recent adventures
The ultimate 1-day Saguaro National Park itinerary: 14 best hikes & viewpoints (Saguaro West & East)
Arizona has 3 fantastic national parks, but I’d be willing to guess that most people can name only...
Vanlife diaries #9: Petrified Forest National Park & Sedona
We hit the ground running this week, spending our first few days exploring a national park neither of...
Vanlife diaries #8: Saguaro National Park East & the Superstitions
With Dan sick during the first half of the week, we spent several days holed up in Tucson,...
The ultimate 1-day Valley of Fire State Park itinerary: 12 best hikes & photo spots
Named for its impossibly vibrant Aztec sandstone that seems to blaze under the midday sun, Valley of Fire...
Vanlife diaries #7: Phoenix & Saguaro National Park West
Between deep cleaning the van, catching up on some work, visiting family, and adjusting to the blistering heat...
The ultimate 1-day Death Valley National Park itinerary: 9 best hikes & viewpoints (post-COVID)
Holding the undesirable title of hottest place on earth (and with a name that conjures up, well… death),...
The ultimate 1-day Red Rock Canyon (Las Vegas) itinerary: 9 best hikes & viewpoints
Protecting more than 200,000 acres of canyons, mountains, and unique desert wildlife, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area...
The ultimate 1-day Alabama Hills itinerary: 11 best hikes & arches (+ easy climbing at the Candy Store)
Something of a rising star in central California thanks to burgeoning online popularity amongst photographers and instagrammers, Alabama...
Vanlife diaries #6: Red Rock Canyon & Valley of Fire
Finally leaving southern California behind and crossing the border into Nevada, we spent the week exploring a state...
8 awesome day hikes in Joshua Tree National Park
With its characteristic grippy monzogranite and heaping rockpiles stretched in every direction, there’s no doubt that Joshua Tree...
Vanlife diaries #5: Alabama Hills & Death Valley
After leaving our beloved Joshua Tree behind and journeying even farther into the scorching California desert, we spent...
The ultimate 1-day Joshua Tree National Park itinerary: 9 best hikes & scrambles (post-COVID)
Largely popularised by the 1987 U2 album of the same name, Joshua Tree straddles the Mojave and Colorado...
Vanlife diaries #4: Joshua Tree
This week was a little different than our other weeks on the road, namely because we stayed in...
Vanlife diaries #3: Big Sur, Malibu & Anaheim
Following the last two weeks of rather intense driving, we were ready for cruisier days and fewer long...
Vanlife diaries #2: Southern Oregon, Redwoods & California wine country
With the first week of vanlife under our belts, Dan and I launched full-steam-ahead this week into more...
