Solo Travel and Living on the Road in a Skoolie
For most of us, trying to find balance in our daily lives is hard enough. Between kids and career, work and recreation, and all the rest we often struggle with burnout or days of feeding our dopamine thirsty lives. Finding a balance between work and life on the road is especially challenging. It’s not as…
I have lived a sticks and bricks life for most of my life. Other than lots of camping I did when I was a kid, I’ve always had four walls and a roof over my head. Things changed not long ago and I have had to embrace the challenges of this new life on the…
We all have certain obligations in this life. Complications that limit how many things we can do versus how many things we might want to do. Whether it is money, the amount of PTO we have from our job, obligations with pets, kids, taking care of loved ones, or just a lack of inspiration to…
Cody, Wyoming is a destination for not only the gateway to Yellowstone National Park, but also to a curated version of the Old West, a tradition which was started by showman Buffalo Bill Cody himself at the turn of the last century and has continued today. If you are looking for things to do in…
Today I started off at the base of Mt. Antero between Buena Vista and Salida. I had a vague idea of where I wanted to go. This lifestyle is a very different way of living than I am used to when I travel normally. Usually I pick a place, or something I want to see…
Today marked a major change in my plans over the last two years. I’m glad for it in a way. I’m not happy to report what has been going on but sometimes life throws a curve ball at you, and if you take that ball in the teeth, you get a walk. In June 2020,…
This morning I wake up and I immediately know that summer is over. In all the years that I have lived in this place called North Park, there comes a moment when you realize when the world has entered a new phase. I awoke to the sound of the wind blasting against the outside of…
Damn but I love the smell of maps. That combination of paper, ink, and maybe a little glue. They smell better than books. Maybe that’s because they are endless stories waiting to be told instead of just one that goes in one direction. It’s hard to find a good map anymore. And the maps on…