There are few places in the USA with worse traffic or better weather than southern California. We're spending the next 14 days just outside of Los Angeles, in the beautiful city of Glendora. Visiting this area isn't cheap. Thankfully, we have booked a house sit at my aunt and uncle's house while they visit the... Continue Reading →
#Vanlife Part Two
Part One of our USA #Vanlife adventure has come to an end! Starting in Melbourne, Florida, we've driven 11,000 miles (17,700km) through 14 states over the course of 48 days. We met some amazing people along the way, and sampled the spectacular natural beauty of the United States. Now it's time to start the second... Continue Reading →
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Between Yellowstone and Boise lies Craters of the Moon National Monument, a region of the Idaho desert filled with dormant volcanoes and fields of ancient lava beds. Having grown up in Idaho, we were both aware of Craters of the Moon, but had never actually visited before, so this was a natural next stop for... Continue Reading →
Yellowstone National Park
After an amazing couple of days spent hiking and looking for aliens at Devils Tower, it was time to move on to granddaddy of all parks, Yellowstone National Park. The farther west we travel, the larger the states become, and each leg of the journey gets longer. In this case, we had a 450 mile... Continue Reading →
Devils Tower, Wyoming
This may come as a bit of a surprise, but visiting Devils Tower has been on my bucket list for years. I grew up watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind, so it's always had a special place in my mind. On this leg of our #Vanlife journey, I get to check off another item... Continue Reading →
#Vanlife Dairy: Day 44
Our #Vanlife adventure continued with a 165 mile (265 km) drive from Badlands National Park in South Dakota to Devils Tower in Wyoming. This drive kept us on Interstate 90, where the views were nothing to write home (or blog) about. It was a short drive, one we spent doing crossword puzzles, debating on whether... Continue Reading →
Badlands National Park
We were so excited to visit Badlands National Park after having such a wonderful experience at Palisades State Park. South Dakota was proving to be an insanely beautiful state. We drove 288 miles (463 km) along I-90 and started our new audio book, Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and read by James Franco. I was very skeptical about... Continue Reading →
Palisades State Park
South Dakota's Palisades State Park is about half an hour's drive from the city of Sioux Falls and is located a little ways off Interstate 90, which connects Seattle to Boston. We've been driving along I-90 since we left Chicago and will be following it all the way to Billings, Montana, where we will veer off... Continue Reading →
The Places We Live: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
On #Vanlife Day 32, we left our lovely camping spot at 99 Bottles Winery and Vineyard to continue our road trip west. We drove 185 miles (298 km) to Palisades State Park near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I couldn't find a ton of information about the park online, but it was a convenient stop on... Continue Reading →
