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Before I move forward, I need to put 2024 (and the whole last decade) to rest.Resilience and a New Decade2025 is more than a new year for me. Just over a month ago, I celebrated my 40th birthday, welcoming in an entirely new decade. Not just turning a page, but closing a whole book and...

Summer is gone, and with it my staycation sabbatical. For the first time in over a decade of being self-employed, I just took some real time off. Two whole months. I set my first OOO reply ever.I used to think I couldn’t set an OOO because as a traveler, I’m constantly working from wherever, so...

The REAL stuff about the hardships and the magic of living full time in a tiny house on wheels.Disclaimer: If you are expecting a sweet little list of what’s hard and what’s fun about life on the road, this is not that post. You could probably write that post yourself even if you’ve never lived...

Ingredients: 2020 Toyota Tacoma, 2018 Santa Cruz Bronson mountain bike, 2019 Specialized Sirrus touring bike, and a 2023 FWC Swift truck camper.Dilemma: Having access to all of these at the same time, i.e. HOW to make them all work together, such that I could easily carry both bikes and still have access to the door...

Before I bought my slide-in, pop-up Four Wheel Camper Swift, before I even knew what kind of camper I was going to buy, I knew one thing was true: my 2020 Toyota Tacoma wouldn’t support the load of it safely without suspension upgrades. I’m writing and sharing this post with the intention of helping you...

I did it! I bought myself a tiny home in the form of a truck camper. This is NOT generally something I imagine people just do on a whim, so, here’s my story… Why a truck camper?Seven months ago I moved out of the home I loved and lived in for 3.5 years, not by...

In September of 2020 I packed up my bike and took it to the San Juan Islands for a week. This story and video about my experience slipped through the cracks, along with a lot of other things in 2020. I’m finally digging it out to share with you…I held out hope, all my fingers...

I’m practicing publishing my writing again; I want to get back into the swing of it.Somehow, it’s December 31, 2021. I just finished a personal writing session (a tradition I keep every year), where I write a series of letters to help me process what is passed and prepare for what is ahead in my...

You might be noticing, I’ve made some changes around here – I’ve got a brand new website! (Actually, TWO)If you landed here looking for something that has moved — please allow me to explain, and then I’ll direct you to the right place.There are two equally big reasons for this change:So… welcome to my new...

I can’t tell you the first time I decided to jump when I was somewhere cool in the world – but I know it’s been at least a decade, as I have photographic evidence dating as far back as November of 2011 in Peru. Right around that same time, I wrote this in my journal:I...

Hello eager Patagonia travelers!We’re full steam ahead for BOTH of our Patagonia trips for 2021:Update Oct 2021: Read HereRoute of the Parks: November 15 – 24, 2021Torres del Paine: November 29 – December 9, 2021Chile Set to Open Borders September 30Chile has over 85% of its adult population fully vaccinated and is making moves to...

March 10th, 2021 marked one entire year that I have not been on a plane. This time last year, I had just arrived home from a trip to Morocco with some of my best girlfriends. Last week, when March 10th came and went, I unsuccessfully tried not to notice. I felt if I said it...

I haven’t published a word on my blog since March. Too many times this year, I’ve written drafts of essays about the ups and downs I’ve experienced during the roller coaster that has been this season, yet as suddenly as I’m inspired to write a subject, the roller coaster takes off again, and I leave...

Each year I choose a new word that represents my goals or the direction I want to take, or what I’d like to work on for that year. These words act as beacons to keep me on track in my purpose and short-term or overall mission.They can also be chosen for specific projects, goals, or...

There are many voices, yet there is no guidebook. We all are taking steps into the wilderness together, perhaps not hand-in-hand (or even within three feet of each other), but… we are in this together.I’m not going to talk about the details of COVID-19 here. I have no authority to speak or advise in the arena of...

First, Be a Reader.I love being a “reader,” because for the longest time, I was not one.My past understanding of a “reader” was the likes of my good friend from high school who consumed books like I consumed french fries and who graduated valedictorian. I remember one Christmas she was gifted a John Grisham book,...

On December 31st, 2016, a few hours before the clock struck midnight, I sat by myself in my studio apartment in Baja, Mexico and started a New Year tradition that I have kept ever since.The CleanseThrough a series of synchronistic conversations in the days and weeks prior to that New Year’s Eve, I identified the...

In 2018, I went on my first bike tour ever, not knowing whether I was going to love it or hate it. If you were following along as I pedaled through Portugal, and then Austria, and then the Swiss Alps, mile by mile, then you already know how quickly I fell in love and became...