Overlanding

December 20th, 2016: Ending another chapter

Writing from: The same Starbucks in Joshua Tree that I wrote from last time.

Mood: A bit under the weather, but happy to go home and see family for the holidays again. The last few days have been a lot of fun and a good end to…

December 15th, 2016: Oh Joshua Tree…

Writing from: A Starbucks in Joshua Tree. Not very interesting, but nice to have an internet day as I’m feeling a bit under the weather.

Mood: Feeling great. Last night was spent up in the mountains above Rim Rock at this hippie enclave…

December 12th, 2016: Back to California

Writing from: Jumbo Rock Campground. December is peak season for J Tree…unbelievably different from our last few days as they’ve been extremely remote and desolate. It took us a while just to find a spot to camp…and it’s a Monday!

December 10th, 2016: Catching up my journal.

Writing from: The Mojave National Preserve. Now this is really the middle of no-where. I think this may be the most remote I’ve ever felt. We are so far from any major settlements or services. It amazes me that people used to do this by horseback…

November 30th, 2016: A few people who touched our travels.

Started writing from: Cathedral Valley Campground. Middle of god-damn no where. We haven’t seen a single person all day, which includes the drive up here. Crazy but so, so, so beautiful. I will without a doubt return here. Its…

November 17th, 2016: A guest post from Lexie Nguyen (my van-mate)

I woke up the morning of my 24th birthday in a Walmart parking lot, wondering if this is what it’s going to be like living in this van for the next few weeks.

November 11th, 2016: Now there are two people in the van.

See the corresponding Photography post for more details on the actual hikes we did.

Writing from: Escalante, Utah. Specifically: Circle D Eatery while we crush their Wi-Fi

November 1st and 2nd, 2016: A post about people.

Written from: A Walmart parking lot, and the Xetava Café in beautiful Kayenta, Utah (Kayenta is a STUNNING small retirement community outside of St. George). Here for the scenery.

October 28th, 2016

Mood: Feeling good, but mechanical issues are- again — providing some gloom

#Vanlife tidbit: I’ve only been at this for three weeks now, but I’ve only experienced one person who didn’t react 100% positively to my journey. He was still kind to me and curious about the…

The Van

I call her the Gator. Even though Jesse, the guy I bought it from said don’t, I still do it anyways. It got the name from the Craigslist ad that I read. I sent it to Lexie, my girlfriend, and she responds with one of the lines from the listing, “Purrs like a swamp gator.”