In this episode, I discuss a long list of things that broke on my truck camper during my first month on the road. Some I could live with, but then a few were mission-critical. Given the supply chain issues and backups in RV repairs and warranty approvals, I would have waited until April or May […]
Unexpected Detour: Headed Home to Texas to Get My Host Yukon Truck Camper Repaired Read More »
In this episode, I discuss some problems I’ve been having with emptying my black tank on the Host Yukon camper. Every time I’ve tried to empty it, it wouldn’t empty at all or only empty part way. After some experiments and help from my dad, I know how to do it moving forward.
Black Tank Blues: Emptying the Black and Gray Tanks on a Host Camper Read More »
In this episode, I share a super fun tour down the Palo Duro Canyon led by Case, a Texan rancher and amazing tour guide. For me, there’s nothing much better than the taste of the great outdoors plus the thrill of an adventure. I’d read somewhere about a drive along the edge of cliffs with
Talking Nukes on a Hummer Tour through the Palo Duro Canyon (Amarillo, Texas) Read More »
In this episode, I visit a long-forgotten former top-secret nuclear weapons storage facility (Medina Base) in San Antonio, Texas, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. In November 1963, more than 209 high explosive shells for nuclear weapons detonated, sending the steel doors of the igloo flying high into the air and landing several thousand feet
In this episode, I visit the small town of Eldorado, Texas. If you drive north on Highway 277, about ten miles from town, you may spot something odd-looking on the horizon. From a distance, it looks like it could be a pyramid from an ancient civilization, but it is actually a ten-story early warning radar
A Strange Sighting Near Eldorado Texas: What Is That Thing? Read More »
In this episode, I provide an update on my truck camper repairs. I finally picked up my truck camper from the RV dealer in mid-November. We were still waiting (more than two months) on warranty approvals from Host, the manufacturer. The dealer made the repairs anyway so that I could proceed with filming the pilot
Truck Camper Update: Warranty Woes, Windstorms, and Stable Camper to the Rescue Read More »
The idea for Radioactive RoadTrippin’ (R&R) came to me during a conversation with a friend. It was a powerful, visceral response of my subconscious to the notion that I’d somehow left a career in reducing the risks of nuclear weapons behind for good. I left my job at the Department of Defense to accomplish new dreams, but
Read Part I Here. Things did not go exactly as planned, starting with the day I arrived in Texas–from my flat tire in the last few hours before my arrival in Rockport down to the two thumb-sized cockroaches eagerly waiting to greet me. I expected a bumpy road and maybe even a few potholes on
A Giant Leap of Faith – Part II Read More »
Voluntarily undertaking any major life change is going to require some serious courage. You’re going to have to take a leap of faith. It’s like stepping off a cliff and hoping there’s something to catch you. If you’ve gone skydiving before, you know exactly what it feels like in your mind and body–the sensation of
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Logline: A disillusioned nuclear weapons expert hits the road for a year, traveling across the United States in a truck camper with her two dogs. Along the way, she visits historical and current sites of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex and chats with locals and experts about the risk of nuclear war. Why take a
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