Quartzsite, A Campfire, and A Van

My wife and I just returned from an extended vacation. We were driving to a small desert 

community called, Quartzsite in Arizona; although, we weren’t staying in the town. We decided 

to try out our homemade camper-van and see how it worked in the desert. There were almost 

4000 other folks doing the exact same thing. You’ll be happy to know it worked like a champ.  

The solar array charged the battery, which charged our devices, and kept our little 12 volt 

refrigerator working just fine. 

Some of the funnest times during our vacation though were around the campfire. There was 

a sort of community fire pit, and we’d all dutifully assemble there after supper. Now as a musician 

I almost always get asked to bring my guitar and play some tunes which I have always been very 

embarrassed about. I get all flustered and don’t know what to say or do. This time was no different, 

but I brought it up. I said right out that I get all freaked out about it and it turns out there were others 

there who felt the same thing. Eventually we talked each other into playing and took turns around 

the fire. It was difficult at first to take a step outside my own experience of embarrassment and do 

what I do. However, once I did I had a pretty good time. Now I don’t want this to come off as a 

self-help thing, an ego thing, or Goddess forbid a promise to always be the guy playing at a campfire.

 I am just saying that in this case I had a blast playing and listening to others play. 

We are all capable of jumping out of our comfort zone in order to try something new or just to share 

with other folks of like mind the things we do. Whether that’s music, construction, or anything else. 

It can be a very fun thing if looked at right. 

Good luck with all things.

-Trevor Marty

Misadventures with the Martys

Introducing: Misadventures with the Martys

Hello, Greetings, G’day, and Merry We Meet

I want to wish you a happy happy day, and let you know about big changes coming soon. Very soon, as in now.

For almost a year or so my wife Elissa    

and I have been posting both videos and blog entries here on my personal blog, and I’ve enjoyed having all of the content here but I think it’s high time that we have our own channel. Elissa and I together. Each having/sharing equal parts to it. That also means a new website LINK (which I have been diligently building), new social media connections, and a new YouTube channel. After all there are two of us. 

This blog started out as a way for me to connect with booking agents, fans, potential fans, so it’s unfair to Elissa to make herself known through her husbands name. She is a person on her own, so onto the new channel.

It’s called, “Misadventures with the Martys”. LINK

Now, let me introduce you to what you will be seeing on that new….ah....well everything channel.

The same sort of programming you’ve been enjoying from the both of us here. We’ll be doing travel shows and adventures, household projects, how to’s, goofing off, and lots of laughing.

This channel won’t be getting abandoned at all. I will continue to publish here as well; however, it may not be as much and it will probably be a lot more music oriented. Which means, gig stories, how to’s, song crafting, set list crafting, booking gigs, recording and all that.

We really hope that you’ll come by our other website which will be the sort of jumping off point for all things ‘Marty’.  Misadventures with the Marty’s is an eclectic blog/vlog published every Wednesday. Some of the things we have coming up are: 

• trying out our new tiny house on wheels, 
• traveling to the desert for two weeks in January, 
• booking gigs along the way, 
• how to’s and remodels,
• maybe some reviews, 
• and fun day to day adventures. 

There will be both a blog and a video to accompany each other.

This channel (the one you’re on now) will be going back to an every two week publishing schedule.

Please stop by the new place comment, subscribe, and share with your friends.

Keep the shiny side up.

Trevor & Elissa

Further on up the road

GOING FOR A HIKE SOMEWHERE NEW or FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD

    Elissa and I live in a part of Minnesota with a lot of hiking and biking trails. While we may not be the type to go kayaking in a raging Winter river and call it fun we are most definitely going to be found in Nature. Hiking, biking, walking the dog, we’re trying to get our cat into it but it’s a slow process she’s a city girl.

     One of the places we like to go hiking on has had the road toward it closed all of the Summer because of repairs. However we found another entrance to it just a little further on up the road.  

     The Great River Ridge Trail is a flat land path which runs from the corner of Olmsted County Road 9 and Mn 42 all the way to Plainview, Mn. A thirteen mile paved path in which you can find walkers, runners, bikers, and horseback riding along this trail. Careful not to scare the horses.

Here’s an interactive Google map of the path.

https://goo.gl/maps/X9hAEYBF8XE2

Here’s a link to the Minnesota DNR page on it.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_trails/great_river_ridge/index.html

I would say that it’s worth the time to explore it.

This video is of us goofing off and enjoying our hike. 

Keep the shiny side up
Trevor & Elissa

Here is an Amazon link to the camera we use.

I am an Amazon affiliate and get a small percentage of the purchase price; however, it doesn’t come from your money it comes from Amazon's.

Have a great day.