Sher and I have been in a stay at home situation since we got back a month or so early from our usual stint as Winter Texans. Since our return to Indiana on February 25th we have been really in a stay at home mode courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic. With our ages and my “underlying health issues” we have to be careful. So we thought we’d share some of what makes up Roadtirement’s self-isolation environment. What do we have, how do we live day to day, and what’s some of the stuff we’re doing when we can’t go to the casinos, live theater or set up and sell at festivals and flea markets.
Pictured is a very nice and vintage hiking trails map from Tucson. The topographic map is dated 1967 and was published by the Southern Arizona Hiking Club. The map centers around Mt. Lemmon, north east of Tucson, in the Santa Catalina Range. Mt. Lemmon is a very popular recreation area with miles of trails in the rugged terrain of the mountains.
Details of Mt. Lemmon w/trails
The map legend
We got this map when we were visiting Tucson a few years ago. I spotted it in a listing for an estate sale and was the lucky bidder. I did my graduate work at the University of Arizona in the early 70s and made many of the 2 hour trips from Tucson to the top. That sparked my interest in the map that now lives on our living room wall.
Do you have anything in your house or RV that reminds you of experiences from decades ago?
Roadtirement 
I’m glad you guys are staying home, seems the only way to beat this. I had groceries delivered yesterday for the first time, I’m high risk too. Be safe!
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Did you disinfect/wipe down the groceries after delivery? Seems to be a difference of opinion if that is needed, whether delivered or bought direct from a store. Hang in there, this hopefully will pass, only question is when.
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I blasted my hands with tons of sanitiser after unpacking.
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Good idea for sure
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I am a confessed hoarder so my list would be a long one. I’ll mention only the scrap book that belonged to my dad when he was in his 20s which I took possession of when he died. That book gives me a lot of happy memories.
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What a precious memory filled treasure! Glad you have it.
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We have maps, too. The one that immediately came to mind was a map of Scotland from a trip we took there (and where we manged to cover more than 900 miles in one week roadtrip since that was all the time we had).
Stay well. 🙂
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That was some whirlwind trip for sure! I love maps, and so many today have no idea how to read a map. Sad…
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When I was in college, during my sophomore or junior year, I got a nice t-shirt after asking something on a talk show. I still have it today. 😀
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That kind of physical memory is really fun. Thanks for sharing.
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