The reason I’m not all here…
It’s because sometimes I’m there: Yahoo!
Ok, maybe that’s only one reason I’m not “all here”.
Me and my ride.
*shameless self-promotion alert*
In between working, sightseeing, and writing for this blog I write a little travel series for Yahoo! called “Strange RV Encounters”. It’s a bit hard to believe they let me write for them, isn’t it? Yeah, for me too.
Some of my long-time readers may recognize a few of the destinations, but I’ve had to write the articles a little differently. Unlike this goofy, poorly worded blog, Yahoo! is a proper, mainstream website — they prefer I keep my articles professional. In order to amuse myself, I sneak in a little phrase or word when I can, just to see if I can get it published.
I used the word “poop” in an article, and it’s published. Out there, on the web, on a proper and popular mega-website. There are others, too. This gives me just as much thrill as seeing the goofy sights included below. Hey, you can take the gal out of the goofy blog, but you can’t take the goofy out of the gal.
Below are links to the Yahoo! articles I wrote.
Strange RV Encounters: An Introduction
Slab City, Calif., the Last Free City in America
I Found Mollie’s Nipple Near Purgatory
They Kept the Fruitcake, But Forgot the Bacon
A Lone Rock Isn’t Always Lonely at Glen Canyon Dam
A Spiritual Experience at the Grand Canyon
Standin’ on a Corner in Winslow, Arizona
Route 66: The Wigwam Motel and Giant Dinosaurs
Energy Vortexes and Weird Rock Formations in Sedona, AZ
World’s Largest Kokopelli and Montezuma Castle in Arizona
Seligman, Arizona, Birthplace of Historic Route 66
Giant Golf-Ball House in Arizona
Lake Havasu, London Bridge, and Lighthouses in the Arizona Desert
There’s a Naked Man in Quartzsite, AZ — Also, a Pyramid
What Is ‘The Thing’ in Dragoon, Arizona?
Tombstones in Tombstone, Arizona
The Rex Allen Museum and Koko the Horse in Willcox, AZ
The World’s Largest Blue Crab in Rockport, Texas
World’s Longest Fishing Pier and Big Tree in Rockport, TX
Port Aransas: Camp on the Beach and Search for Buried Treasure
Port Aransas Festivals: Whooping Crane and Sandfest
Port Aransas: Giant Shark Doors
Padre Island: USS Needlefish and Mermaid on a Half-Shell
King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas
The Giant Squirrel in Sinton, Texas
Now you know why I’m not “all here”. I know, it probably doesn’t explain as much as you were expecting.
UPDATE July, 2014: I’ve just received word Yahoo! plans to discontinue their Contributor program. This includes deleting all content written by contributors over the past nine years. 🙁 This is sad news, I loved writing these articles. I hope they reconsider and decide not to delete them.
September, 2014: All articles were removed from their servers. I made .pdfs of them before they disappeared. The links above go to the .pdfs.
well girl you definitely are an encounter
😉 You, too! Ah, Slab City seems a world away. Well, it kind of is. I sometimes wonder how much it’s changed, and what hasn’t, wonder what Hiker Mike is doing now, if he’s still alive. Can’t say I miss the dessert, but I sure do miss that golf course!