Author Archives: Patrick Whitcomb

I came across this writing from a trip I was on in Colorado in 2019. I had been in the town of Silverton and drove towards Black Bear Pass. I happened upon this cabin that had a sign $10 a night or free October to June. It was stocked with wood. So I started aContinue reading “Angels backpacks”

When The Shadows Get Long Towards the end we look back.  At the end of anything it’s important we reflect.  As a child I remember my favorite time was summer.  No school, no work, no place to be.  I would wake up early and have a sense of having everything in front of me.  AtContinue reading “When the shadows get long”

October is here. Perhaps my favorite month. Darkness slowly tips the balance. The crispness of the bookends of the day greets you and then tucks you in. The sun still warms the mid day but does not overwhelm like summer. Leaves and needles turn colors and fall. Pine cones rain down from the heavens. TheContinue reading “Hello October”

Just like that, June was gone.  Matter of fact, so was July and August. So we find ourselves on Fall’s doorstep.  Autumn is my favorite time of year.  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy summer’s sunshine.  Also Winter’s snow.  Spring’s wet and gray I can do without. Fall, with its cool sunny weather, lends itselfContinue reading “Falling into September”

I wanted to give a quick review of the Alu-Cab camper. My thoughts so far are that it’s awesome. First: Setup time. Two minutes tops. If needed in bad weather thirty seconds. You flip two latches on back and the shocks assist you in lifting rooftop tent portion of cabin. Climb inside and push bedContinue reading “Three months in the Alu-Cabin”

It was sunny and almost 75. I decided to drive up Trestle Creek Road to Lunch Peak Lookout tower. “Maybe I should stay down low today”. a voice inside my head was saying “Don’t be such a worrier.” My ego said. “Don’t listen to him!” The common sense part of my brain argued. “Ok grandpa.Continue reading “I told myself next time if I’m driving, I’m not going with me!”

The floor and cabinets are in! My buddy and I built the cabinets and installed them. Truth be told he built them. I helped. Truth, truth be told. He did everything and I watched mostly. I did help hold the board from moving while he cut it. Actually I wasn’t paying attention and it moved.Continue reading “Everything except the kitchen sink”

On the One Year mark of me getting my 2021 Toyota 4 Runner I said goodbye. Why so soon? I wanted an Alu-Cab camper. In order to get one I needed a truck to put it on. So I gave the 4 runner the “It’s not you it’s me speech”. But we both knew itContinue reading “A Dawn Of A New Overland Vehicle”

After only a year I said goodbye to the Toyota TRD Off Road 4 Runner. First off let me say. “Anyone thinking about buying a 4Runner TRD Off Road. DO IT! It is an absolutely awesome vehicle.” So why get rid of it after only a year? I had looked at an Alu – CabContinue reading “Hello, goodbye”

It’s hard to believe February has come and gone. I want to catch you up on happenings here at the tent. We have been blessed with sunshine and warmer weather. The creek has gone from a frozen trickle to a rush of mountain runoff. One amazing thing about living where I do is it canContinue reading “Goodbye February”