Escapees September-October 2022

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features 34 Boondocker’s Digest Part VIII BY MARK NEMETH Escaping the Summer Heat 40 Domicile: Does It Matter? BY SAMUEL BURK First, many will likely want to know, “What is domicile?” 44 Apples BY DOROTHY RIEKE

J. Sterling Morton voiced his dedication to and appreciation of trees when he stated, “If I had the power, I would compel every man in the state, who had a home of his own, to plant out and cultivate fruit trees.” 50 My RV Radio BY RENE AGREDANO One Xscapers couple from the terrestrial radio world is taking Internet broadcasting technology to a whole new level. 54 All About Co ff ee BY EVANNE SCHMARDER Today I am the grown-up (kind of) and my morning ritual is not all that different than that of my parents,’ but the coffee scene most certainly is. 58 The Unplanted Life BY NATE LAVENDER While conventional wisdom highlights planting roots, the RV and van life community have lives that grow, thrive and bear fruit while on the move.

On the Cover PHOTO BY JOYCE SPACE #61818

Joyce Space submitted this inter esting photo of an umbrella boulder found at Lee’s Ferry, Arizona. (See her submission on page 28.) You can fi nd information about these fascinating rock formations online at www.nps.gov/ places/balanced-rock-at-lees-ferry.htm.

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