I’ve enjoyed my 3 years and 7 months as a full-time web developer at Colorado State University, but I can’t remain an outdoor weekend warrior anymore! I’ll join Ann in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she is working, and I’ll have some time to explore. My first move is to launch a new website: Outdoorism Please…

Ann leaves today to start her new job in Santa Fe on Wednesday. I’ll have plenty of things to keep me busy: selling Moby Jane, fixing up the camper and cargo trailer, and taking steps toward my dream of true mobile work with a heavy dose of outdoor time. I’ll be here on my own…

The blog has been quiet, yes, but only due to big things afoot in the physical realm! This slideshow should explain what we’ve been up to. Hover over Notes and use the arrow keys to scroll for the full commentary. I even caught some live action:

We take the next step on our quest to become hermit crabs: more portable housing. Ann’s mom and my dad join us to pick up the new (used) Lance 810 camper. The most nerve-wracking part, backing the truck up under it, goes without a hitch on the first try. We all celebrate with a yummy…

Last night I called Sean and Colin to cancel climbing plans, thinking I should look at trucks today. We’ve lived in a fifth wheel for two years now without a truck that can pull it. Oddly we are thinking of downsizing the mobile dwelling, but we’ll still need a big truck. Both of us have…

We knew that RV life would be difficult for Jezze, and that we might have to give her up if we were forced to move. That nearly happened this month, and we were relieved when my dad and Sarah were eager to adopt Jezebel. They live in higher, cooler Indian Hills, where Jezze revels in…

Moving into Moby Jane is not easy, but there are pleasant surprises. There’s room for some books, files, pictures, the KitchenAid, and quite a few clothes without even hitting the outside storage. The more we move in the freer we feel. We can’t resist trying to put the awning up without reading the instructions. It…

The closing on our new home almost went badly. It started well – when we turned into the Heron Lake RV park on Friday afternoon our new fifth wheel was headed through the gate right in front of us. Suddenly, being almost ours, it took on a sudden, lustrous beauty. The white land whale was…

Once again we schlep our stuff, this time from the storage locker in Denver to a house we have rented near campus in Fort Collins. The process looks eerily similar to the scene when we packed up last March.

The phone call came today – I have been offered the job at Colorado State University! Ann and I will probably head to Fort Collins tomorrow to scope out a place to live. Sarah has a friend with a dog-friendly place to rent near campus, and there seem to be lots of others. Even buying…