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Huntington Sailing

Having an opportunity to sail with Avi’s 26 foot McGregor sail boat had us all filled with excitement. Son Nick and I were exited to finally be on a lake together. He has never been sailing, and I have only on the ocean near the Channel Islands out of Ventura Harbor with my old [...]

Huntington Lake

Sitting pretty at 7500 Feet next to the lake

Avi called, “Rich, we need to talk about plans for our trip to Huntington Lake with our boys.” I had spent the better part of the week prepping the bus for the long-haul up into the High Sierra’s. Since the day I bought the [...]

Two for the Show

Here is a painting that I did while camping out at San Onofre State Park. It was painted for the “Paint San Clemente” plein air painting festival. I met a LOT of really great people during that week. Many were at the beach day after day, like Lori, the owner of [...]

Sloh Ryd

The other day my son and I replaced the old gas shocks on the bus with new BOGE shocks that were meant to go on it.  I drove to the coast for a test-drive and a cigar. OMG… what a difference! She corners soooo much better. As I was passing the [...]

The Art Bus

So, those who follow me on Facebook may have noticed I have joined the ranks of many who are owners of a VW Bus. Type II, Kombi, Transporter what ever you call it, once you own one, you are automatically in some underground club. I bought it last week so I could have something [...]