Often people ask us how we manage to travel for so long without jobs, and more often are asked, ‘why?’. For us, the answer is multifaceted, but in simple terms, we created a goal of experiencing the America’s and committed to seeing it through. It’s truly amazing what can be accomplished with hard work to make a dream become a reality. Our dreams of travel coalesced immediately when we met, and deep down we both knew that we’d spend a…
The time came to leave Potrero Chico and continue south. Having thought we’d seen one of the most incredible canyon sites, we made our way to the unbelievable area known to climbers as El Salto, named after a famous waterfall on the Rio Santa Catarina in the canyon during the rainy season. We first needed to navigate our way through the center of Monterrey, one of the bigger cities in Mexico. We can confidently say that it was one of…
The first thing that should be noted in this post is the ease with which our border crossing happened. With our minds full of anxiety leading up to the crossing, we had no idea what was to come. American media and worrisome family and friends having infiltrated our expectations with thoughts of negativity and danger, we were on high alert. How long would it take? Will they rip our hippy van apart looking for who knows what? Are the cartels waiting…
Now that the van is packed, and we are officially on the road, the fun of exploration can begin! We started our trip right away with a hike up one of Colorado’s high peaks, Mt. Belford. It was nice to get outside in our element once again after weeks of stressful preparations. Back on the road, we kept our way south through the town of Salida, and slowly into Crestone. Crestone far exceeded our expectations with its beautiful setting reminiscent…
Counting down the days 5, 4, 3, 2…….and 1, we’re on the road! It is difficult to put into words what it was like getting prepared for a trip and lifestyle change of this magnitude. Now that we are officially on the road, all chords attaching us to stable life severed, we can now look back while breathing easy. Despite the romanticism involved with traveling around in a van with no job and little responsibilities, it was one of the…