Entry Fourteen- Summer in the South East May 27th- August 17th
Our Summer started with me waving goodbye to Mark as he entered the Bismark, ND airport at 5am on May 19th- A week before my last day working for the Forest Service. My last week was spent packing up our trailer, boy…
Entry Thirteen- North Dakota Winter December 17th- May 26th
Mark, our dog Ares, and I bid farewell to Oregon, cherishing the memories our final day spent exploring the fish hatchery and the captivating Multnomah Falls. These experiences marked the perfect conclusion to our delightful journey, enriched by reuniting with friends and…
Entry Twelve- Six Weeks in Oregon October 30th- December 12th
We arrived in the small town outside of Portland where Anders’ and his family live in the early afternoon on a Sunday. We had a lonely and restful evening being able to enjoy time with Anders and his relatives. The following day…
Entry Eleven- Final Stretch of the Drive October 29th-30th
After leaving Moab we didn’t spend much time having fun… We spent many hours working and driving in order to make it to Oregon before my seasonal employment with Amazon Camperforce gets going! We moved from Springville and tried to see the…
Entry Ten- Utah Home of Mormons & National Parks October 22nd-28th
You could taste the excitement in the air as Mark and I left the Navajo Rest Stop. None of the three of us had ever been to Utah, and Ares is a very well traveled dog! We started toward Monument Valley. It…
Entry Nine- Home Sweet Saguaro October 15th-21st
Mark and I woke up to the amazing Southern Arizona landscapes. Our rest area bordered one of the nearby national forests with rock formations that made me finally feel like I was at home. We filled our waters and made coffee before…
Entry Eight- New Mexico’s Bats and Sand- October 11th-14th
We worked out of Carlsbad the next day and headed to our next park, Carlsbad Caverns. Mark and I explored the visitors center and made our reservations to tour the cavern the following morning. Then we chose to attend the Night Bat…
Entry Seven- I Hate Texas… Less Now – October 9th- 11th
Mark and I headed out of Florida- kind of… Our first stop on our way out of the state of mosquitoes and humidity was sleeping at a rest area in Lee. Then we hopped back on the good ole I-10 and headed…
Entry Six- Vanlife In a Hurricane September 26th-31st
One experience I didn’t expect to have while living in the van would be attempting to ride out a hurricane. When we landed in Orlando we had about one day to prepare and make moves for our and the van’s wellbeing. My…
Entry Five- The Humans go to Hawaii September 15th-25th
Hawaii has always been a sort of legendary place that I would see in the media and movies. I never thought I would have the opportunity to visit. Recently it seems it has been a very popular vacation destination among my friends….