14,677 Miles • One Year in the Van: The Practical Side
Okay, I’m caving to imaginary social pressure in writing this. Imaginary, because no one has actually made any comments,…
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14,677 Miles • One Year in the Van Report
Today is the one year anniversary of officially moving in to my van full time, and it has been quite…
14,429 Miles • The Loess Hills and Seeing More
These pictures are from a rainy day on the Loess Hills of Iowa’s western border, driving up from the bottom…
14,175 Miles • The Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie
My ratio of nights parked at a Walmart or similar to nights camped in a nature setting is pretty horrific…
14,174 Miles • I Survived Tuttle Lake—What Did You Do Last Night?
Friday, June 1st, about 3pm: Leave Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and head north on the 177, a gorgeous stretch of…
13,838 Miles • George Washington Carver National Monument
It is a slow process, changing ingrained thought patterns. Even when you think you know something, it may not be…
13,737 Miles • Crystal Bridges
In the northwest corner of Arkansas, a region known for its hillbillies and moonshine whiskey, lies one of the finest…
13,532 Miles • Lake Ouachita and the Shower Dilemma
After my visit to Hot Springs, I drove up into the mountains of central Arkansas in search of some decompression…
13,479 • First Impressions of Arkansas
As I got ready to head north from Louisiana into Arkansas, I tried to recall what I already knew about…
13,235 Miles • Gaining Purchase on Louisiana
Just a quick update, in Houston I finally got my new water pump and installed it eagerly. I was very…