After attending Burning Man, and while making our way eastward toward Colorado, we had the pleasure of spending a few nights at Antelope Island State Park in Syracuse, Utah. Situated in the Great Salt Lake, this unique place offers dreamy vistas, uninterrupted star-gazing, and a sleepy peacefulness that will lull you into a deep state … Continue reading Travelogue: Antelope Island, Utah
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5 Blogs about Full-Time Travel You Don’t Want to Miss
Taking the leap into full-time travel can be daunting. Just figuring out the logistics can quickly start to feel so overwhelming and intimidating that you may be tempted to throw your hands in the air and stay put. For me, one of the things that made the transition easier was to seek inspiration and insight … Continue reading 5 Blogs about Full-Time Travel You Don’t Want to Miss
Travelogue: The Bus Goes to Burning Man
After hundreds of miles of traveling the West Coast, we capped off our summer by attending Burning Man! What is Burning Man? It's hard to capture its essence in words. Burning man is an annual gathering that takes place in a remote corner of the NW Nevada desert at a place called Black Rock City. … Continue reading Travelogue: The Bus Goes to Burning Man
Travelogue: From There to Texas
2017 Summer Recap Part Three In other posts on this blog, I've talked about how we try to use our bus' wheels to avoid extreme temperatures, so many of you may be wondering why in the hell we decided to drive back to Texas in the middle of July. Well, we were invited to attend … Continue reading Travelogue: From There to Texas
Travelogue: Washington State
2017 Summer Recap: Part 2 - July Washington Sequim, WA Where we stayed: Dungeness Recreation Area Washington has a reputation for having pervasively dreary weather, but Sequim goes a long way towards undermining this notion. Situated in the Olympic Rain Shadow, Sequim bucks the rainy trend and has a significantly drier and sunnier climate the … Continue reading Travelogue: Washington State
Travelogue: The Golden State Part II
Yikes! We've clearly fallen off of the wagon when it comes to regularly updating our travelogues . This is partly the result of me working more hours during the week, us logging a lot more miles behind the wheel, and spending most of our free time exploring the places we visit. Excuses aside, I'll spend … Continue reading Travelogue: The Golden State Part II
Travelogue: Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
We spent the last week of March visiting the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It's truly an amazing location that draws tourists in the millions for good reason. To see the canyon is to witness the incredibly formative and enduring power of nature. Unfortunately, visiting Grand Canyon National Park was also 160 miles of … Continue reading Travelogue: Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Travelogue: El Malpais Conservation Area, Grants, NM
Though we visited southern New Mexico back in January, we hadn't yet taken the bus across the northern half of the state. This time around, we made it a point to see some of the sites along I-40, and El Malpais Conservation Area & National Monument were definitely near the top of our list! Dubbed … Continue reading Travelogue: El Malpais Conservation Area, Grants, NM
Boondocking Explained
If you read our blog often, you've probably seen us use the phrase "boondocking" from time to time. Well, we've been asked about it often enough by friends and family that it seems some explaining is in order. What is Boondocking? As we've come to understand the term, boondocking simply refers to staying for free … Continue reading Boondocking Explained
Finding Campsites & Places to Stay
We've logged just over 11,000 miles in our bus now. It's been a heck of a ride, and one that we can't wait to continue. When we first set out on our journey, we weren't quite sure how to find campsites and places to stay in our bus. We've since found a wealth of online … Continue reading Finding Campsites & Places to Stay