Living In Beauty

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/11/08/oasis-las-vegas/ A month at Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort gave us easy access to the Strip, downtown attractions, restaurants, breweries, and desert cycling routes. Our quiet, shaded campsite provided a welcome retreat after days and evenings spent exploring everything Las Vegas had to offer.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/10/04/diving-board/ I was five the first time I remember standing at an edge, frightened by what was ahead but unwilling to turn around. More than fifty years later, Carmen and I sat beside a koi pond considering an unexpected possibility: selling our properties, retiring early, and choosing a different life.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/09/06/rv-foul-ups/ Ten years and more than 78,000 miles into full-time travel, we look back at seven memorable mistakes that cost us money, time, dignity, and occasionally all three. The habits and checklists that followed show how those early foul-ups changed the way we travel today.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/08/16/paso-robles/ Sun Outdoors Paso Robles combines full-service resort amenities with a surprisingly peaceful setting among mature California oaks. During our month-long stay, we found spacious campsites, comfortable places to relax, and an easy base for exploring the wineries, breweries, beaches, and communities of California’s Central Coast.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/07/18/still-rolling-decade/ Ten years of full-time travel have brought far more than memorable destinations. From unexpected kindness to slower days and lasting friendships, this anniversary is really about the life that grew from simply deciding to go.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/06/14/rode-to-joy/ After more than fifty years together and almost a decade on the road, we've learned that the things we remember matter far more than the things we owned. Reflecting on a lifetime of accumulation, we consider why some memories remain vivid while so much else fades away.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/05/10/california-streamin/ A simple drive from San Diego to Sacramento turns into a three-month stretch with no reservations and no pressure to move quickly. As we settle into each stop, the trip begins to shift into a slower, more grounded way of traveling.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/04/12/tale/ What starts as a call for advice becomes a deeper process of defining what matters—space, function, health, and how we want to move through the world. That process leads us to our Airstream, Beauty, and the truck who moves her.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/03/09/cochiti/ Cochiti Lake campground near Santa Fe, New Mexico sits above a broad lake with open desert views and generously spaced sites. With hiking trails, a swimmable shoreline, and a quiet setting removed from town, the focus stays on the landscape rather than amenities.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/02/11/trust-us-we-lie/ Living on the road, we find ourselves sharing the best parts while much of what actually fills our days stays in the background. That’s where most of the glitches and lessons usually end up.