Greetings from the road, where the more I simplify, the more things get complicated. Dealing with an infected toe on the road has been a little challenging, between tracking down urgent cares and doing empsom salt soaks and bandages and crap.

Purchasing a new vehicle has been a perfectly hideous experience. The new-to-me one is now in use, but seems to have a drawback for every benefit, and driving me nuts learning to use it. It moves the seat way back every time I stop, and resets the mirrors to face the ground every time I back up, etc. But it runs and is newer, so let me be grateful for that before I tackle the Rockies.

I seem to carry hot weather, rain, and bugs with me wherever I go, even into the northern plains. Have had more ticks this month than in the rest of my life. Met lots of great people, lots of great landscapes, but merely existing and tracking down the next campground is keeping me busy. Because suddenly EVERYONE in the Midwest reserves a campsite EVERY weekend. I may wind up parked at a casino Saturnday night. Who knows.

Kudos to all who are getting their ducks in a row, I'm just trying not to get bit on my ass by any ducks!