The return of Alvin Straight

It's been almost two years since I took this photo, but I think about it periodically. It's not exactly a fifth wheel story, but I hope you'll permit me the leeway to write about other RV related stuff. I suppose it's a stretch to call this rig an RV, but there it was camped just down the row from me at Davis Camp, Arizona, along the Colorado River.

I never did see the occupant - I think he left when I was out visiting. But I couldn't help thinking about Alvin Straight when I saw this "camper." If you have never seen the film "The Straight Story," go rent it. It's a feel good story about the real life adventures of Iowan Alvin Straight who set off to visit his dying brother in Wisconsin. Because of his failing eye sight, he couldn't drive a car. But he was determined, so he loaded his gear in a wagon (not unlike the one in the photo), hitched up his little riding mower and set off down the highway.

I wonder where my Arizona Alvin was headed. Here are a couple of shots from the movie...