Posts in Vanlife
A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park

Arches National Park has over 2,000 natural sandstone arches with light openings taller than three feet. In fact the national park has the highest concentration of natural stone arches in the world. Besides the arches, there are balanced rocks, fins and towers of sandstone, and stone spires and obelisks sprinkled liberally throughout the arid desert landscape. Here’s our guide to our favorite spots in Arches.

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On The Road Again

In January 2017, my partner, Ian, and I bought a Sprinter cargo van. We spent three months converting the empty van into a cozy tiny home with solar power, a bed, a kitchen, and bikes and backpacking gear in the back. Our little home on wheels has allowed us to explore the incredibly diverse landscape of North America.

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Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List

In our year of traveling in our van, we’ve visited quite a few hot springs, developed and undeveloped, but none have been quite like Mystic Hot Springs. Mystic Hot Springs is a really quirky place on the edge of Monroe, Utah. The signature feature of the resort are antique claw foot tubs filled by a the natural hot springs.

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Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter

The Fairyland Loop is considered one of the most iconic day hikes in Bryce Canyon National Park. The route lives up to its name, meandering through a world of absurd hoodoos and strange bulbous sandstone towers, and hiking the Fairyland Trail in winter can give you a totally different perspective of Bryce Canyon National Park.

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How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter

Bryce Canyon is a unique and beautiful national park, and winter weather really adds to the park’s natural beauty. Bryce Canyon features a series of bowls and amphitheaters filled with otherworldly spires, towers, and turrets called hoodoos. In fact, Bryce Canyon has the highest concentration of hoodoos anywhere on Earth. Here our favorite places for a winter trip to Bryce Canyon.

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How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling

Repairing your van or RV yourself can save you a lot of money while traveling. Here is a list of the steps we took when we undertook the major repair of replacing our timing chain on our Sprinter. Following these steps can make any on-the-road DIY camper van or RV maintenance a little easier and more comfortable.

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10 Essentials for Vanlife

When you live in a van, you not only have to travel light, you have to live light. It can be kind of hard when planning for vanlife to figure out what item will enhance life on the road. Here are 10 items that we love having in our van!

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10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast

We ended our Oregon Coast Highway 101 vanlife road trip on a high note on the southern border of Oregon. With rugged cliffs, natural arches offshore at Samuel Boardman Scenic Cooridor, 19th-century lighthouses at Cape Arago, and strange formal flower gardens that once belonged to a lumber baron at Shore Acres State Park, there are lots of great spots to discover in the southwestern corner of the state.

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7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter

Zion National Park was Utah's first national park, and it’s the third most visited national park with 4.5 million visitors coming to the park each year. Most people visit Zion during the summer, but winter is a great time to visit and avoid the crowds. There is plenty of things to do in Zion in Winter. Here are 7 awesome things to do in Zion in winter.

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How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time

We often get asked how we afford to travel full time in our Sprinter camper van. Making a little extra money while traveling full time is really easy. Here’s a list of apps we use to earn extra money while on the road, and our tips and tricks for how you can put a little more spending money in your pocket too.

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