I’ve heard people say, ‘Not Everyone Is Cut Out To Be A Full-Time RVer, and also to be a Solo RVer’. Being both does add some interesting challenges. Over the past six weeks, I’ve encountered some ‘harsh realities’ of the lifestyle, unexpected repairs, abnormal weather patterns, and even disappointing moments that could easily discourage moving forward with the ‘game plan’.
The decisions we make in everyday life, be it a traditional lifestyle or that as a full-time solo RVer, can be wise ones, unwise ones, or just create whatever situation results, and might not even be able to be characterized as to what kind of decision it was until well after the fact.
In the last post, I was pondering whether to go forward with my plan to visit Yellowstone National Park. The decision for me based on the factors I was weighing at the time, was an easy one. I did not have a ‘burning desire’ to go there, but put it on the itinerary as I had a week before I was scheduled to be at a ‘work camping’ opportunity in Montana. I opted not to take that ‘tourist infested’ journey.
Instead, I made my way north, by-passing the National Park and avoided the steepest mountain inclines and descents, got there days before I was scheduled to report, and took the time to check the place out. I discovered an area that was filled with some jaw dropping scenery along the way, and even the setting for the job was stunning. What placed another ‘Executive Decision’ in front of me, was the access to the site, the narrow, tight switchback heavy, dirt road for the 4+ mile final approach and several encounters with oncoming traffic from the opposite direction, making passage almost impossible. There were no guardrails to prevent disaster in the making situations.
The decision was to eventually turn around at the end of that dirt road that was the campground in question, and gingerly retrace my steps and made my way back to where the day had started. The man who hired me was contacted, and my start date, would not begin. My plans were altered, and the game plan was improvised.
Since I wasn’t needing the extra stipend the assignment came with, the only financial loss was in the travel time and expense I incurred while making that trip. While it was a good amount of fuel, and wear and tear on The Beast and Lil Red, I did see places I’d never been before, and also, did not regret having the experience.
I’ll be revamping my plans… again… But that’s alright. I am my own boss, and I did take in the views of the campground, including a huge lake, and some breathtaking views of the Rockies. The Executive in me can say..’Been There, Done That…’
By the way, these phone pics don’t do it justice.
