Saturday May 4 A week ago my friend Lindsey offered me her registration in a gravel bike race taking place in Fruita, CO not far from the border with Utah. The Desert Gravel Race event was a big one, with a 1000 people competing across 30-mile,...
Thursday April 11 I parked the night before at a popular trailhead before just outside the entrance to Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, CO. I drove into the monument early to enjoy my scenic tour around the park. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:...
Wednesday March 27 - Wednesday April 10 With Aaron heading to his brother's house in Alma, WI for a month, I moved into Karma the Van full time for at least a few months -- for the first time since buying the van in 2021. I...
Friday September 1st We left Taos by 10a friday for an epic two week road trip, destined for the California Redwoods for a wedding. A couple we lived with on Kauai at Olana Farm, Grayson and Elysse, had invited us to their wedding to help run...
Wednesday July 6We had been looking for a trailer for several months across several states, wanting to clear out our storage unit in Denver. The rent on the unit was month to month, and had been increased twice already in the past 6 months. We...
Friday March 11 We left our lovely work-trade posting in Taos for a month in Missouri -- helping Aaron's parents on their new 5-acre property. The first stop in our vintage 1975, camper-outfitted van (named Karma by the previous owner) was back north to Denver to...
Sunday Nov 14 We are loving the honeymoon phase on our first trip in the van. We rushed our move out an additional day earlier to give us more time on our 1200 mile journey. We had just barely enough time over the first week of...
Surprise! We jumped out of our apartment lease and into a “new” van! I’ve owned this van for a week now and I still can’t believe it. We had lined up a really amazing farm to work and live at for the winter, immediately upon moving out...
It’s hard to believe it’s already mid November, so much has happened in a very short time. Continuing with the chaotic nature of these pandemic years, I’ve been keeping my expectations low and flexibility as high as possible. This is unsettling sometimes, and living through...
We returned to Denver on April 28th. We spent the next 6 weeks getting back into our apartment, unloading our storage unit and catching up on work after our incredible 3 week vacation. Aaron returned to Men in Kilts and I was ecstatic to work...