Considering how long it’s been since my last post, I thought a quick look at some of the highlights of the past several months would be the best option. After a full summer of family time back in New England, we’re back in the van full time and finally (almost) back in the warm southwest.Continue reading “Highlights From Our Drive West”
Category Archives: The Van
Van Updates! Small Changes with a Big Impact
Hello everyone! It’s been a busy summer over here. We arrived back in New England in late April for a family wedding and have spent the months since then mostly between Maine and Massachusetts. Over the course of the summer we welcomed a new niece into the world, celebrated a nephew’s 2nd birthday, visited aContinue reading “Van Updates! Small Changes with a Big Impact”
A Few Weeks in Sedona, AZ
Hello everyone, now that I’m (finally) caught up on CDT posts I can show you a bit of what we’ve been up to post-trail. Our first several weeks off trail were spent laying low in and around Tucson. We had left the van there in storage while we were hiking, so we stayed with aContinue reading “A Few Weeks in Sedona, AZ”
Continental Divide Trail Prep and Training
One week. After over a year of not so patiently waiting, we’re one week away from flying out to start our CDT thru hike. Are we excited? Yes! Are we nervous? A bit. Are we mildly terrified? Depends on who you ask 😉 As a veteran thru hiker, Matt’s definitely handling the pre-trail nerves betterContinue reading “Continental Divide Trail Prep and Training”
Bandelier National Monument
Rather than go into detail about the history in Frijoles Canyon and Bandelier myself, I’ll let you all read more about it elsewhere if you’re interested; I could write a few thousand words and barely scratch the surface. The Bandelier NPS page has a brief (and likely whitewashed) history, or there’s always the option ofContinue reading “Bandelier National Monument”
General Update on Life in the Van
Hi everyone, I’d started writing a post about our recent visit to Bandelier National Monument but wasn’t feeling especially motivated, so I took that as a sign to leave that one be for now and give you all an update on how things are going in general instead. We’re still in New Mexico, we madeContinue reading “General Update on Life in the Van”
Saguaro National Park
Hello hello, since our last post was focused on caves, we’re going to keep this one above ground and take it back to the week we spent in and around Tucson for a quick look at our visit to Saguaro National Park. The park is split into two sections, one on either side of Tucson.Continue reading “Saguaro National Park”
All About Caves!
Hi everyone, as promised in the last post, this one is all about how in a short month and a half we’ve found a new hobby, or if we’re being honest, a new obsession. This might be a lot to ask, but do you remember back in our Carlsbad Caverns National Park post I toldContinue reading “All About Caves!”
Annie Hits The Big 3-0
Hello, Annie here. Yup, you read that title right. My 30th birthday was back in mid-March. Recently, most years I haven’t been interested in doing much if Emma and I aren’t celebrating together, which I realize is kind of ridiculous considering how much we disliked sharing a birthday when we were kids. This one though,Continue reading “Annie Hits The Big 3-0”
White Sands National Park
I know, I know, it’s another national park post. We have done more than just visit national parks, but New Mexico has so many good ones! And like Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands has been on my list of places to visit for a while. So we’ll show you our visit to this park now andContinue reading “White Sands National Park”
Heading Roam 