Once again, many weeks have passed since the last posting in this blog. It was a long, hot summer in Northern New Mexico and I must confess I fell into a long and restful period of reflection and contemplation. Like the Old Book says, there’s “a time for every purpose under heaven.” The summer heat […]
There’s history now, in the life of the Gypsywagen. Nearly a year ago I arrived at the windswept mesa in Northern New Mexico where my old friend Mose provided a space for me to construct this coach. That episode is chronicled in many of the earlier posts of this blog. Having completed the initial build […]
Ten weeks have passed since I last reported on the course of the journey with the Gypsywagen. For 70+ days the GW and I have been comfortably ensconced at the hacienda of Don Luis Torres in the beautiful countryside just south of Española, New Mexico. Luis is the brother of my dear friend Robert Torres, […]
It’s been three weeks since the Gypsywagen and I returned to Northern New Mexico. Back at the original build site, I found the former shelter the worse for wear after a harsh Rocky Mountain winter. After dismantling the wreckage of that site, I setup a new, simpler shelter to go to work on the building […]
After 128 days and 3,700 miles on the road I’ve returned to Taos, New Mexico, where I began this journey on a cold day in December 2018. Last Autumn I built the Gypsywagen on a friend’s ranch, located about forty miles north of Taos. The “shakedown cruise” of the past four months has provided a […]
The plan was to design and build a modern teardrop style trailer and then set out on an open ended road trip. On a ranch in the high plains of Northern New Mexico, I’ve begun the build. I call this coach my Gypsywagen. First things first – purchase the 5’ x 10’ trailer bed and all […]