These are some of the short journeys we have made in Molly. Longer journeys are categorized in the Molly Roadtrips section of our blog.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 The plan was for a weekend camping trip to Pinnacles National Park. First chore was to mount the new license plates. Unfortunately less than 2 miles down the road, Molly decided it was a good time…
Weekend, June 1st to 3rd, 2018 Spent the weekend at Acorn Campground, which mainly involved walking in the heat of the day, laying a floor in Molly and fixing the front camera which I broke.
Weekend, May 26 to 28, 2018 Flew back to Phoenix to collect Molly from the Long Term Parking Lot and drive back via Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park.
Weekend, April 6 to 8, 2018 Spent a very nice weekend with Gary and Monica in Pinnacles National Park. Gary and Monica are our first “other” EarthCruiser owners.
Weekend, March 30 – April 1, 2018 For this weekend getaway I’d managed to find a last minute spot in the ‘Porto Bodega Marina and RV Park. Since we left on Friday after work we wanted to have a guaranteed…
Thursday, March 15 & Friday March 16, 2018. As we were a tad pressed for time to get back home (one of us had to be at work the next Monday) we didn’t do any sightseeing on the way south.…
Thursday, March 15, 2018. After all was checked and re-checked, Lance and Michele gathered round everyone who works at EarthCruiser. Up till then, Molly didn’t yet have her EarthCruiser sticker on the front of the cab. The importance of the…
Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 After marveling at our new baby and getting positive reactions to the wrap, it was time to get to know her for real. We spent about 2 hours with Anthony going over the outside workings, and…
Monday, March 12th, 2018 Early morning of Monday March 12th we flew to Redmond, OR, with an obscene amount of luggage: 3 North Face duffel bags, 2 Pelican cases, 1 suitcase (all to be checked – status with United really…
The EarthCruiser FX is a really good-rugged-looking vehicle with clean lines and a well thought-through design. In its new-born state it is gleaming white. As the date for picking up Molly drew closer, we started thinking of possibly putting something…
MOLLY 42 “This is a thinking man’s toy”, Michelle Boltz The key events in the construction of our Molly. Contract Signed – September 23rd, 2017 Name Selected – Molly – September 24th, 2017 Molly is the name we have selected…
photo courtesy of EC_HQ, Bend, OR. September 23 to 24, 2017 A month after meeting Michelle and Lance on Green Ridge to view the solar eclipse, we flew back to EarthCruiser in Bend to look at and discuss all the…
In 1992/93 we did an overland trip from Morocco in the North of Africa to the South of Africa. It turned into a backpacking trip when we could not get our vehicle into Algeria. We made it to South Africa,…
