The noise says this: camping or RVing is sooo crowded! You’ll never find a place to rest…

… but here in the Pacific Northwest, we brave it anyway. Tortugas are hearty souls indeed!

We brave the crowded trails …

… and watch over the crowded lakes.

… and finally choose a likely spot to lodge.

Pay and park, extend the awning. All done.

But life is not all play. Our work is remote work … it must be done carefully and exactly. Work always comes first … and we prefer uncrowded locations. The only place that play comes before work is in the dictionary!

“Go West, young man, go West. There is health in the country, and room away from our crowds of idlers and imbeciles.”
~~ reported conversation between Horace Greeley and Josiah Bushnell Grinnell in 1833 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_West,_young_man)

“Washington (DC) is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting, and the morals are deplorable. Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country.” ~~ written by Horace Greeley in 1861 (ibid)

It’s still true.