Canyon Country Teardrops

1952 Buick Riviera hardtop with matching trailer.

Great Rolling Stones version of Route 66. The video has a couple of teardrop trailers in it.

Route 66 - The Rolling Stones (HQ) Footage of Route 66 and Hot Rods , Rat Rods , Bikes , Cars and scenery , set to The Rolling Stones -- I own no rights ...

1946 Chevy pickup with a 1947 replica teardrop trailer at last weekend's 29th annual Run to the Pines car show in Pinetop, AZ.

The September issue of Foothills Living included a nice article about our fledgling business.

Our next build will be another off-road Krawler body, which we'll mount on the frame being delivered by Prescott based Adventure Trailers, a "designer, manufacturer, and purveyor of innovative high-end equipment for vehicle-based expeditions and remote camping."

We mounted the cabin to the frame today on an off-road Krawler. This trailer's home will be about 40 miles north of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, which is near the tip of the Baha Peninsula.

It was late when I pulled into the Eustace Lake campground about one mile east of Zuni on the Zuni Pueblo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. The sun's attention span was rapidly shrinking as pebbles glistened and glinted in the dusk. In the morning, I realized that it was not the lustrous reflection of rocks that I had seen the night before; rather, it was broken glass everywhere. I couldn't help but remember the early 1970s Keep American Beautiful commercial featuring a Native American canoeing into the heart of an industrial city. As he disembarked, litter was thrown onto his moccasins from a passing car. The "Crying Indian" turned to the camera with a tear running down his cheek. It was a powerful commercial. Looking at all of the litter in Zuni, I couldn't help but wonder where all of the "Crying Indians" have gone.

This 15 second Pepto Bismol Tailgating commercial opens with a shot of one our teardrop trailers.

Tailgating http://www.pepto-bismol.com/ With a spread like this, make sure the upsets stay on the field. Wherever the weekend takes you, take Pepto-Bismol. Eat, Drink, ...

The Spring 2012 edition of Motor Trend Classic featured one of our Sierra teardrop trailers in its segment entitled "Classic Style - Route 66." In the background is the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, which was built in 1950. Route 66 aficionados have the opportunity to sleep in one of fifteen concrete and steel teepees. Each unit has a small bathroom with sink, toilet, and shower. The rooms contain the original hand-made hickory furniture, two double beds, cable TV and a window mounted air conditioner; there are no telephones or Internet access. Vintage restored automobiles from the 1960s and earlier are located throughout the parking area; and a museum has a collection of Indian artifacts, Civil War memorabilia, Route 66 collectibles, and a petrified wood collection. The Wigwam Village Motel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Jon and I picked up the chassis and materials for an off-road Krawler model yesterday in Upland, CA. We finished insulating and covering the floor today in our currently unairconditioned shop. I'll be glad when the daytime temperature dips below triple digits.

Black Diamond Campground about 7.5 miles from Sante Fe. Great spot; however, I quickly OD'd on Sante Fe & its historic plaza. Too many tourists! It's Sedona on steroids. Taos is just as bad. Adobe Disneylands with overpriced art and overpriced beer. Couldn't wait to get off the grid. Found respite on blue highway 53 through the Zuni Indian Reservation.

Last week Emily and I visited Lex Higgins, my good friend and former roommate during our years in the PhD program at the Univ. of Colorado in Boulder. Lex has done what so many of us aspire to do, simplified his life. He and his wife Vicky moved into a log cabin about 9 miles from pavement near La Veta Pass in southern Colorado. Lex spends his days cutting wood, walking his dogs, reading and writing. Walking with Hig through the woods, it was clear that there is no chaos in nature - a leaf falls where it is supposed to fall. A cozy night was spent in the teardrop with temperatures in the mid-forties at an elevation of 9300 feet.