This weekend marks the third anniversary of me picking up Clifford the Big Red Van in Colorado and driving him home to start this #vanlife thing. I wrote about year one here and year two here. The third year of ownership was less about major upgrades or big trips. The past twelve months was more…
Category: vanlife
A Late Summer Summary
I feel like I can best summarize my late summer and into autumn with just some pictures of my favorite adventure pooch. Codibob! Anytime we start grabbing backpacks and hiking shoes Codi knows something is up and he starts getting pumped for the adventure ahead. Codi is very particular about the order in which we…
Rhodes Trip – Anthony Lakes
Back in February I decided to plan ahead. I had some vacation time on the books that expires as of June 30th (and no idea when I was going to be able to use it between January & early June). Toss those vacation days in with a new federal holiday and I decided to make…
So Much Better
And just like that the weather turned and outdoor fun has been a constant thing lately. Bike rides (lots of bike rides), a little running, walking some alpaca and even a camping trip have all been on the menu since our April trip to Sisters. Mia had her birthday recently and I really wanted to…
Kitchen Upgrade?
I’ve titled this post “Kitchen Upgrade?” with the question mark because I am still undecided if it is an improvement or not. Mia wanted something a little less manual/analog for the sink. I wasn’t overly bothered by what came with Clifford the Big Red Van but I’m not against trying out a rather inexpensive project…
Olympic Peninsula Weekend -Proof of Concept
I am at the point in my life where I want to do things instead of get things for my birthday. So for my birthday weekend this year Mia and I headed out for a three day, two night, trip around the Olympic Peninsula. Eight years ago, after having Codi for only three weeks, he…
