I now call it the “Lower 48”

I now call it the Lower 48. Coming back feels… strange. After a summer in Alaska that felt so big, so alive… everything down here feels a little smaller. Not worse… just not Alaska . I carry a mix of gratitude and restlessness… part of me is still up north, somewhere under those endless summerContinue reading “I now call it the “Lower 48””

1st stop. Buffalo Creek

It had been 634 days to get back to this place in my life. When my last road trip ended I was heart broken. I remember that day so clearly when I unpacked my van and rented a room from a friend back in Colorado Springs. I remember unexpectedly crying and feeling immense grief asContinue reading “1st stop. Buffalo Creek”

Back on the road! – Crested Butte Vanlife

So after a month of housesitting in Colorado Springs it  was time to get back on the road! After my tour in the desert I had planned a tour loosely following the Continental Divide from Colorado To Glacier National Park in Montana. Here is my van parked on the crest of the Continental Divide onContinue reading “Back on the road! – Crested Butte Vanlife”