty this morning, I connect to the Oak Harbor Congregation for the weekend meeting and see several of my friends there on zoom. During the Bible study, I really want to answer at least once but the noise level in the cafe where I am connected is really loud, so I just do not raise my hand.

Later, I remain in the cafe until late in the afternoon and then retire to the parking lot where I have been overnighting.

Upon rising, I decide that this is all that I wish to stay in Yakima due to the extreme dry conditions that exist here. I have experienced dry mouth, nostrils and I have to drink so much water to stay hydrated. I stop at a ff-mart for a senior coffee and then I drive out out Yakima, south on US 97, first through Union Gap, then into the Yakima Nation Indian reservation to Toppenish where the highway makes a right turn and continues southwest further into the reservation upstream along Status Creek but still within the hot, dry desert.

As I climb upwards higher into the desert mountains, there is only a few trees along the creek, but once above 2000 feet in elevation the tress become more plentiful and begin to cover a wider spread on either side of the creek. Some time before I arrive at Status pass, the forest has enveloped the entire mountain and it seems to be a very health, thick forested landscape, but upon reaching elevation 3146 feet and cross Status Pass, the forest seems to have been infected by some sort of beetle devastation plaque. Nevertheless, the pass is still much greener than the widespread desert conditions behind me to the north.

Methinks of my all to recent studies about the Columbia River Gorge Ecoregion and how the marine weather enters the region via he Columbia River Gorge and has a moderating the current continental desert climate upon either side of the Columbia river. This marine weather is what attributes the cooler and wetter climate to provide for this forest to continue healthy. Then, after crossing Status Pass and beginning my drive downward towards the river, I noticed that much of the forest has been removed for the plow. Even so, the agriculture area are extremely dry at this time of the year.

Later, I arrive at a sign indicating the direction and distance to the four Cascade Mountain that can be seen in cloudless clear days. Mount Hood in Oregon and Mount Adams in Washington, both less than fifty miles for my location can be seen. However, Mount Saint Helens, about seventy miles and Mount Rainier eighty miles to the north are both hidden by the clouds at this time.

I continue south on US 97 to within sight of the Columbia River and then turn east on SH 14, drive a mile or so and turn into the Stonehenge site. Here, I park the jammer and talk a few photos including one of the information kiosk. From here, I drive though Mary Hill, Washington and stop at a fruit stand but do not find any organic fruit or vegetables, and then continue across the US 97 bridge over the Columbia River. Once in Oregon, I drive west on IH 84 through The Dalles, then Hood River and get off the interstate at exit 56 and drive into Viento State Park, drive to site A26, back in and fill out the fee envelope for one night of camping, all before one this afternoon.

A little later, I talk to the ranger, Chelsea and ask here if she could set me up for ten days of camping in Viento State Park, but that after tonight, I would like to camp in space A-34, to which she says yes, she will do that. Then, the Ranger comes back around at about two this afternoon to tell all the campers that the power has been turned off and should come back on by five or six this evening. Too, when I check, I find that the rest rooms have been locked due to the power outage. Methinks, I really hope the power does come back on because that is the primary reason that I come here to camp, well that and the hot water showers, which are also not available.

So, I decide to take a nap because drive the nearly one hundred and fifty mile drive here seemed to have wore me out. Upon getting up, I sit at the picnic table and prepare my evening meal and while I am eating it, the power comes back on. The Ranger also unlocks the rest rooms but I decide to wait for the morning to take a shower and instead, update my journal entry now. It is close to ten this evening when I finish with the key pounding and then get into the horizontal for the evening.

Throughout my respite here along the Columbia River Gorge thus far, there is a constant drone of vehicles passing by on the interstate highway and also there is the frequent passing of trains along the railroads, on both the Washington and Oregon side of the river. Nevertheless, this is in no way disturbing my peace as I spend time camping near the banks of the Columbia River. Instead, I think of it as just background noise, like that of the wind across the tree tops or that of the water cascading down over the rocks of a water fall.

Awake, grab my shower bag, towel, clean clothes and walk to the shower house for some much needed hot water. After an extended stay, I then dress in my fall blues and walk back to the campsite to begin preparing a cup of hot and something to eat. When I am finished, I pack out, roll up my electric cord, start the jammer and drive forward twenty feet, after which, I get out and check the ground where the jammer was parked.

Once the area is secure, I drive out of the campsite, turn east on IH 84 and drive the six miles to Hood River, Oregon where I stop at a d-mart so that I can purchase some spring water and a couple of other items. Once I have gone through the check out process, I then drive back to the campground and set up in space A34.

Once I have the electricity plugged in, I climb into the jammer and begin pounding keys for most of the remainder of this day. Then, at five this afternoon, I step outside, set up my kitchen and begin cooking my supper. Then, I sit at the picnic table to eat and when done, clean up my cookware and stow it back in its place. Afterwards, I work on my computer until I become very sleepy and then retire to the horizontal.

Awake very early this morning, rise, turn on the inside light, my computer and then begin pounding keys to begin my journal entry for today. Later, at about six-thirty, I notice a slight brightening of the sky as the day begins to take form and the color of ground objects begin to change from black to gray.

By seven this morning, the sky is a light blue and ground object begin to take form. Slowly, the light begins to brighten with the approach of day here in the very old forest along the Columbia River Gorge.

Then, at seven-thirty, I grab my shower bag, towel, a change of clothes and walk down the slightly inclined sidewalk to the shower house for my second immersion into the hot water during my ten day stay along the Columbia River Gorge. As I climb back into the jammer upon returning from the shower house, methinks, this is my second day since arriving and I have yet to achieve Respite Mode, however, I hope to very soon.

By eight this morning, I must needs step out of the jammer, get out my cookpot and boil water to prepare a cup of hot and a cup of repast. Upon completion of my breakfast preparations and after stowing the cookpot, I then return to my desk and resume pounding keys. Unlike the dry desert heat along the Yakima river where I was only a few days ago, there is a cool moist wind here at Viento state park along the Columbia river. My election is be near the Columbia river during this season.

Then at noon today, I climb out of the jammer, open up the rear lift door and proceed to get out my tools to continue my work on installing the spark plugs and plug wires. After I am able to replace the number one cylinder spark plug, I then try to follow the wire from the plug to the ignition coil but there is so little room that I give up in exasperation due to the extreme difficulty of getting into the engine space. I then call my friend in Tennessee and ask him a question about the plug order on the coil, to which he sends me a diagram that confirms what I suspected. I call him back to thank him and ask if I can come there to have the remaining plugs and wires installed for me. He answers yes.

I then pack away my tools, walk to the shower house and take a hot shower. After that, I make a pot of mustard tuna salad for my super and use some of my sprouted grains bread to make two sandwiches. Finally, I clean up my cookpot and stow it in its place.

When I return to pounding keys on my computer, I notice that I have no internet service so I check my phone and find that I do not have a connection to my provider, so I just continue working without the connection.

Some time later, I get into the horizontal and watch the September JW Broadcast with the newest song release, which video I really enjoy. Then, I put away my electronics and close my eyes.

Awake, dress, go to the shower house for a hot shower and notice that I run out of hot water very quickly, which makes me recall from previous vivits that this building has a timer on the water heater electric circuit. I make a mental note to add a comment about this to my web page for this campground.

Then, I return to the jammer, get out my cookpot and begin boiling water for my morning meal, which, when it is prepared, I climb back into the jammer to sip on the cup of hot and eat my Daystart while I pound keys and compose more of my web page.

Later, I connect to zoom to enjoy the mid week meeting at Oak Harbor Congregation. Afterwards, I get into the horizontal for the night.

Awake, dress in my summer blues, step out of the jammer and walk down the short path to the rest room wherein I drop my phone. Upon picking in up, I see that nothing is broken except the operation of the display has been messed up. I try several times to get it to work but can not do so.

I return back to the jammer, turn on my computer and notice that I still have a hot spot from my phone, so I plug in the phone and continue pounding keys. Methinks that later, after I use up the remaining minutes on my old phone, I will exchange the SIMM card between my two phones changing the old phone to my new number. (Which does not work because the old phone is old technology.)

Around midday, I step out of the jammer and be some more of my cleaning, which today, I take out my food storage box and lid, scrub it thoroughly and the set it in the sun to dry. Next, I wash the empty containers and dry them as well. While I have the picnic table wet, I also scrub part of the top to have a clean surface to cook and eat upon. Finally, I return the box to its place, put all the containers back inside it and then put the lid back in place.

After the food storage box is done, I then clean the outside of the jammer including the tires, after which, I put my cleaning gear back into its place. Next, I take out my stove and cookpot to prepare my supper which today is a pot of Repast. While boiling the rice and quinoa, I chop an onion, a sweet potato and half of a zucchini to add to the cookpot. Finally, I add a heaping tablespoon of TWS and one of seaweed. When the Repast is done, I carry the pot inside and set it on a storage box and then put away the stove. Then, once the outside is secure, I climb into the jammer, take my seat in front of the jammer and eat my supper while I resume key pounding.

Awake and begin my daily routine, which has been changed somewhat since my phone died yesterday and had been the source on my internet connection. I start by resuming my journal writing, first to complete the events of yesterday and then to begin those of today already begun. Once I have arrived at this point, I then resume the work I am doing on my web site update while I eat my leftover repast from last evening.

At nine this morning, I walk to the shower house for some hot water and upon returning to the jammer, I get out the cookpot and begin boiling water to make a cup of hot and a cup of my Daystart. I use up the last of my MRP, so this necessitates me buying the ingredients for another batch. As I look at the ingredients, methinks that not all of them may still be available. Therefore, if necessary, I will modify the recipe and include those ingredients that are still available. Too, I know that the gathering of these many items will take some time to accumulate. So, because I have some of the individual ingredients that I use separately, even some from the supplements, I will use all of what I have to create a temporary recipe.

Even though today is the equinox, the days are definitely becoming shorter and twelve hours just does not seem to be enough daylight for this wayƒarer. Too, I am well aware that on this day, the equinox, the daytime and nighttime are the same throughout the hemisphere, in fact, throughout the earth. However, as the earth rotates around the sun, moving to its position that results in the northern hemisphere to arrive at the winter solstice, not only do the daylight become less, but the daylight hours become increasingly different between latitudes. What does this mean when I dumb it down? It means that on the winter solstice, the length of daylight becomes longer the further south you go. The reason for this is the further south you travel in winter, the higher the sun is in the sky and thus causing Longer Daylight hours. Thus, methinks, this is another reason that I migrate south for the winter, because I am so much a Daylight person.

At four-thirty I begin my evening meal preparations by getting out my cookpot, boiling water, adding my sprouted grains, then TWS, seaweed, and finally chopped vegetables. Even though I have just completed a new batch of my spice mix recipe, I have one more ingredient that I wish to include, which is cardamom. I want to include this herb because it has some healing qualities that impress me. When the food is done cooking, I then remember in the past, when I added a 1/4 cup of coconut oil to the recipe, it gave the recipe an interesting flavor. So in goes the coconut oil.

After stowing my stove, I retire into the jammer and resume pounding keys while I eat, and yes, it does taste better with the oil.

Then after some time at the keyboard, I the get into the horizontal and close my eyes.

Awake, put on my shirt, shoes and walk to the restroom. When I return to the jammer, I climb back into the rear, turn on my computer and begin pounding keys to update my journal entry from yesterday. While I sit here at the keyboard, I eat the leftover Repast from yesterday and once that is done, I step outside to boil water for my cup of hot. Then with a cup of hot in my hand, I resume my keyboard activity while sipping the hot liquid. Later this morning, I walk to the shower house for some hot water on my body.

Since I have no internet, I opt to to through the Bible study by myself. I hope to remedy this when I leave this state park this coming Thursday morning at which time I will drive west towards Portland and stop at an e-mart to purchase a new phone. Then, all I will have to do is insert the SIMM card into the new phone to resume my life and activities with internet, most important of which is connecting to the Christain meetings. Methinks, life is tough enough already, and I hate those times when it is disrupted when something breaks down, whether technology, automotive, or yes, even my own body. As I have always said, Life is tough, and then you die.

Early on in this day, there begins a light rain which drips through the forest canopy at first leaving large areas of dry spots. Then, by noon, the rain intensifies and I thus stow all of my things inside the jammer, those items that I normally leave outside when I am camping such as garbage can, shoes, towel, and two floor mats. Too, I climb inside, close all of my windows except the drivers window which I leave with a half inch opening. Then, after I clear a spot, I place my heater on the floor between the two front seats and turn it on, setting it to a low setting. Then, I resume my work of updating my web page while eating from my pantry.

Some time after the dark envelopes my forested sojourn, I resume the horizontal, beseech the most high God for his blessings and direction, then thank Him for all that he has bestowed upon me and then close my eyes.

Awaken by the alarm on my A-51 phone this morning, and yes, it is still working even though it has lost the display. I arise, turn on my computer and begin pounding keys, with the first task to complete my journal entry for yesterday, then move on to begin the entry for today and finally, continue my web page update.

At noon, it is somewhat warmer so, I climb out of the jammer and begin the work of mixing super foods, supplements and other high nutrient packages that are in my pantry. I am amazed at how much I do have and before three this afternoon, I have mixed enough to have six bottles of what I have always called my MRP, but methinks I will conger up something more appropriate to name it, like nutritional enforcer, but not that. I don′t know, I will think of something.

Once all the packages of foods are mixed, I then get out my supplements and start dividing them up between the six bottles. I continue until about five this evening and then put everything away, climb back into the jammer and then update my journal entry for today.

I then eat prepared food from my pantry, after which because of being very tired, in a lot of pain and must needs get into the horizontal, I lie down and close my eyes for a little while. I am able to sleep for about three hours which makes all the difference in reducing the pain, plus I feel very much less tired. I rise, turn on my computer and begin pounding keys, starting with this paragraph and completing my journal entry for both yesterday and today.

Since yesterday, I have kept my heater running but have turned the thermostat down so that it does not become too hot for me inside of the jammer. However, at night when the temperature outside drops, the heater runs almost constant and in doing so, keeps the inside of my home dry.

Awake to the alarm on my phone, rise, dress in my summer blues, turn on my computer and begin pounding keys until about eight-thirty. Then, I step out of the jammer, walk to the back and open the rear lift door. Next, I get out my stove and set it up on one of my stools directly under the lift door and begin boiling water while I continue to prepare my three cups with their ingredients, one for coffee, one for hot tea and the third for my breakfast, a cup of Daystart, which to me, never gets old.

When the water boils, I divide it amidst the three cups, which I carry around to the side door and put them in my office. Then, I walk back to the rear of the jammer, stow the cookpot back in its place, stow the stool in its place and close the rear lift door. This morning task has been completed one more time in this time of the end while I await for the ride of the white horseman who has wears the crown (Revelation 6:2; 19:11) and the army which follows him, also on white horses (Revelation 19:14). These will then go forth to destroy the unworthy, but to all have have given bow to the knee in honor of the one wearing the crown (Philippians 2:10), he will bring the Paradise (Luke 23:43). Faith I have strongly, that day is soon upon us.

Finally, I climb back into the jammer and resume pounding keys while sipping on hot coffee and enjoying my meal.

Methinks, over more than a decade living in this manner, I have performed this same ritual an untold multitude of times, but today with the rain coming down, this ritual must needs be done slightly differently, not along the side door with me sitting on a second stool, but standing under cover of the rear lift gate out of the rain.

Awake, perform my morning routine and then end up back in the jammer at my computer pounding keys, continuing to so until just before noon when sun overcast sky finally breaks to all the sunlight to make it to the ground. Immediately, the temperature increases as the bright light is filtered into a mosaic of many oddly shaped patches on the ground. This is what I have been waiting for these past several days. I turn of my computer, step outside and begin several chores that I have been wanting to do.

I begin with cleaning the jammer by removing all the pine needles from the outside, then wipe down the outside of the jammer and the windows. Next, I open up the rear lift gate and clean the inside door jam, as well as the door jam for the left sliding door, after which I spray lube on all the door hinges. Continuing, I straighten up the interior, sweeping the floor and rearranging

All along while I work on the jammer and my gear, the trains continue to run the rails on both sides of the Columbia River. I have never felt the sound that they make is intrusive, even when they blow their loud horns, which is every time they go by. Methinks, I have come to enjoy this sound, even as I have always loved camping by a large flow of water rushing over a cascading falls.

At about three this afternoon, I pack up all of my cleaning gear and stow it in the jammer, then I spend a time catching up on my journal writing until four this afternoon, which I then change to meal preparation mode, get out my cookpot and then use up as much of the vegetable I have remaining to make my repast. However, as I am finishing my meal preparations, the rain once again begin pummeling down through the very old forest. Still, I am able to get done with cooking, put away my cookpot and then all my things onboard the jammer, that is with the one exception of my extension cord. I leave it out so that I can charge my batteries and have lights. Too, I continue to run the heater so as to keep the dampness inside the jammer to a minimum and have stripped down to only my shorts.

On my web site work during the last few days, I have been working on consolidating a list of abbreviations for the purpose of adding information to new visits to existing locations and new locations. It has taken a long time but I believe it is all starting to make more sense.

I stay inside the jammer after eating and all too soon, the darkness fills this ancient forest of very large trees with night.

Awake, dress in my summer blues, walk to the mens room after which, I uplug the jammer, roll up the electric cord and stow it in its place. I then climb into the drivers seat, start the jammer engine and drive slowly out of the state park. Then, I drive about forty miles west on IH 84 and get off on exit 16, which is Gresham, Oregon were I then drive to a e-mart to look to purchase a new phone.

Upon my arrival at the e-mart, I park, walk inside and find the phone display showing two phones, a Samsung A14 for two hundred dollars and a Samsung A54 for four hundred dollars. A salesman walks up and asks if I have any questions, to which I say, Yes, what is the difference between these two phones? His answer clearly tells me that if I wish to use the phone as a camera and several other reasons, then the A54 would the best buy. I then walk to the check out desk and pay for the phone, with one advantage by buying the phone here in Oregon, there is no sales tax. I have the sales clerk install my sim card but he has to cut the edge of it to make it fit. I did not like for him to do that but he assured me it was ok.

Afterwards, I walk out to the jammer, get out my com, connect to the internet and then upload all of the pages and photos that I have prepared during the last ten day. Once that is done and I have stowed my computer back into its place, I then get back on the road to do a little more shopping before I head back out into Oregon to drive over the Cascade Mountains into the dry side of Oregon.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the local ff-mart for a cup of coffee, and then begin my drive south on US 97 and soon come to the bridge over Crooked River, which river at this bridge is a deep gorge that cuts down into the high desert, which area is located in the Lava Plains Ecoregion.

The Crooked River is a tributary of the Deshutes River which is a tributary to the Columbia River. There is still much which I have to get caught up with on my web page to account for all of this information, but as it remains for now, I must needs put it off until later.

When I arrive in Redmond, Oregon, I drive to the w-mart on the highway and it is not a stand alone but is one inside a g-mart. I make it a habit of avoiding these kinds because there are almost always not much seating and almost never any electrical plugs. I drive to the next one on my list of several locations and find a stand alone, park in a space near the door, grab my computer bag and walk inside. I use my rewards to obtain a cup of hot tea.

Too, I go to the reservation site for the Oregon state parks and search for an available campsite at my next campground and I am able to secure five nights with my Veterans pass. I will drive there tomorrow for my first night of camping with electric and water hookups.

Here at the w-mart, I work pounding keys for much of the day, then at about six-thirty this even this evening, I pack out and drive to first find the g-mart and after that, I to look for a place to overnight, which I find to be just fine right here at the g-mart.

Awake, drive to the w-mart, walk inside and claim a seat which has an electrical plug next to it and begin pounding keys. Again today, I use my rewards to obtain a large cup of hot tea, then, sit down and begin another day of pounding keys while working on my website.

I continue here until just before the sunsets, then drive to the g-mart to park for the night. It is going to be near freezing by tomorrow morning, so I unfold and lay out all three of my blankets and then climb under to stay warm for the night.

Awake to a very cold morning and start the jammer engine with the heater turned on, get back under the covers, which last evening had put out all three across my sleeping pad. As soon as the inside of the jammer warms up, I dress in my fall blues, climb into the drivers seat and head south on Canal Blvd to the w-mart. Once I am sitting inside, I update my journal entry, after which, I begin my preparations for the meeting later this morning.

Then, at nine-seventeen, when I finish my study for the meeting, I remember that there will not be a meeting in Oak Harbor today because the congregation is away attending the assembly. Still, I am so glad that I have thoroughly studied this article. So, instead, I pack out drive to the g-mart to purchase some eggs, fresh fish and vegetables, after which I drive south on US 97 through Bend, Oregon in which I stop for some buritoes. Afterwards, I drive south from there through the Deschutes National Forest until I arrive at the exit for the state park. I drive west on the road to the park, enter the campground, back into my space, plug in my electric cord and then climb into the rear of the jammer and take a nap.

Later, upon rising, I grab my shower bag and towel, then I walk across the middle of the loop to the shower house and get into some wonderfully medium warm water. Afterwards, I return to the jammer, climb into the rear, turn on my electric heater, get out my computer and commence pounding keys to complete my journal entry for today.

Awake to a very cold morning, dress in my winter blues and step out side to walk to the restroom and about half way there, I look up to see if I can see the moon and any planets. To mu surprise, I see, not only Venus but but also the moon with what looks like a rainbow around it, so I take a couple of photos of the moon.

Upon my return to the jammer, I begin boiling water for my morning meal. Once my three cups are filled with hot coffee, hot tea and my meal, I climb back in the jammer, turn on my computer and begin pounding the keyboard.

I have one bar on my phone when I arrived yesterday, but this morning, there is no signal. Thus, this piece of electronics can only be used to use apps that are currently on it. Too, I will update this campsite to include Little or No phone reception on the Campsite Rating, which will drop it from an eight to a seven rating.

When it warms up outside, I go for a walk to see if anyone had left firewood in their campsites and find two unburnt logs and some smaller pieces. I carry the logs back to my campsite and place them by my fire pit and then resume pounding keys. Then, at about one this afternoon, I step outside to try to split the logs but after some time trying, I decide to split up the smaller pieces and use this wood to start the fire and then place the two logs on top to burn them. This works and I am able to build a good pit of coals to cook my two tuna filet as well as bring to boil and cook a pot of vegetable stew.

After about some four hours, I climb back into the jammer with my food to eat the fish filet but plan to have the stew tomorrow. It has begun to rain lightly just before the food was done, but soon after, the rain increases to nearly a downpour.

After I eat, I walk to the shower house to take a hot shower, don clean clothes, and then return to the jammer. I climb in, take a seat at my desk and resume pounding keys. Outside, the rain continues through the night.

Later, I get into the horizontal and read in the WTL Life Stories article series about brothers Herd, Jackson and Losch. After this, I turn my electronics off and close my eyes.

Awake to a much warmer morning, turn on my computer and complete my journal entry for yesterday. Then, at about eight this morning, I step outside, open the rear lift door, get out my cookpot and begin boiling water. Once my cup of hot has been prepared, I switch over to my skillet, add some olive oil, on top of which I pour my scrambled eggs mix and prepare my breakfast.

When the eggs are done, I add some mozzarella cheese on the top and let the heat from the stove melt the cheese. Next, I transfer the eggs to my stainless steal plate, clean up my tea pot and skillet and finally step inside to eat. While I eat, I pound keys to add the tea pot story for today to my journal entry.

I get a text from JoAnn who tells me that all of her family after purchasing a large acreage of land has moved to Missouri. She seemed to be sad and I try to cheer her up by telling her that I will always be a friend she can rely on, which in fact, I tell her that I am speaking truthfully.

In the early afternoon, I put fire to my stove once again and then put my cookpot, which still contains the vegetable stew, onto the flame and after it comes to a boil, I add a small amount of green banana flour, stir for a time and then it is done.

I then climb back into the jammer to pound keys while I eat.

Awake, dress in my winter blues, walk to the mens room and then back to the jammer, only to climb back into the rear and sit down at my office table. Again, like Monday, today feels very cold, which I guess is due to the thick fog that envelopes the high desert. I stay inside until the temperature warms up and then I step outside and boil water for my cup coffee and cup of tea, but do not make a cup of Daystart because I have one more meal of eggs with cheese left to make. The extra cup of water, I do pour into my sierra cup for another cup of coffee, which I drink while I am preparing my egg and cheese breakfast.

Before I cook the eggs, I first chop and cook a yellow onion, after which I put the onions in my stainless steel plate. Next, I add more olive oil and grill a zucchini, which I had also chopped into small pieces. When the zucchini is done, I add it to the plate with the onions and then begin cooking the eggs, my choice being scrambled with some of my spice mix. When the eggs are nearly done, I spoon the cooked vegetable back into the skillet and mix them with the eggs. Finally, I use the last of my mozzarella cheese and sprinkle it on top of my meal and let it continue to cook for several more minutes.

I then turn off the stove and carry the skillet and my plate back into the jammer to have my breakfast and hot coffee while I continue to work on my web site pages.

At two this afternoon, when the temperature rises into the 50s, I step out of the jammer to begin doing an oil change. I have always appreciated how, on this type of vehicle, the task is not hard at all, in fact, most maintenance and repairs are well within my ability to accomplish. However, as I have gotten older, still doing these automotive tasks take me so much longer to accomplish.

Then, at four, I walk to the shower house to do a quick hot shower and then return to the jammer to light a fire in my fire pit. I do not have much wood, not enough to even get it started, just a few small pieces and three logs. So, since I have plenty of the Boy Scout fire starter, I use what we used to call it back when I was a teenager going camping with the Scout Troop. It was called Fire Water and got the fire started and kept it burning for a long time. So, I stack the logs in a circle, but the few pieces of wood in the middle, throw in all of my paper trash, some pine cones and then doused the middle with an ample amount of Fire Water, after which, I put the fire to the pieces of paper in the middle of the three logs. Instantly, there was a blazing fire which kept burning for a couple of hours until when it was a very small flame to which I did not add any more Fire Water.

Then at about seven-thirty, I climbed into the jammer and to to task the finishing of my journal entry for today. At eight-thirty, I look back outside and see that there are still some coals and a small flame. I then turn off my electronics, get into the horizontal and soon after, close my eyes. It is supposed to be in the mid 40s tomorrow when I arise, which is just perfect. I will take one final shower, put on clean clothes and then pack out for Bend, Oregon where I will stay for a couple of days and upload all of the work on my journal and web pages.

Awake to the twilight, the moon is directly overhead, starting the last quarter and the temperature, although being in the lower forties, again feels like it is near freezing. However, it is sunny and clear this morning, so this changes my supposition that the fog yesterday was the cause of the freezing feeling. The sun will rise in the next few minutes as I gather my things to walk to the shower house for a hot shower. Upon returning to the jammer, I see from the tops of the trees, that the sun has risen and upon arriving back at the jammer, I climb into the rear, sit at my desk and initiate my journal entry for this morinng.

I really must admit that I did enjoy my stay at LaPine State Park primarily because it was so quite here, especially at night. Too, unlike some of the other state parks here in Oregon, the campsite was very dark, even with the lights marking the restrooms and entrance fee station, so much so that there was no need to put up my window shades. Other than the fact that it was very cold most nights, I would have loved to sit out under the stars and look for meteorites, satellites and other celestial objects, but still hope to at another location later on this migration south.

After I have put my computer away, I then begin to pack out of this state park, after which, I drive to the bridge across the Deschutes River and stop to take a couple of photos.

When I leave the bridge, I continue to US 97, then turn north on US 97, past Lava Butte, and drive to Bend where I turn into the w-mart for coffee, com and computer.

Later, I pack out of the cafe, drive south of town until I arrive at the first exit south of town, drive east towards

Awake, drive to Bend, first to the hc-mart for my hair to be cut and then to a ff-mart for coffee and a breakfast burrito. Once these chores are done, I drive south out of Bend on US 97 to the Lava Butte Cinder Cone exit only to find out that the road to the top is closed for the season. So, I drive back to US 97 and continue for just less than two hours south to my next stop for the night.

I arrive at the state park before eleven this morning and see that there was a fire in this forest that burned much of the state park lands, but the host tells me that the fire fighters were able to same the trees around the campground. So, I select a spot from the nearly empty campground, set up and plug in for the night. Then, I go inside and work on my computer for the rest of the day.

Later, at about five this evening, I step out, put fire to my stove and begin boiling some bone broth so that I can make a vegetable stew for supper tonight. Then, at a little after, while the sunlight is still shinning on the tops of the trees, I climb into the jammer for the night to pound keys while I enjoy my vegetable stew.

This is the first time that I have been to this campground and only will stay for one day. When I leave here tomorrow, I plan to drive to Klamath Falls for the weekend, after which I will drive to Goose Lake where I plan to stay for five more nights. Then, after I leave Goose lake on Saturday morning, I plan on drive south on US 395 to Reno, the jog eastward to US 95 and follow it south through Nevada to Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. After entering into Arizona, I will gas up and spend a couple of nights at Lone Tree campground, after which I will get onto the slow lane of the interstate and drive to Tennessee where I have an appointment to have Joe′s shop do some maintenance work for me.

As for my plans after that, I have none, I will be back to my normal drifter status.

Awake just before my alarm this morning, step out of the jammer and walk to the shower house for some hot water, my first one here. I find it steamy hot and just perfect for what I need this morning. I then return to the jammer, get out my stove and begin boiling water for my two hot drinks, one coffee, one tea. Once the water is boiled and in my two cups, I then put the cookpot with last nights leftovers on the stove and it quickly comes to a boil. Next, I put the vegetable stew in my third cup and set everything inside the jammer. Finally, I wash the cookpot, stow it back in its place, put the stove away and then climb inside the jammer to eat my morning meal.

After eating, I step back outside and begin packing out, first all my gear that is still outside of the jammer, then the extension cord. Finally, I climb into the driver′s seat, start the engine and pull it twenty feet forward. Next, leaving the jammer engine running, I step outside to inspect the campsite and finding nothing that I have left behind, get back into the jammer. Then, with my cup of hot coffee in hand, I slowly drive out of space A-32, then to the trash receptacle to dump my garbage, and then continue back out the state park to the highway.

After looking both direction and seeing that it is still too early for any other traffic, I put out of the state park, turn south on US 97 and begin my drive to Klamath Falls, Oregon. Along the route of US 97, I stop several times to take photos of the scenery, especially the fall foliage but also including Upper Klamath Lake which is quite large, the national forest and the surrounding mountains. One mountain that rises above the rest is Mount McLoughlin at elevation 9394 feet.

Upon arriving in Klamath Falls, I go directly to the w-mart, carry my computer bag inside and take a seat at one of the tables next to the wall with a plug. I get out my computer and then begin pounding keys. One of the first things that I do is to create a new page highlighting my newly visited state park. After that, I then start going through the many photos that I have taken during the last several days, organizing them, reviewing, cropping and setting in appropriate folders for uploading and including within web the appropriate web pages.

Awake, drive to the w-mart to get ready for the meeting later this morning. Then at fifteen minutes before ten, I connect to the Oak Harbor congregation and greet those friends who are already on the zoom connection.

Later, after the meeting ends, I pack out of the w-mart and drive east out of Klamath Falls on SH 140 to drive to Lakeview, Oregon and for me to be able to spend the last six free days camping in an Oregon state park. The drive is about a two hour drive, so at about half way, I stop at a roadside park to eat something and to dump my garbage into the receptacle here. Too, while sitting there in the driver seat, I pick up the Goose Lake state park (GLSP) brochure that I obtained while at Collier Memorial state park and begin looking it over. On the brochure I read where it says that Goose Lake park is a seasonal park open from May to the end of September. Wow, methinks, due to that fact, I am not going to be able to camp at GLSP, so again, methinks, I will instead go the Hunter Hot Springs two miles north of Lakeview, Oregon, and if the remodel is now completed, I will get into some hot water and maybe even pay to camp there for a night. Surely, the remodel is done because both of the last two times I have been there, May of 2019 and June of 2021, it had still been "Under Remodel."

I arrive at Hunters Hot Springs shortly after two this afternoon, park in the parking lot and it does not look promising. I walk up to the door and read the sign on the front door of the lodge, "Under Remodel."

I then drive back out of the hot springs driveway, turn right on US 395, drive through Lakeview, Oregon and out the south side of the city and begin the fourteen mile drive to the California. During this drive, methinks, I will stop at GLSP anyway just to see if it could possibly be open. When I arrive at State Line Road, I turn right and drive one mile to the state park entrance, which I find to be open, so I drive into the park and see that there are people camping in the state park. I say a prayer to thank Jehovah for arranging this park to stay open for me. Later, when I go online, I find that the current season for camping this year is from 01 May through 31 October, which is different from my previous visits.

I pull into the park, drive around the loop and choose space number 13 which is the one closest to the restroom and shower house. I fill out the park registration form and then drive back to the entrance gate to deposit it in the fee envelope receptacle. Next, I drive back to my space, back in, plug in my electric cord and then start getting ready to cook my supper. I get out all of my stove and put fire to it, open a box of bone broth, then empty it into the cookpot and while I let it come to a boil, I begin chopping vegetables. As each is chopped, I put them in the inverted lid atop the cookpot. Soon, the broth is boiling and I begin putting the chopped vegetables into the liquid, first a sweet potato, then yellow onions, then celery with the green tops also cut up. Next, I add one half of a zucchini, also chopped up, then five kale leaves chopped small, and a quarter cup of quinoa. After that, I add two tablespoons of my spice mix and two tablespoons of previously finely chopped dried seaweed. I also have some larger pieces of dried kombu seaweed, which I really like because of their great flavor.

Just before I take the cookpot off the fire, I add a little more water and a quarter cup of banana flour so that the liquid will be more like a stew instead of a soup. After I put away the stove and fuel bottle, I carry the cookpot into the jammer and set it on the floor next to my desk. Then I climb into the rear of the jammer and as I catch up on my journal writing, I enjoy three sierra cups of my vegetable stew.

I then give JoAnn a phone call and we compare recipes while the sun takes a dive below the horizon. After we hang up the phones, I watch as the remaining gray of twilight gives way the the black of night, while I am here to enjoy one of my favorite campgrounds of all that I have ever been to.

Awake just before seven this morning to see the last few minutes of the colorful sunrise. I dress, step outside, grab my shower bag, towel, some clean clothes and walk to the shower house for some hot water. Upon my return to the jammer, I get out my stove, skillet and begin cooking eggs with vegetables for breakfast together with hot coffee and hot tea. When the meal is done, I step inside the jammer to eat, after which, I clean and then put away all of kitchen gear.

Then, I climb back into my office and resume pounding keys and continue working until the sun sets when I pick up my cookpot to eat my leftover stew from last night, during which I continue working on my website.

After it becomes very dark outside, I look out the window and upwards to see that there is a large number of stars in the sky. Too, I am so amazed at how quite it is here in this location. Later, I turn off the electronics and get into the horizontal for the night.

Awake, climb out of the sack, dress in my winter blues, step outside and walk the fifty yards to the mens room for my morning ablution. After the visit, I return to the jammer, get out my stove and teapot to boil water for my morning two cups of hot and Daystart. After that, I put my breakfast in the jammer, clean and put away my kitchen and then climb into the jammer office and resume my task at hand. I stay inside the jammer all day because of there being the tail in of one of the northwest area weather pattern know as a pineapple express, which is today crossing over south central Oregon.

At four-thirty, I step outside to walk to the mens room where I meet Cory, the assistant Park Ranger. He tells me that this park only has two rangers, the other is named Brian. We talk for a time and he asks me if I am here for the eclipse, to which I tell him yea. He also tells me that the park expects quite a few people to come here for the eclipse and have extended the normal end of season date from 30 September until 31 October for the event. I tell Cory that I was so glad when I found this out upon my arrival Sunday afternoon.

It continues to rain most all of this day due to which I do not get out my stove and cookpot, but instead cut up an onion, celary and mix these vegetables with a can of tuna, mustard and some of my spice mix. Too, I have recently added cardomom to my recently combined batch of my mix because of the healing properties that come with this spice.

Evening arrives, I choose not to get out the cookpot for a hot meal but instead, prepare tuna and chopped veggies sandwiches. I have enjoyed using tuna in this way and it is a good way to be filled and still obtain some nutrition. After my meal, I pound keys for a time longer before I get into the horizontal for the night.

The forecasted morning temperature was supposed to be several degrees below freezing this morning but apparently, it never got that low, which is good in some ways, like the park water pipes could have frozen. Still, that did not happen and it now does not look to cold for the next server days coming. I rise, take my morning 100 foot walk and return. Then, I get out the stove, teapot, and skillet to make both my hot drinks and a plate full of eggs and veggies. Once every thing is done and or stowed back in their place, I climb inside to eat and resume my key pounding. I continue in this mode until about four when I climb back outside and commence my evening meal preparations.

Tonight, I will be having my Repast veggy stew. I find it so amazing how many different ways there are to cook my Repast. Especially when I have previously purchased a lot of different types of vegetables to chop into the pot. After cooling my evening meal, I now have ingredients for one more veggy and egg breakfast and one more veggy Repast. Methinks, I planned that very well. After cooking, I climb back inside, take my seat at the table and continue pounding keys until will after dark.

When the complete dark of night arrives, there is almost nothing to see due to the only few lights in this campground.

Awake, dress in my winter blues, step outside to walk to the mens room and find it to be really cold this morning with a slight covering of ice on most surfaces. I then return directly back to the jammer, pick up some trash that had fallen to the ground and then climb back inside and shut the side sliding door. I sit here and pound keys with the electric heater at full heat. I continue here until about ten when I step out to find that since the sun has risen, it was warming up nicely, so, I get out my stove, teapot and skillet and prepare to use the last eggs and cheese for my morning meal. Once I have every thing done, I begin to set the cups of hot and food inside and see the assistant ranger doing some chores.

So I walk over to ask him about the eclipse glasses he said that he would check of for me. He replied that Brian, the head ranger said that they would not be given out until Saturday Morning. That is not what I wanted to hear, so mentally, methought, I will go into town tomorrow on Friday to search out and find a pair of the eclipse glasses. I then climbed back into the jammer to eat my breakfast and resume my pounding keys.

In the evening, I connect with Zoom to the Oak Harbor congregation to listen to the mid-week meeting. After the meeting, I leave right away because I am very tired today and get into the horizontal immediately.

Awake, dress in my winter blues, grab my shower bag, towel, clean clothes and walk to the shower house for some hot water. After wards, I walk back to the jammer and begin my breakfast preparations, which is my regular breakfast, two cups of hot and a cup of Daystart. Once the morning meal is done and the stove and teapot are stowed in their place, I climb into the jammer office and begin pounding keys while I eat my breakfast.

All day long, I watch as the campground begins to fill up for the night, most all here for the annual solar eclipse as I am. In the early part of the afternoon, I step out of the jammer to take a walk and meet some of the campers. I find that many are from California and will be viewing the eclipse right here in the state park. Myself, I will be driving to a location that is directly on the centerline of the path of the eclipse. I will do this because the centerline is the place where I will be able to see the perfectly formed annular ring around the moon. Then, after setting up, I hope to get a couple good photos the the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse. However, time will tell and I will see how I do with the equipment that I have.

In the afternoon, a couple of Rangers drive around the park and hand out eclipse eye shades and an commemorative Oregon state park Eclipse patch to the campers. I thank then and tell the ranger that I have been collection patches for decades. I the return to the jammer and resume my key pounding.

It is not until long after he suns sets that I finally turn off the computer, get into the horizontal and close my eyes. The need for the morrow has me agog.

Awake, rise, dress in my fall blues, walk to the restroom first, then back to the jammer to prepare breakfast. Once my meal is made and sitting on the floor between the front seats, I pack out, unplug, start the jammer engine and pull forward one car length. Then, I step outside walk back behind the van and police the area. Methinks, ever since learning this in the Boy Scouts, I just can not keep from doing this every time I depart from a place where I have spent the night.

Next, I key in the coordinates for view point number 2 and begin my drive there, during which drive, I eat my morning meal. I finally arrive at the site just north of Adel, Oregon, find a place to park and begin taking photos. How good these photos came out will have to wait until I transfer them to my computer and review them.

Afterwards, I drive back west on SH 140, then south on US 395 through Lakeview, across the state line into California and continue south to Alturas where I gas up. Then, I drive east on SH 299 to Cedarville, turn south on CR 1 and follow it into Nevada and onto the Walker Lane. When the highway crosses into Nevada, it then becomes SH 447, which traverses southward, first past Black Rock Desert (Location of the Burning Man) and then along the Walker Lane.

The Walker Lane is a geologic trough roughly aligned with the California/Nevada border southward to where Death Valley intersects the Garlock Fault. What this means is that this fault is the bottom of a deep interior drainage basin, even reaching below sea level in some places and being that it is a drainage basin, it is also endorheic, meaning that any water that enters the basin will not drain out to the sea but will instead have to evaporate.

After following the Walker Lane south through Nevada on SH 447, I arrive in Fernley, Nevada and stop for the night. The first place that I drive to is the w-mart so that I can upload my journal entry. Then, because I am tired from driving all day, I pack out and drive to a place to overnight.

Awake, see the orange glow across the eastern horizon, rise, dress in my fall blues and walk into the w-mart for coffee, com and computer. Methinks that I will overnight here for at least one more night before I continue my migration southward.

I drive to the w-mart, carry my computer bag inside and spend the day resting while I pound keys to continue my work on the

Upon arising, I drive to the ff-mart for a cup of coffee and a breakfast burrito, after which, I drive south out of town on US Alternate 95 hoping to stop at the Lahontan Reservoir which is a location that I have stopped at on a previously journey. After finding the area to have changed completely, I then continue south on US A-95, cross the Walker River and soon after arrive at US 95, on which I turn south and continue along the Walker River to Walker Lake.

The US highway continues along the geologic trough, as I pass Tonopah, Nevads, then Goldfield, next Beatty, and after passing through Amargosa Valley, I turn off of US 95 onto SH 160 and drive south until I arrive in Pahrump just after four this afternoon, where I drive to the w-mart, walk inside with my computer bag and ask for a large ice water.

Then, at shortly after nine this evening, I pack out, walk outside and find that the temperature has dropped considerably. I get into the jammer and drive to a location where I will overnight. Once I am parked, I climb into the rear of the jammer and it does not take me too long before I am sleeping.

Awake, drive to the w-mart, grab my computer bag and walk inside for another day of rest and pounding keys. I keep inside while outside the soars into the low 90s. When looking for a cooler location to spend some time, I have found that currently, Lake Havasu City, Arizona has highs in the low 100s with night time lows in the high 60s, which for this old man is much to much hot. So my search leads me further towards the east and find that I could find milder temperatures along the IH 40 route in Arizona, particularly in Williams, Flagstaff and if I wait for another week the temperatures will be in the 50s in Kingman.

Later, I retire to the location where I am overnighting, park, put up my window shades and climb into the back for another night in the desert with low 50s.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, start the jammer engine and drive to the w-mart where I go inside for a cup of hot, com and computer. I remain inside again for another day, waiting for the hot of this day to cease, so that I can go outside and enjoy the cool of the evening.

Once the temperature drops to below 80 degrees, which is long after dark, I then pack out, venture outside, walk to the jammer and drive to the same place where I have been parking to overnight. I suspect that I will do the very same thing tomorrow so that I can use the internet here at the w-mart to connect to the meeting in Oak Harbor, Washington.

For the third day in a row, I awake just a few minutes before the alarm on my phone goes off, rise, dress in my fall blues, climb forward into the drivers seat, start the engine and drive two blocks south to the w-mart. Here, I park, grab my computer bag and walk inside for a cup of hot.

This evening, at six-fifty pm, I connect to the midweek meeting in Oak Harbor, Washington. Later, as I leave the w-mart, I look up into the night sky to notice that the crescent moon is setting in the western horizon.

For the forth day in a row, I awake just a few minutes before the alarm on my phone goes off, rise, dress in my fall blues, climb forward into the drivers seat, start the engine and drive two blocks south to the w-mart. Here, I park, grab my computer bag and walk inside for a cup of hot.

Again, after driving to the d-mart parking lot to park for the night, I look towards the western horizon to see the growing crescent moon in the sky. Methink back only a few days when this same moon was in a celestial dance with the sun to cause the last annual eclipse.

Again, for the fifth day in a row, I awake just a few minutes before the alarm on my phone goes off, rise, dress in my fall blues, climb forward into the drivers seat, start the engine and drive two blocks south to the w-mart. Here, I park, grab my computer bag and walk inside for a cup of hot.

I continue here inside of this cafe simply because the temperatures in the desert today soar into the 90s and the air conditioning keeps me from having to deal with the heat. Too, I remain inside until nearly nine pm, long after the sunset, which is at about six this evening, waiting for the temperature outside to drop below 80 degrees. Once it is endurable outside again, I pack out of the cafe, drive to the g-mart, park in the outlying area, put up my window shades and climb into the rear of the jammer. Here in the desert, the low for the night does not arrive until a long time after midnight, at which time it only then become comfortable enough for me to sleep well.

Still, this time of hot temperatures is more than endurable for me, much so more than those times with night time temperatures below freezing or God forbid, in the single digit temperatures. No, even the warm nights that I am now dealing with are better than the many freezing nights that I have endured during the time that I have crossed the Rocky mountains. And yes, the times when I do need to cross the Rockies happens twice a year, once on my spring journey north from Texas to Washington and again during the fall journey south from Washington back to Texas.

Nevertheless, no matter what befalls me while I am upon the Journey On, no, despite how bad it does become at times, I am always quick to remember to give praise and thanks to Jehovah God for getting me through both the worst of times as well as the best of times. I am convinced deep within my heart that the most high God Jehovah has always been there and will always be there to same me from any trials, as He does for all of those who call upon his Name. (Romans 10:13)

Thus, it remains for this reason that I fear not to continue upon the Journey On, that is, the reason that Jehovah God is my salvation because He cares for his people and provides escape from any and all trails. (Isaiah 12: 2Acts 2:21; Psalms 68:20; Psalms 118:14)

Awake, dress in my fall blues, step outside to put my trousers on and notice first that there is a slight glow of daylight along the eastern horizon that is encroaching upon the night sky. Then, as I look about, I notice two planets in the sky, first Venus bright and high in the eastern sky, and then as I turn towards the western sky, I see second, Jupiter low and near to the horizon. Further, due to the increasing light of day, there seems to be little else that is visible in the sky. Finally, I climb back into the jammer, start the engine and drive to the w-mart where I purchase a cup of hot with my accumulated rewards.

Next, I sit down at my table turn on my computer and begin preparing for the meeting that begins later this morning. Once I have completed my study about how I can learn from Bible prophecy by studying the prophecy humbly, thoroughly, and with the right motive, I then update my daily journal entry with this entry. Then, I await for the meeting to begin while sipping on my second cup of hot.

Once the meeting begins, I greet the friends, after which, I continue connected until the end of the meeting when all are saying their good byes. I too depart and then wrap up my stay here in the Nevada desert by packing out of Parump, returning to my road path eastward into Arizona and search for the next place to spend a night or two.

Therefore, to acquire this, I leave my keyboard and take up the device of travel, my steering wheel and accelerator foot pedal. Furthermore, I attach my phone on the windshield mound so that I will have a means to take photos along the path and so, with camera on and wheels rolling, I proceed along the next leg of the journey on, that of crossing the Mojave Desert.

Awake, dress, drive to the w-mart just half a mile north, park right in front of the cafe and go inside to take my place next to the window through which I can see my vehicle. I then purchase a cup of hot and sit down to pound keys for another day here in the desert.

While here in this city, I have been looking eastward along the IH 40 route so that I may choose my next place to overnight, but what I am finding is that the rest of the interstate route in Arizona has freezing night time temperatures. Too, the nighttime freezing temperatures do not stop until arriving in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Thus, my next place to overnight has been set and it is about seven hours of driving from where I am currently.

However, my plans are to stay here for tonight and then again tomorrow night after which, I can stop at a bank Wednesday morning to withdraw the newly deposited money from my account, and then, I should have ample funds to continue eastward.

I remain inside the cafe until long after it becomes dark and then drive to the d-mart where I have been overnighting, which store has a large collection of other RVs in the parking lot at night. It appears that it has not become an issue here like it has become on the west coast.

Awake, rise and dress in my fall blues. Then, I climb into the driver seat, start the engine and drive north on Stockton Hill Road half a mile to the w-mart where I park in the handicap parking space, grab my computer bag and walk inside for day two here in this desert city.

Then, after the sun sets, pack out, drive to the d-mart to park for one more night here in Kingman, Arizona.

Awake, drive to the ff-mart for a cup of senior coffee and then go back in for a refill. After that, I start the jammer and drive south to the interstate and then take the eastbound entrance to begin my very long day of driving. Starting at shortly after seven this morning, I drive east on IH 40 through Flagstaff,then Winslow, Holbrook and stop a short time in the Painted Desert of Petrified Forest National Park to get a free lifetime National Park Veterans Pass. I also take a few photos of the painted desert. Leaving the painted desert, I continue driving the remaining miles through Arizona.

After crossing into New Mexico, I drive to Gallup where I stop to each my lunch. Then, I continue east and after driving 25 miles, I come upon the continental divide sign informing me that the elevation is 7275 feet. I continue east on IH 40 until arriving at exit 126, where I turn south on SH 6 and drive another 42 miles to Los Lunas, New Mexico and arrive at a w-mart, arriving after about a seven hour drive from Kingman, Arizona. I park, grab my computer bag, walk inside and have a large glass of ice water. I sit down and begin pounding keys to update my journal entry for today. I plan on staying here in town overnight at the local d-mart and possibly another day and overnight tomorrow, so that I can connect with the meeting tomorrow evening.

I did gain one hour yesterday when I crossed from Nevada into Arizona, which moved me from Pacific time to Mountain time. So, if I connect to Oak Harbor, Washington congregation, the meeting will not begin, my time, until eight pm. However, if I connect to Harlingen, Texas congregation, the meeting will begin, my time, at six pm. I do send out several text messages letting my friends know where I am at, and that I am trying to stay ahead of the huge winter storm that is dropping from the arctic down through the continent.

Then, after the sun sets, I pack out of the cafe, drive across the interstate to the d-mart and set up for night, totally exhausted from the four hundred and seventy miles that took me over seven hours to drive today. I should sleep very good tonight.

Awake to a cold morning, turn on the jammer engine to begin warming up the inside, dress in my fall blues, climb into the drivers seat and put the transmission into drive. Leaving the parking lot, I drive back across to the east side of IH 25, then turn left off of Main street, then drive into the w-mart and park the jammer in their lot. Next, I walk inside and connect to the internet, then purchase a cup of hot and sit down and begin pounding keys on my computer.

Then, at six-twenty, my time, I connect with the Harlingen, Texas congregation for the mid week meeting and begin listening in. I stay inside the cafe until after the meeting ends

Awake, dress in my fall blues, drive to the g-mart to purchase some vegetables, then to the ff-mart for a cup of hot. Then, I drive west on Main street to the interstate an turn south onto IH 25, drive sixty-seven miles and the get off at exit 139, then turn east onto US 380 and drive another 62 miles to Valley of Fires where I turn in and claim campsite number 11 for my stay here tonight. Upon checking the information kiosk, I find out that the national park passes do give the holder half off of the regular camping fees here in the Valley of Fires NRA. I return to the jammer, plug in my electric cord and then climb into my office and turn on my computer.

It is quite hot here this afternoon, but I put up my window shades and leave the two rear slider windows open in order to get a nice breeze blowing through.

Then, as the sun begins to set, I notice that there is already some sunglow action in the sky, so I step out of the jammer and begin to take a few photos. All too soon, the sun hits the horizon after which, I do a one-eighty to look at the sky behind me and see the near full moon, the Hunters Moon, just above the eastern horizon. Wow, what a remarkable set of photos.

Awake, unplug my electric cord, drive to the vault toilet and the return to my space. Next, I open up the rear of the jammer get out my stove, teapot, stool and begin boiling water for my breakfast.

After I have made two cups of hot and a cup of Daystart, I then put the teapot back on the stove to boil another cup of water, which, when it is boiling, I add a cup of cold water. I then take my shirt off and use the now warm water to pour over my head to clean my head and upper body. Next, I towel off, stow all of my gear, put the cups containing my food and hot drink inside the front of the jammer. Then I climb into the jammer, start the engine and move it onto the campground drive. Finally, I step outside and inspect the campsite.

When I am satisfied that the campsite is clear, I then drive slowly out of the park, turn right onto US 380 and drive for almost 300 miles (which takes four and a half hours) to Post, Texas. I do make one stop in Roswell, New Mexico to refuel but do not make any other stops today. Once I arrive at US 84 in Post, Texas, I turn right and drive south on this highway for another 81 miles to Sweetwater, Texas, where I connect with IH 20 (also US 84) and here turn east onto the interstate and drive the nearly fifty miles to my destination in Abilene, Texas.

After stopping first at the hf-mart to purchase some groceries, I then drive further south on US 84 to the Taco Bueno and order two of their bean burritos. I sit inside to eat and partake of the salsa bar, which has long been my favorite feature of this ff-mart. Then, after leaving the cafe, I drive across the street to park in the shopping center parking lot for the night. It is quite noisy and the lights are very bright, so I put up all of my window shades which dims the lights and do my best to ignore the noise. It takes a long time for me to fall asleep, and at about midnight, the noise subsides, so I sleep comfortably the rest of the night.

Awake, turn on the jammer engine and wait for it to warm up inside. Then, I arise and drive to the w-mart, park, grab my computer bag and walk inside for coffee, com and computer. Then, just before nine this morning, I try to connect to the Harlingen, Texas congregation but it seems that their meeting is not at ten this morning but at a different time. So, I look on my phone contacts and find the Zoom login information for the Centerville, Tennessee congregation, type the info into the Zoom app and connect to the Centerville meeting which I has just beginning.

I am able to listen to the entire public talk, during which the speaker helps us appreciate even more about having and building faith, particularly in the fulfillment of Gods promises. (Revelation 21:3-4) Next, the Watchtower study is about exercising patience. I never knew there was so much to learn about patience! After the meeting, I pack out of the w-mart, walk out to the jammer and then drive south on Buffalo Gap road for the fifteen miles to the state park to acquire my campsite for tonight.

Arriving in the state park, I drive directly to the shower house in the Pecan Grove Loop, which I find the water here to be steamy hot. Then, I drive to my campsite in the Pecan Grove loop and set up to stay for only one night before I move to the Wagonwheel loop for three more night. I have come here to this campground primarily for the hot water because it has been about a week since my last shower with hot water. Too, like several previous southward migrations, I am here also to take refuge during the Arctic storm as it passes through this area. Once I am parked, in space number 65, I plug in and then climb into the jammer to keep warm and work on my website update.

Methinks that I will stay up late tonight and continue because I am getting so much done on this current refinement. Then, at nearly midnight, I turn of the electronics, get into the horizontal and close my eyes.

This morning, I sleep in so as to not have to deal with the below freezing weather. Still, by eight this morning, I rise, climbed out of the jammer, open the rear lift door to get out my tea pot and stove. Then, I begun boiling water for my morning two cups of hot and a cup of Daystart. Once the meal is ready, I stow my gear, climb inside the jammer office and begin pounding keys to begin my journal entry for today while I enjoy my food and hot drink. After my breakfast, I unplug and drive to the ranger entrance station to obtain my camping permit for three nights in the Wagonwheel Loop. After sticking the permit to the windshield, I drive to the loop, back into space number 2 and then after setting my alarm to four this afternoon, I climb into the rear of the jammer to take a nap.

When I awake, I return to my key pounding and while doing so, methinks that as the world enters into their end of the year season of holiday celebrations, this old wayfarer will be striving to evade of all of those pagan rituals, primarily doing so by staying away from the larger cities during my migration south, but also by spending as much time as possible in the forest or otherwise undeveloped areas at least until the end of this year, when the holiday season ends. What I infer to by calling it the forest, is that I will be looking to spend a lot of my time camping in the national forest, state parks or just in a very small town where I can hole up for a couple of days.

I awake at half past three, dress in my winter blues, and find that the temperature has warmed up to 42 degrees, so I get out my cook pot, stove and vegetables to make a pot of my Repast stew, which today includes: sprouted rice, sprouted quinoa, chopped red chard, chopped young broccoli, a yellow onion chopped, a zucchini chopped, all in the cook pot in a quart bone broth. Near the end of the cooking, I add some dried sea weed and some of my spice mix. I do so love this recipe as it is both nourishing as it is filling. After the meal is ready, I put away my stove, climb into my office and sit down to eat my supper while I pound keys. I finish eating at six-thirty this evening and because this meal is not only very tasty but also very filling, I am only able to eat half of the pot of my vegetable stew. I will save what remains to eat for my midday meal.

I call my friend Joe in Tennessee but the connection is not very good and I have to resort to sending texts to finish communication with him. I was able to tell him that I am now in Texas and that I still plan on being there in his town by 15 November 2023.

At seven this evening, I look outside and see that it has become dim with the forest totally black with the sky still has some light but it to is fast turning into the darkness of night. I continue pounding keys right into the evening.

Awake this morning and it is really cold outside, so cold that I do not even venture outside until after eleven this morning. Instead, I just stay in to keep warm. This is my second morning here during this Arctic Storm and I have two more nights to stay hunkered down here. Then on Thursday morning after the Arctic storm has run its course, I will drive out of the state park and continue my journey eastward towards my next stop in Tennessee to visit my friends Joe and Sarah.

When I do go outside, the temperature is still hovering above freezing and I only stay outside for long enough to make my morning meal. By noon, the temperature rises to 50 degrees and is not expected to rise above 55 degrees. However, it is a bright sunny day, and there are several people out and about, but I remain inside the jammer most all day.

Then, at six-thirty, I eat the leftover vegetable stew, after which I have some dried mango slices. I continue working on my computer until after eight this evening when I grow weary, so I turn off the electronics and get into the horizontal for the night. (This can only be due to the fact that I did not have a nap today.) It took a while before I could fall asleep and then I awake several times having strange dreams.

Awake very early this morning, turn on my computer and begin pounding keys to continue with the same improvement that I have been working on since arriving at this campground. The only slow down to my work is that the internet access here in this location is extremely slow. So, when I leave here tomorrow, I overnight in Abilene for at least one night so that I can spent some time in the w-mart to upload all of my recent work.

By noon today, most all of the RV pull out, but I am staying one more night because the temperature will drop to the mid 30s. Then, tomorrow morning, I should walk up to a mild temperature in the mid 40s.

At about twenty minutes before four this afternoon, just before completing all of the revision that I have been making, I stop, step outside in the now wonderfully warm day, get out my cook pot, stove and all the remaining vegetables. After sitting down at the picnic table, I begin by putting on a quart of bone broth to boil and add a cup of quinoa and a quarter cup of sprouted brown rice, then I proceed in chopping all of the vegetables and begin adding them to the cook pot. The recipe today is identical to what I cooked on Monday of this week, except that I used the last one of my sweet potatoes in the pot today. Then, by four-thirty, I carry the cook pot inside, put away the stove and fuel, and climb inside to finish up my current upgrade while I enjoy the vegetable stew.

Then, at six-thirty, I complete all of the campsite pages and begin on a new Index by State page for the campsites. Finally, after working for nearly four hours on this new page and all the associated menu adjustments, I call it enough for this day, turn of my electronics, stow them in their spots and after I lower the heater setting, I get into the horizontal.

Awake, dress in my fall blues, walk the forty yards to the mens room for my morning walk and then return to jammer to start my journal entry for today. Then by ten this morning, I pack out of this state park, drive to the w-mart in Abilene, park the jammer and go inside for coffee, com and computer.

After spending the entire day inside, I finally pack out, drive to the parking lot next door and park for the night in a location where I have overnighted many times in the past.

Awake, rise, dress in my fall blues, then drive to the ff-mart for a senior coffee and then drive out of parking lot, turn north on US 277 and leave town. I then continue on US 277 for just over 150 miles to Wichita Falls, Texas where ti stop to purchase a burger called What. I then continue east out of Wichita Falls on US 82 and drive nearly another 150 miles to Bonham, Texas where I get off the highway, drive to the state park only to find out that they are all filled up for the weekend. So, I leave the state park, drive back to US 82 and stop at the w-mart near the highway entrance.

I grab my computer bag, walk inside and order a large glass of water and a cranberry bliss bar. The bliss bar is so tasty but does not last very long, but I really enjoy a treat once in a while. I continue pounding keys the rest of the day and when the night overcomes the daylight, I pack out, drive to the d-mart and park for the night.