Sharing mistakes and triumphs as I navigate the adversities and delights of elderhood in a camper van and...wherever.
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Happy Anniversary to Me and (some of) You!
November 2, 2025: My first post on The Amateur Elder went live.
That article featured fortuitous events that led me into van life. And the serendipity continues. I’ll tell you more about that shortly.
If you’ve been following my adventure...
Enormous Wheels and Other Surprises in Silver Star
Shortly before noon on a Saturday, I check the side mirrors of my van, looking for vehicles behind me. There are none. No traffic up ahead either—not a car or truck or RV or tractor to be seen. Charlotte seems to be the only vehicle on Mont...
Van Life: Malfunctions, Solutions, and Insights.
In the mountains of Western Montana, fall is a squirrely season. Eighty-degree days can be followed by a high of 33 degrees and snow, which is exactly what happened last week. What also happened is that Charlotte’s interior heater failed....
Guns, Limitations, and Decisions Made at Fairy Lake
A repeating crunch of gravel. It sounds like a person wearing heavy boots is walking on the gritty road in front of my camp site. Inside the van, I step forward to remove the front window cover, which I would have done an hour ago if I’d fe...
All Aboard the Charlie Russell Chew Choo Dinner Train!
A gang of robbers appeared, firing guns and galloping toward the train as it slowed.
Ahead we could see an old saloon, a corral, a wellhead, and an outhouse. Also, gallows towering over a raised wooden platform.
A group of scantily dresse...
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