I can’t understate how terrifying and isolating Manhattan was in March and April 2020. During that spring, 1 of every 300 New Yorkers died of COVID. Thoroughfares were deathly still except for the blare of ambulance sirens. Morgue trucks parked on Manhattan streets, and a tent hospital sprang up in Central Park. Midtown was deserted […]
The most frequent question I get is “How do you stay connected to the internet while traveling and working from the road?” This post will be a living document to answer that, and will evolve as I have time and more insights. In general, staying connected has been easier than I expected/feared, and I haven’t […]
“What should we see and do while we’re here?” It’s a dangerous question, filled with hope and naiveté. When we arrive in a place we often know little more than its name- but within a day we’ve gotten a variety of locals’ tips on things to do, sights to see, routes to climb, restaurants to […]
If you’re headed to Wyoming, you’re likely going to visit Yellowstone and the Tetons- together, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. We spent four nights in the Tetons, and two nights in Yellowstone- here are our notes from the experience. Grand Teton National Park The Teton mountains are oriented north-south, with a dramatic eastern scarp dropping to […]
We drove from Red Rocks near Las Vegas to Springdale, Utah on April 10th. The thought was to check out some parks, climb a few days, and move onto Colorado, two weeks in Utah tops. We left Utah to head back to Cali on May 9th, a month later, because we had to make it […]
Congratulations! You bought a big empty cargo van- now where do you start? You’ve already checked out all the vanlife options, and know what you’ll need to buy for the conversion– but staring at the empty shell, where do you start? When chatting with other vanlifers, we get a lot of questions about how to […]
When we’ve fallen in love with a place, it’s as much about the people we’ve met as about the scenery we’ve seen: a half-hour of conversation with a long-time local can teach you more about a new town than two days of wandering its streets and trails. Because of this, and to help get outside […]
“The Powder Highway” has a pretty appealing ring to it, no? When we headed out on our #vanlife extended road trip, we booked it to Canada for the freshies. For the most part, our Canadian destinations were guided by the known powder spots. Below are some highlights and recommendations for the powder hounds and vehicle […]
In the last two weeks we’ve driven from stormy British Columbia to sunny California, transitioning from winter to summer along the way. The increases in temperature have meant changes to our lifestyle, measured in van terms: -5F: Engine starts on first try 0F: The interior metal surfaces form dew, not frost 10F: Don’t need to […]
If you’ve decided you want a conversion van but aren’t sure what type of van to choose or how to convert it, this post lays out some of the options. After exploring different options for living on the road, we chose to convert a utility van- mainly driven by the ability to save money on […]
