“I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news.” -John Muir

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  • The Journey begins: Walking The Camino Frances

    The Seed of Inspiration We first learned about the Camino pilgrimage in Spain from the movie “The Way.” It seemed like an incredible physical challenge and a deeply spiritual journey walking through the beautiful countryside. This network of pilgrim ways… Continue reading

    The Journey begins: Walking The Camino Frances
  • Roadtripping through Oregon

    Hi there! This is a brand new blog, and initially, I jumped around in time, but now we are back in Utah in July 2024, and it was hot! We had always wanted to visit Oregon, and we knew it… Continue reading

    Roadtripping through Oregon
  • Discoveries on the Way

    When we decided to drive away from everything that had been our current life, we hoped that we would have an experience that truly changed us. I tried to keep my expectations in check, but I was ready to do… Continue reading

    Discoveries on the Way
  • Padre Island camping

    We had about a week until we needed to head to Colorado for Christmas, and Jason suggested beach camping and I said Yes please! This was going to be all new for us so I read what I could on… Continue reading

    Padre Island camping
  • New Mexico Aventura

    We had a wonderful Thanksgiving week in KC visiting all our friends and family and crashing at Eva’s apartment. Winter is coming on strong in KC and we had to winterize the camper while we were there so we decided… Continue reading

    New Mexico Aventura
  • Our Camping Style

    When we first began to dream and plan how we could camp and travel long term, we started seeing people on social media that were dispersed camping (also known as dry camping or boondocking). These people were camping in campsites… Continue reading

    Our Camping Style
  • National Parks in Utah

    I had never been to Utah, so I was very excited to visit this state full of National Parks! Our first stop was BLM land close to Arches National Park, we planned on staying hooked up for only one night.… Continue reading

    National Parks in Utah
  • Getting our Groove

    Our next stop was not a very long drive to Buena Vista, CO, but the climate was warmer and much more desert-like. We stayed at Turtle Rock campground, a free campground on BLM land (lol not Black lives matter for… Continue reading

    Getting our Groove
  • The Maiden Voyage

    We were so excited to finally take off on our epic adventure across the U.S., and not feeling experienced for what lay ahead. Our first destination that we could easily get to from KC in one days drive was Pikes… Continue reading

    The Maiden Voyage