Canadian Rockies Road Trip, Days 4 & 5 | Crowsnest Pass, AB to Canal Flats, BC | Lundbreck Falls & Fairy Falls | June 2023 After resupplying in Medicine Hat, we crossed the Albertan prairie to the Southwest and before long, the Rockies slowly came into view. Our chosen crossing was going to be Crowsnest…
Canadian Rockies Road Trip, Days 2 & 3 | Minnesota to Alberta | Big Stone NWR | Fort Dufferin | June 2023 On day 2 of this road trip and of van life, we continued driving Northwest along the Minnesota River where we made an unplanned stop at the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. We…
Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 1 | Iowa to Minnesota | Minneopa State Park | Day 1 of Van Life | June 4, 2023 At long last (which honestly wasn’t that long considering that most people take months to complete their van builds) the van was ready for its maiden voyage. And what better way…
After we made the joint decision that we were in fact going to build a camper van – not rent, not buy a fully built up unit – I put my years of submarine and systems engineering experience…and more or less copied what everyone else did. Seriously though, there are soooo many resources, how-to-guides, and…
There was one last big thing that happened during our time in Pennsylvania to wrap up this spring’s travels: We bought a van, with the intention of converting it into a tiny home on wheels! This has been something we’ve always thought would be an exciting way to live, but didn’t think it would be…
Exploring Valley Forge National Historical Park | King of Prussia, PA | April 2023 Curtis’ final assignment for the spring outage season was located about an hour West of Philadelphia. When looking at the area, we noticed that Valley Forge wasn’t too far, so we picked out a hotel near the national park site so…