https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture daily 0.75 2021-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543164603330-15XS6P9OXT2XTMNP6UDU/DSC00921_Fotor.jpg Ad-van-tures https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/gear-test-mens-and-womens-kuhl-travel-pants monthly 0.5 2021-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/d19fd03e-757e-4960-98fd-335f781a71bc/KUHL+Pants+Buy+It+for+Life Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/7207904f-580b-42fd-b556-fb6479b90f11/KUHL+Pants+Review+Travel+Pants Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out We tested out our KÜHL travel pants on a road trip along Flathead Lake in Western Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/05807e3d-ca19-42d8-814f-96fc093ceb2a/KUHL+Kontour+Women%27s+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out When we choose clothes, we like to find items that work in a lot of different scenarios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/ecca5967-0195-4861-8b7d-d74e9c079879/KUHL+Chocolate+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The KÜHL Blueberry Brownie Chocolate was surprisingly delicious! An awesome addition to a quick stop for coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/d7d07974-496e-41bb-b610-860f9328c9df/KONTOUR+Skinny+Pants+Gear+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The KONTOUR Pants have a fairly high-rise fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/a701b7fa-c790-4971-aa08-e95d5ab4a0b8/Kuhl+Travel+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out I picked the KONTOUR Skinny pants, but they also come in a straight-leg cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1a61e390-671d-41f0-9120-3ad999e5bf46/Testing+our+KUHL+Travel+Pants Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The fabric of the KONTOUR pants is super soft and super stretchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/18df489c-d6a6-4499-8c66-f1c2d6afb315/Women%27s+Pants+for+Travel Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The Sea Grass color is a beautiful, but unique, neutral color- almost the color of the lake in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/4b4694a9-2be2-4272-99e2-fd4efbd34c25/KUHL+Women%27s+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out KÜHL KONTOUR pants are not fully synthetic, but they dry relatively quickly and are great for a huge range of frontcountry adventures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/98dbc167-1a48-4658-8d85-74984e532071/Best+Pants+For+Traveling Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Don’t let stiff pants stop you from doing whatever this is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/36498708-095d-4f42-a61d-18b651975e12/Kuhl+Women%27s+Kontour+Skinny+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out I was excited that the KONTOUR pants held their shape really well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/8d3a0fd4-c857-4750-b0a1-4ba0473fb9e5/KUHL+Womens+Casual+Pants Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Taking a break at Big Arm State Park on a warm, winter day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1c39331c-7120-48ca-9389-5b797791cc38/Internal+Drawstring+on+KUHL+KONTOUR+Pants Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The KONTOUR Skinny pants have an internal drawstring you can use to adjust the waist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/4953a2ff-b964-4dfb-97ab-c8ff1b547f2d/KUHL+Women%27s+Travel+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out KONTOUR pants can be styled up or down for a lot of different ways to wear them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/876a8c68-13de-45fb-b6a8-1f4746b4cb25/KUHL+KONTOUR+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The KONTOUR pants are going to be my new go-to pants for road trips and long flights, because they are flattering and comfortable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/68e605fa-1a2f-4f18-9974-b431c2a9ea75/KUHL+REVOLVR+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Ian tried out the KÜHL Men’s REVOLVR pants, which balance functionality and fashion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/8f4ef304-ec1b-47dd-9c82-852a8cff8cf8/Men%27s+REVOLVR+Pants+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Ian was glad to the REVOLVR pants in a wider-leg cut that he prefers for outdoor activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/556e19cf-386f-43fd-ac8d-88a6b64aed4d/Pants+Review+For+Outdoor+Activity Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The REVOLVR pants provide a great range of motion, and there’s an additional gusset in the crotch for flexibility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/49539fb2-87aa-4090-931a-a0e8273d99c5/Best+Pants+for+Travelers Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Ian liked that the pants didn’t bind around the knee when squatting down to brew some coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/5f0f5637-c435-4692-8dce-5df346e1a965/KUHL+Men%27s+Pants+Gear+Review Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out The KÜHL REVOLVR pants have a wide range of pockets, but they don’t look like cargo pants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/bd5eccd7-dc46-4871-9de4-4f9269942a7d/REVOLVR+Mens+Pants+with+Many+Pockets Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Thigh pockets are great for your cell phone or other bulky items you don’t want to sit on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/dc00dedf-6f99-4d5c-8821-f4828b3a0108/Durable+Mens+Pants+for+Outdoors Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out There are a lot of great details in the construction of the KÜHL REVOLVR pants that seem like they will ensure the pants are durable in the long-run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/54ee0eab-2846-4b96-8842-801ec350e9f9/Best+Mens+Pants+for+Travel+and+Hiking Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out REVOLVR pants have a light stretch to them to provide a higher level of comfort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/6e661296-a862-473b-94db-69d85ddee0ed/Best+Mens+Pants+for+Minimalists Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out We think these pants are great whether you’re wearing them for a camping trip or going out for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/a52d4d7e-7751-4440-9490-3de96c454999/KUHL+Men%27s+REVOLVR+Pants+for+Travel Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out When you’re traveling, you don’t want to carry a lot of stuff, so these pants are perfect because they are so versatile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/5022a213-6b67-46b2-9db6-4fb8daa7b39a/Durable+Men%27s+Pants+from+KUHL Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out Ian and I are interested to see how the patina of the KÜHL dye ages as they wear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/a3d4e984-f15d-4297-aa41-986e5ab96824/Great+Pants+for+Traveling+and+Adventure Ad-van-tures - GEAR TEST: Men’s and Women’s KÜHL Travel Pants - Make it stand out On the whole, we’d absolutely recommend the KÜHL travel pants if you’re looking for pants that are high-quality and made designed to last. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/new-years-resolutions-for-travel-and-vanlife monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609002629271-8SDVJHBGK9JHY8TJD5RY/Ideas+for+Travel+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609086455918-H5373O7O5B7EW80JAUK2/How+to+Travel+Safely+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Having a camper van makes travel much safer because you are not dependent on public accomodations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609086632584-QRTF082AVS00EYYTXECX/Ways+to+Travel+in+2021+Safely Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We can travel safely in our camper van. Plus we share a lot of tips for avoiding crowds while traveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609001720862-7L93I0TEDI5IDA3RAOV9/DSC_9155_Fotor.jpg Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Living a simpler life makes it much easier to achieve your travel goals. You’re probably stuck at home anyway, so channel your inner Marie Kondo and get to work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609035087335-PKEPAXYLCNEYUNPLWPXD/21+Travel+Related+Goals+That+You+Should+Have+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We opted for experiences over things and have no regrets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609035536403-SG0JFL5YUHT3FYQ0KOF0/2021+Travel+Covid+Goals Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Sometimes the simpler days we have had while traveling have been the most memorable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609017063098-ZHL31PD1P3YX2Q40NF0Z/Good+Ideas+for+21+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Ian is the king of having no unneeded clothes. He literally has 3 pairs of pants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609017941289-OSGJTJSCE3IJK80K9SZB/New+Years+Resolutions+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife When you live in a camper van, every piece of clothing needs to have a purpose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609086262782-QR1L3TL124AGEXW9RCTN/How+to+Buy+Fewer+Clothes+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife If you buy high quality clothes for outdoor activities, they will last for years. They might go out of style like these fly cargo pants, but they will last! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609016903287-AYRQU96IMOTA5PTZ5P09/Great+Ideas+for+2021+Travel+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife A new years resolution to try this year is to DIY something you would typically have to buy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085981654-E4BBOT2OEGPYD9ID20E6/The+Best+New+Years+Resolutions+for+Travelers Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Check out Ian’s excellent tutorial for sewing your own DIY Frame Bag for your bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609034337922-VX0XETFKCVR010K5AURS/Make+2021+Your+Year+for+Adventure Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Every time we see an incredible photo of a destination on a blog, we save it to our Pinterest account. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085037365-AEGT7ZOS7RX556GYA8LD/New+Years+Resolutions+for+Outdoor+Travel Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We’ve discovered some truly incredible places off the beaten path in our travels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609084933297-0YDLB9UUS3C485CO1YUW/The+Coolest+Places+to+Add+to+Your+Travel+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We use apps like Furkot to help us find the optimal route for all of our travel destinations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609036216779-3D0XNJEKIVWRWX5YN4PI/Travel+Resolutions+for+the+Covid+Era Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Keeping a list of all the less famous destinations you want to visit will make trip planning a breeze! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609033260371-YCMMT0FE4ATS7KHS5Z4O/Best+Travel+Related+New+Years+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We love visiting old friends while we travel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609033328468-APK20JGDR7PDFZIREXG0/Best+Travel+Resolutions+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife When you visit friends and family, they will also introduce you to amazing places (like hot springs) in their area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609079726623-KEX5J4JYZVB17KWF041G/How+To+Travel+More+New+Years+Resolution Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Make visiting new places and meeting new people a new years resolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609079423822-IU00J9UKEKGW3UCEUY6Q/Goals+All+Travelers+Should+Have Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Meeting new people post-COVID will be a great way to get back into traveling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609086376041-VO8VTF5ZY8N3TCHKIDGS/Read+More+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Make a New Years Resolution to travel more in 2021, even if it’s just through the pages of books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609003964624-RE50TMUZ5RUHELTAE1FY/Resolution+Ideas+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We love reading while we are traveling, especially reading about the places we are visiting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609027155915-R25UVE77E867X27R68W2/Travel+New+Years+Resolutions+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Make a habit of reading 21 minutes per day in 2021 and you will read a lot of books! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609080161683-8XZGMWL7S0CSSCRASSAJ/Goals+For+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Trail running in the places you travel to can take you through incredible landscapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609080389442-QAJKL19SPGRK5Q4XVWDE/21+for+2021+Travel+Related+New+Years+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Whenever we see a bike trail while traveling, we make a point of riding it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609028524024-MF49YB4G111ZXWPG505F/How+to+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We specifically designed our van’s kitchen so that we could cook while on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609028344216-XQT6H45W83Z0Y4QTWL56/Healthy+New+Years+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Our 12-volt fridge allows us to eat healthy fresh food while we are traveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609026530894-OYTVJMKEI5P4VJOJMB82/Great+Resolutions+for+Travelers+and+Vanlifers Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Our portable camping chuck box makes cooking while traveling very easy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609018116920-AERIQO5A9Z6OQ70B8XEA/How+to+Eat+Healthy+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Cooking while traveling rather than eating out can keep you safe in 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609039481910-FMTQ7Q73CF7RFGO3GSMB/Outdoor+New+Years+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Add an epic place to your 21 for 2021 list of New Years Resolutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609039829112-AY96T1YT9N10JVF8CYHX/The+Most+Epic+Places+to+Visit+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We took an challenging backpacking trip in the mountains of the Yukon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609039898378-JWTXIL45BVZDTDG49NDO/2021+Travel+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Make a New Years Resolution to travel somewhere outside your comfort zone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609039985424-0KRGOZ5FGK5ZZ6XWZ55X/Epic+Destinations+for+Your+2021+Travel+Resolutions Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife The Kaskawulsh Glacier is a truly epic destination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609026794875-1O2EHZ3MEPVX7RHZYYKN/New+Years+Resolutions+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife You’ll never know what you’ll find hidden in the woods of Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609026988653-PDZUZJH0TTKGOHZGCGJW/Best+Ideas+for+New+Years+Resolutions+for+Travelers Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Giant City State Park in Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609027445071-ZOXNX4UEI5K90YIS3MD6/New+Years+Resolution+Ideas+for+Adventure Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife The Stunning Little Grand Canyon in Southern Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609027891341-H7BO8HS93AE3CQI4BD2S/Best+Places+for+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Add a flyover state as a travel destination and you might just be surprised by what you find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609028163503-Y33WKI9JQ4Y4HBE1BM3C/New+Years+Resolutions+for+Travel Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Kansas has some of the most dramatic skies and weather we have experienced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085195545-TF5OG8WQH4IHR9U29CAS/The+Best+State+Parks+for+your+Bucket+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Temperance River State Park is along the Gitchi Gami State Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609038285355-KM9ED0H40M05JNC6RSDR/Why+You+Should+Add+State+Parks+to+Your+Bucket+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife State parks have such interesting spots—like this massive hand-carved log in William B. Umstead State Park in North Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609080674362-GZ3C5QVMI7MJS2JH47GT/New+Years+Resolutions+for+Travelers+and+Vanlifers Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife The Oregon Coast is a long string of state parks. One of our favorites is Shore Acres State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085286258-D47PUH7VZKZAV0II892S/Add+these+State+Parks+to+Your+Bucket+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Every state has preserved special places in state parks, like the incredible sandstone and lava tubes in Snow Canyon State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609081229647-ZLHOS8S4ABNIOT1RJVTQ/Skills+to+Develop+if+You+Want+to+Travel+More Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Ian does all of the maintenance on our Sprinter camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609035371352-9EICI7MAGH4KSRPU2BAQ/2021+Goals+that+Travelers+Can+Make+with+Covid Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife If this happens to your brake rotor while on the road, you’ll know what to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609035224911-1UKKOW94WQNR829ZAJOM/Great+New+Years+Resolutions+to+Make+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife You too can learn to repair your vehicle…and whatever this is… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609082318780-ZW36WGYO2UN6UBRZNLRO/New+Years+Resolutions+for+2021+for+Travel+and+Adventure Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife After traveling for two year, we traded our tiny house for two wheels for an epic bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609082507247-BKWMWVMA1R7WMF98RE5Z/2021+New+Years+Resolutions+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Bike touring can give you a new experience even in familiar places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609037775793-Z7ABUH9DLF4FAB2KQY5W/The+Best+Ways+to+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Backpacking in the winter or shoulder season could be a very safe way to travel during COVID. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609082734134-L63A2C77BDC834GW3XA6/The+Coolest+New+Years+Resolutions+for+The+Outdoors Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife If you’re very adventurous, you could even try taking a trip out on the water! (Also you have to be quite adventurous to pull of this stellar fashion…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609083046158-VO7W7XRF189L1Y8XFFZ4/Swim+In+The+Ocean+Bucket+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609082189744-1JFKCHH6R7ABGU60RZDO/Resolutions+for+Outdoorsy+People Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife “These are my feet.” - Ian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609083134496-7SCD4C9VLH69BMGSMT8W/The+Best+Goals+for+Travelers+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We have tips and tricks for earning a little extra money while traveling or while your stuck at home during COVID-19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609036449125-LNGK0KYHSEMBBH10CG8S/The+Best+Weird+Travel+Destinations+to+Add+to+Your+Bucket+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife You could bathe in these bathtubs in the middle of the Utah desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609038093263-VB8GP5JJYZ70XPXIRCI7/The+Best+Weirdest+Places+to+Put+on+Your+Bucket+List+This+Year Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We LOVE roadside attractions. Their is actually another giant dresser just a few miles away from this one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609039293733-7LIFAZ0TMFBF4RZYMF2O/Add+These+Weird+Places+to+Your+Bucketlist Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Adding weird places, like the International Car Forest, to your 21 for 2021 is a great idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609081836586-ZEFVVXZ3BBXU6E48W230/The+Most+Interesting+Travel+Locations+to+Add+to+Your+Bucket+List Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Even while bike touring, you might discover some quirky places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609084383625-BDRAK1RJOL0D6TTSU9VF/New+Years+Resolutions+for+Travelers Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife If you get more comfortable with being less clean, it allows you to travel for longer durations of time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609084764886-P4C8N0QODO51J24BJV5R/The+Top+Things+Needed+to+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We love quick dry camp towels for traveling because we can rinse off in a stream or wash our hair in the van, and it will be dry a few hours later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609036684351-RFX1NBRQ18C1PYKLBJLE/The+Travel+Goals+You+Should+Make+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife The snow in Bryce Canyon National Park give the hoodoos a totally different look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609037021615-WRAUJU697F95Y43SZDXE/Great+Travel+New+Years+Resolutions+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife By visiting Arches National Park in the winter we were able to avoid the crowds at Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609037448113-YCT7CWHHDHRU6MW74Z6Z/New+Years+Resolutions+to+Be+More+Adventurous Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Many photographers make a resolution to photograph Mesa Arch at sunrise. When you go in winter, it may be cold, but you won’t have to battle to get a good view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609017465498-YA6J8FOXYNA03XAK40TW/New+Years+Resolutions+for+Outdoors Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife Photography is a great way to document your travels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609033893400-9THW9MVH3BJFA3RTFTQ6/Best+Ideas+for+Travelers+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We like to keep a journal while we travel so that we can remember it later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609034711922-RMKNDUS70J95HW87OWN4/Best+Travel+Related+Goals+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife A safe activity during COVID-19 is to go back to old photos and journals from travel and make photo books or even a travel blog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085391650-7PM81LZT1BUYQFWMVOSL/The+Best+Way+to+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife We love our DIY camper van conversion. It allows us to travel affordably and easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085583783-BXQD9FW8Y2QW1HSN7IG6/Travel+Goals+for+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife If there’s ever been a time to build out your own camper van 2021 is the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1609085819633-NWDX0BMVJQRU1DP6X8PB/How+to+Travel+in+2021 Ad-van-tures - 21 for 2021: New Years Resolutions for Travel and Vanlife If you’ve been dreaming of building out your own camper van 2021 is the year to go for it! Read our tutorials to find step-by-step guides on how to build your own van! https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-kenton-mi-to-ashland-wi monthly 0.5 2020-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603051987690-HUXKDCYQFXGXKSU0KV95/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour%3A+Kenton+Michigan+to+Ashland+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851963226-02MHB1PSKJBYA7ANVBEP/Our+Favorite+Biking+Destinations+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI Ian look over the trestle bridge on the Bergland to Sidnaw Rail Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851766128-SZ3IS1ZL5795FREM1TNE/Beautiful+Trails+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI This section of the Lake Superior Circle Tour deep in Michigan is very, very rural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851910578-IFZ1GXCX6LISVBO5PAZ7/Beautiful+Forests+of+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI This bridge is really high above this little tributary of the Ontonagan River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851071185-F9V3WMYRDV9ZIAXMUIS9/Bike+Route+Through+Northern+Wisconsin+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI If we had brought gravel bikes on this tour, we would have been able to spend so much less time on highways and so much more time on snowmobile trails and logging roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851828631-2DV4HYE7ZH3WMRXZC4HK/Bike+Trails+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan+and+Northern+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI Biking through the Upper Peninsula is a mix of quiet country roads and intense highways without shoulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569852073644-31LRIF356O33V4J213CA/Outdoor+Tech+Speaker+For+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI This little Outdoor Tech speaker kept me pedaling on long days in the saddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851380793-S39ME4BEIP0XD5321OQP/Biking+on+Highway+2+in+Northern+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI Ian made his own framebag for this tour. Here’s how you can make one too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851166665-I6RLWLC61AN6B5W6FRZZ/How+to+Fix+a+Flat+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI Ian got a flat tire on the very last day of our Lake Superior Bike Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569852033456-1WMBRAL5AI1LNE3KZBYJ/Bad+River+Biking+Route+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI The Kakagon and Bad River sloughs are sometimes called “Wisconsin’s Everglades.” Wild rice is harvested from these sloughs each fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851254281-34QJHRX5E3TDZIDC7XGF/We+Biked+Around+Lake+Superior+in+90+Days Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI Look how tired we look after biking 106 miles on a 90 degree day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851326872-TRS9FNVP9T32121I112P/Bike+Touring+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Ashland+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI We were extremely happy to be done with our bike tour around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851627098-MBTG7KA8UHFJ25USH6UM/Couple+Bikes+Around+Lake+Superior+in+19+Days Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI We felt very accomplished after biking through three states, two countries, and around the world’s largest lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851472341-URIPC8W270CFWEWB6YUP/Biking+from+the+Upper+Peninsula+to+Ashland+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI The sunset on our final day of our tour was beautiful, and the water was a shimmering gold color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569852155742-O2PDLJ91R1DL9RSTNMEY/Finally+Made+it+Back+to+Ashland+on+the+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI We ended our tour at my sisters house in Ashland, WI where we both went to college. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569851704786-D3QAIQWATEG8MLVAZ1LL/How+to+Repair+Your+Bike+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI Ian broke a spoke on his rear wheel in the final mile of our bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603041629062-WB5IHG04X8570LKC3PKG/Biking+In+Northern+Wisconsin+and+the+Upper+Peninsula+Lake+Superior+Bike+Routes Ad-van-tures - Day 19- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Kenton, MI to Ashland, WI https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-negaunee-to-kenton monthly 0.5 2020-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603051629331-I9LZTVH2QC9N1QC1Z04F/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour-+Negaunee+to+Kenton%2C+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848853217-ZQM5Z2TB9K37ZYKXO332/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Bike+Tour+Negaunee+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Saying goodbye to our Warmshowers host, Mary Beth, in Negaunee, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848925314-1JH42AEHRQRDPTUY01PS/Biking+on+the+Iron+Ore+Trail+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton We loved biking on the Iron Ore Heritage Trail after spending so much time on highways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569849452429-H3UO3PH11MARU8EAJM9A/Eating+Lunch+on+our+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Eating lunch in Ruth Lake Picnic Area just off of HIghway 41 in the Upper Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569849219686-80VLNB0BCWZEEK08QBRD/Warmshowers+in+Negaunee+Michigan+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton We ate a lunch of delicious baked goods from Mary Ann’s bakery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848361766-7DJIXQ16YF318VVZWSZ6/Biking+from+Negaunee+to+Kenton+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Thanks to our Stashers insulated bike bags we could keep our strawberry milk, beer, and clean socks cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569849770231-AGKET8TBOHELMOBHH0EY/Kenton+Michigan+Bike+Route+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton We spotted these dramatic pink hollyhocks outside the grocery store in Watton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848520238-ZDEVLR5AOKW3VP9UA3Y9/Route+for+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+by+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Ian biked with two Stashers bags and a camera box on his bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569849816644-BPAOG2PH8OTULS7ZAJVU/Stashers+Insulated+Bike+Bags+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton I think these flowers were the inspiration for my Stashers bag! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848310906-FNXQBR5GW0SAO9KFPA62/Bike+Touring+Through+Michigan%27s+Upper+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Ian sewed this frame pack himself. Find out how to sew your own here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848683330-XK10FO7Y2CTD5610S5JS/How+to+Survive+Biking+on+M28+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Ian biking on Highway 141/M-28 just outside of Walton, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848580725-BHLWCWY3JW3Y4GX5RS2A/Bike+Touring+Route+Through+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Biking on M-28 really wasn’t so bad after it diverges from US-41. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850315660-YVOLK9COGAZGP9ZD2WIH/Most+Interesting+Bars+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton UP Chucks has this sweet two person chain saw. And some type of weasel…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850224469-VRNG2DLB21EWENAJO9BV/UP+Chucks+Bar+in+Kenton+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton No UP bar would be complete without the photos of albino deer and moose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569849858728-YX3AROTMQBULBMTEOHLT/Where+to+Bike+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton The shoulder on M-28, west of where it splits from US-41 is not very wide, but there is so little traffic and the area is extremely unpopulated so it’s not bad riding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850049917-5BEN0R6TEIKG6G428L3B/How+To+Bike+Around+Lake+Superior+Routes+and+Daily+Itinerary Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton I would not have made it through our bike tour without this powerful little bluetooth speaker for listening to music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850539470-N9VZSEAHFJNZKQDYTHK0/Lodging+for+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+and+Where+to+Eat+Along+the+Way Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton Ian had to carry two pounds of corned beef on his handlebars for two miles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848617538-LK7NEDG8BNKT9CPIIECW/Where+to+Eat+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton It turns out that a pound of corned beef is really a lot of corned beef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850498477-F7NDPI5NAGJGKB5SBOJE/Lodging+for+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+By+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton This hotel was pretty affordable, and kind of the only option. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850447507-3DG77JGYJ0672VELEYX0/Where+to+Bike+Around+Lake+Superior+Itinerary Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton We were pretty annoyed because they made us lock our bikes outside in the parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569850396498-LE2L9AQE6GRAN4AC84RJ/Places+to+Stay+While+Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton The Two Rivers Motel in Kenton Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603041504885-ESZ3PQ8380LZNX6IU8J4/Bike+map+and+routes+for+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 18- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Negaunee to Kenton https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-au-train-to-negaunee monthly 0.5 2020-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603051125490-ZPQQTEBXULK7ZG4FKD24/Biking+from+Au+Train+to+Negaunee+Michigan+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811407331-5KMD7HLWN6URWBY7BMAU/Biking+around+Lakenenland+in+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee We really ended up dragging our bikes rather than riding them through sandy Lakenenland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569804305764-GTE6IKCI1KNNEKWLCKXV/Lakenland+Fun+Free+Places+to+Stop+in+Michigan%27s+Upper+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Look at how buff that deer is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847238006-UIY5PO2ZJHEXKUD8974D/Bike+Touring+around+Lake+Superior+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Ian found a bike touring buddy in Lakenenland in the U.P. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810668069-J1MD30ZKNYCCON14Q0SN/How+We+Bike+Around+Lake+Superior+in+Less+than+Three+Weeks Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Lakenenland is one of the quirkiest roadside attractions that we have been to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847434380-B059JTKJ2UOGB7WAKGF1/Fun+Sculptures+at+Lakenenland+in+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Some of the sculptures at Lakenenland are absolutely massive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810761376-4SPO0WCV2RHW0UAVAMG9/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Route+Upper+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee There are a lot of penny farthing sculptures at Lakenenland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569808374440-C0UT5AXC69BBU9AQ7ULX/Weirdest+Roadside+Attractions+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee The sculptures are made out of old junk and scrap metal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569808166362-QUUR9DT26T4DK2Z4F2AX/Amazing+Metal+Sculptures+in+Lakenland+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee There are a lot of owl sculptures in Lakenenland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811572473-T7PLFQW4N6YQF5OHQ6QL/Where+to+Go+When+Biking+on+M28+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee I really liked these big-eyed owls in a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847174936-C2IRGLU7FFJ73K8WRY65/Things+to+Do+Near+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee These polished metal sculptures have a more…well polished…look than the rest of Lakenenland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569809739879-UFCEQOWKC0AHRXBVQUQJ/Fun+Places+to+Go+on+the+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Some of the sculptures are political. This pig is pooping on an America worker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569809926148-RTR4E6CZ14HZFQA3E23Z/Roadside+Attractions+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Of course, you can find some U.P. colloquialisms like ya’s in the sculptures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811525663-45N5Y263JXMKFRYXK9U9/Weird+Roadside+Attractions+of+the+Upper+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Some of the sculptures are not interactive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811471691-MAJCEAZOJV4SSLXDDX7Z/Fun+Stops+in+the+UP+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Unless you decide to make them interactive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569808102120-0DPQI68Z0LACVR9WM07N/Weird+Roadside+Attractions+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Many of the sculptures are just abstract pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811626564-QLSPPASNMIROAQC1DIXL/How+to+Survive+M28+on+a+Bicycle Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee We liked this big boat that was filled with car parts and traffic lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810196717-4ATPQZMNYYTIND12K7HL/Things+to+do+in+Au+Train+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Some of the sculptures just feature old unique metal parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569808441424-55IJN7F6234W921863PV/Bowling+Balls+Always+Grow+on+the+North+Side+of+the+Log Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Where did he get all these bowling balls!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603639124800-8GZG2UQOA64ROJYBXXPV/Fun%2BPlaces%2Bto%2BGo%2BNear%2BNegaunee%2BMichigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Many of the sculptures in Lakenenland celebrate the culture of the U.P. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810814074-N86NB86FEA2MV6V6MNOQ/Art+Destinations+in+Michigan-+Lakenland Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee It’s so fun to find something like this that you had absolutely no idea existed on your bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810240519-WHQ9YHQVTSSZTKMKZX3U/The+Most+Interesting+Roadside+Attractions+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Look at that Hulk leg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810341384-15NDYUUPDKDAV9YG7X12/The+Most+Fun+Stops+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Lakenenland is on a popular snowmobiling trail. Too bad there was no snow or we could have taken this for a spin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811228591-PGTYDO8IT81I30FSZ7X4/Eating+Twizzlers+and+Drinking+Beer+on+our+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee One of three things in this picture is nutritious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811170540-J1HO54QUSJESMYCK3HQR/Fire+in+the+Heart+at+Lakenenland+in+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Someone had built a fire at Lakenenland earlier in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811296400-SD01A07KMGVU6C6SB8ZV/Our+Favorite+Beers+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Kalahari Biltong was one of our favorite snacks for bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811109843-5NYGEBDF4J9YYW31ETMS/Lakenland+Pavillion+with+a+Fire+Burning+in+the+Hearth Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee The pavilion at Lakenenland is made of massive rocks and timbers. It’s a great place to stop for a picnic lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847688211-HLATND6V5Q4PQW2QXWFG/Biking+on+the+Iron+Ore+Heritage+Trail+in+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee This little bluetooth speaker really kept me moving on long days of cycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847788177-GGBYXY8J4KMXEC86YY61/Bike+Route+into+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Marquette, Michigan has excellent infrastructure for cyclists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847576842-5I1LK7PSXWFOI6OBG7CQ/Oredock+in+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee The ore dock in Marquette, Michigan is still commercially active. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810945765-0PO9PGAK5P48SYSHR9WR/Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail+Marquette+Michigan+Breweries Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Downtown Marquette feels like it’s thriving unlike many of the mining and logging towns around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569811044641-TN9Y3NO0N0HE0MLCD145/Ore+Dock+Brewing+Company+Marquette+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Ore Dock Brewing Company had some of the best beer that we found around the Lake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847532963-4EJOMG6DP7E89PF3H514/Bike+Touring+Routes+for+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee We stopped at a visitor’s center in Marquette to fill up on water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569847870444-ON18BSEJ8EF1VSJHNISD/Iron+Ore+Heritage+Trail+Marquette+to+Ishpeming Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee The Iron Ore Heritage Trail running from Marquette to Ishpeming is a wonderful place for cycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569848095122-G8T2QI4UKMTE898RRCDR/Trying+to+Fix+a+Corvette+in+Negaunee+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Ian trying to assist some old man having issues with his Corvette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569810986792-Z7KNPQAGGR49KA4I9ZYY/Community+Band+Concert+in+Negaunee+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee Watching a community concert in the little town of Negaunee, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569808318136-SGOGRX4H24EAPMRCV826/Metal+Sculptures+at+Lakenland+in+Michigan%27s+Upper+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee You never know what you are going to find when you bike tour around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603041345986-EBERIRJ64N9FEH67BMKB/Biking+from+Au+Train+to+Negaunee+Michigan+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 17- Lake Superior Circle Tour- Au Train to Negaunee https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-mcmillan-to-au-train-michigan monthly 0.5 2020-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603050440654-X5R4QQLP7HH8JMBE2NYE/Bike+Route+through+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan+on+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603156679706-PZB7DJPQ3II4VV7PDXS4/Where+and+How+to+Bike+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan Waking up on the morning of Day 15 of our Lake Superior Bike Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569803792106-5RPWRI24T52Q15ZRQ5O4/Camping+on+the+Lake+Superior+Bike+Circumnavigation Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan Compressing the backpacking quilts in the compression sack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569803827483-3NKL1CMBZ7I2CTT5OKO1/Bike+Touring+Through+Seney+National+Wildlife+Refuge Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan I came back from exploring a small trail by the Fox River and Ian was riding my bike around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569803880602-V6ZDXFIGXZU13PD5S6NP/Eating+Pasties+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan Pasties are the official food of the U.P. They were introduced by Cornish miners. This pasty was from the Tanglewood in in Shingleton, MI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569803942697-GQ9OU04HFGZUGHZXKQFZ/Munising+Michigan+Bike+Touring+Through+Munising Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan Munising Bay is a deep blue color. We spent some time relaxing on the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569803995285-MIR4R0009M3K7F24GD1X/Bike+Touring+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan+Best+Routes Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan Sometimes taking a break under a shady tree is the best thing to do in the middle of hot afternoon while bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603041175206-6XEGTOAMWBU4ZWWPA88P/Biking+Through+the+Upper+Peninsula+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 16- Lake Superior Circle Tour- McMillan to Au Train, Michigan https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/21-seriously-cool-and-useful-gifts-for-cyclists-bike-tourists-and-adventurers monthly 0.5 2021-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604759384468-V4R12Z3NNRMBFZLX9J60/Great+Gift+Ideas+for+Cyclist+and+Bike+Tourists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604764139485-7D1B1AKMQQQXW0400SXB/Great+Gifts+to+Give+to+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers These 21 gifts range from fun and quirky to super practical things that cyclists need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604630753414-Q1DFD2HYFXCOMCPMGI7I/Best+Gifts+for+Cyclist+this+Holiday+Season Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers The cyclist in your life will love and actually use these 21 gifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604631422818-MJFWX6PYTDBJYZ14F3BG/Best+Tech+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Having a bluetooth speaker on your handlebars can make you feel like every ride is a party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604631234492-XJDY70TGSBOQUD2RQULJ/Great+Gifts+for+Bikers Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers This bluetooth speaker is also a powerbank that you can use to charge phones, watches, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604631541443-RLFRK7Z43KGHSJ6RM7XW/Best+Gifts+for+People+Who+Like+Cycling Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers The Buckshot Pro Ultra has a light and great sound quality! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604858746471-YXS02YW9KO9R7QJTIW5V/Gift+Guide+for+Cyclists+and+Bikers Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A high-quality pair of gloves is a great gift for a cyclist who rides in cold conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604858631554-A2NG0JSQLVEK7FM5SSAR/Great+Winter+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers We love these thermal windproof gloves from Aero Tech Designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604759128599-ER55BFB9KKE5R0P3AW8U/Cycling+Overshoes+for+Cyclists+Gift Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A good pair of socks and some overshoes would make a great gift for any cyclists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604858861553-4Q1G0UCP8T2LLVL1IQTP/Present+Ideas+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Neoprene is a great material for overshoes for cold and wet riding conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859031935-NF1XAOKARXSTPFXDTFLY/Best+Gifts+to+Give+Cyclists+or+bike+tourists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Winter cycling boots are a great gift for someone who rides bikes a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859270999-8YLZ2RTL05R82IE7Y35H/The+Best+Unique+Useful+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers These bike boots have little liners that are like sleeping bags for your feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859133175-3DLJ8CWCHJ3L43P4MKOQ/Biking+Gift+Guide+with+Great+Gift+Ideas Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A lot of winter cycling boots have places where you can attach small bike lights since winter riding is often in low-light conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604632095386-P0V1YJ9ATTAKSW4W3ZLK/Gift+Ideas+for+Cyclists+and+Bike+Tourists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers There are so many great spin class Youtube videos that can make riding indoors a little more fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859387495-KSK90D002XKC4IB60JV2/The+Greatest+Gifts+to+Give+to+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Bike trainers are a great gift for people who live in apartments, because they don’t take up as much room as a stationary bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859512267-MM6MP0IZ310VCMW92V3X/Coolest+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Friction bike trainers usually have a knob that clamps to change the resistance while riding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604674186278-CHCIOQPZUA53YO1EDOSK/Awesome+Christmas+Gifts+for+Cyclists+and+Bikers Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers These Jandd bike panniers are the perfect thing for carrying gear on a long bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604764511037-5KJC4X8WQ3HJYBTI0V0M/The+Greatest+Gifts+that+You+Can+Give+to+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers We like these panniers, because they can be expanded to hold a lot of year or just a little bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604673689032-ZEHLDEUJWL8T4XVXNZY3/Best+Gifts+for+Cyclists+This+Year Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Panniers are a great choice for a gift for someone who loves to bike tour or commute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604764254878-ISEOHPLIZM6HM1UPIOEG/Homemade+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Ian’s frame pack was great for our Lake Superior Circle Tour because he didn’t have a way to attach a rack to his bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604672692409-5PRJOAH29I78XJQ7Y9D0/DIY+Frame+Pack+instructions Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A custom frame pack will fit the recipient’s bike better than any pre-made bag that you can order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604673890794-8EFXK0A5OG61635H35QM/Creative+Present+Ideas+for+Cyclists+and+Outdoors+People Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Stashers bike bags are great for if you just need to carry a little bit of stuff on a long ride, because you can attach it to so many places on your bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604763264378-R0792Y1S0MWD5F1K1KL0/Stashers+Bike+Bags+cyclists+Christmas+gift+guide Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Stashers Insulated bags will keep your beer cold until you are read to drink it. Plus you can get matching water bottles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860769999-P2JI68XWLECKIH8EO2P1/Best+Small+Gifts+for+Cyclists+and+People+Who+Like+Bikes Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers It’s important to have a small multi-tool while out riding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860866102-X6TVHZM5UGO5QEQKOLB9/Neat+Gifts+You+can+Give+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A nice multitool is a great gift or stocking stuffer for cyclists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860406021-74TUFWSHGBKLV2WU6R43/Best+Bike+Related+Gifts+to+Give+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A bike stand is a neat gift for someone who might want to start working on their bike more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860479879-TABSWXPRTZL8I7XX4K7X/Cycling+Gift+Guide+for+the+Holidays Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers This folding bike stand barely takes up any space once’s it’s collapsed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860591638-JMM2XV5CYLCOS7X07NZY/Most+Unique+Gift+Ideas+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A gift of a bike stand can save someone a lot of money if they start doing their own bike maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604861195755-EXZ87IZTY43L15193WU2/Cool+Small+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers An emergency spoke kit is lightweight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604758747928-N8ARRFWLLU8JTXOLOM8Q/Bike+Repair+Kit+Gift+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Our bike touring toolkit includes this small emergency spoke kit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604674398504-M4WGAM64O0R437FLCFTI/Best+Bike+Repair+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers If you’re a wild rider like Ian, you’ll probably break a spoke every now and again. An emergency spoke kit can help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604763783844-PPU6ENW2BQK3T2C1UY5G/The+Most+Useful+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Gatorskins are great durable tires for bike touring, and they can be a great gift to help upgrade someone’s bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604763912377-WAWJDL6JMC522EN4W3TR/The+Gifts+that+Cyclists+Will+Actually+Use Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Without the Gatorskins, Ian literally wore a hole in his bike tires while bike touring around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859687646-EIPFPZSUURLE3ZQZWMH9/Frugal+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Make sure you buy someone the right size if you are giving tires as a gift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604760971480-NO93E086DOYFDIB3NYLD/Unique+Gifts+for+Cyclists+Under+%2450 Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Flat tires a bummer on a bike tour if you still have to bike 60 more miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604760702364-8BG7T61VF4GG6BCH0GX3/Gifts+for+someone+going+on+a+bike+tour Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Most people who bike a lot already have a lot of gear, so get them a gift you know that they will use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859794976-8NYT947LC5K37QN7N6RR/Frugal+Gift+Ideas+Stocking+Stuffers+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Spare tubes might be a somewhat boring gift, but they are so practical for a cyclist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859954531-2KJRPOKKS19YVB0YZ9EU/Best+Small+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A small bike pump is a great small gift for a cyclists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860067366-PF0J6GX2IZ2SL0WOC6MW/Bike+Gifts+that+are+Perfect+Stockingstuffers Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Having a bike pump while riding can be a real life saver if you get a flat tire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604859877185-1EC0Y2LDNX7R36OIORWF/Best+Bike+Gifts+for+This+Holiday+Season Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A nice full-size floor pump with a gauge is a great gift for a cyclist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604672995692-3WGCQ1ZPVD9LBXN9RSS5/Gift+Ideas+for+Cyclists+and+Bike+Tourists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A new, more protective helmet is a great gift for a cyclist who hasn’t replaced their helmet in a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604673131568-PLQYJ02MBJINVYV16IJF/Best+Holiday+Gifts+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers MIPS helmets redirect the force on your head when you crash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604761727358-YBWQQK378V5J01QQ22IF/Best+Gifts+for+All+Types+of+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A helmet gift is a very useful gift for anyone that likes to bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604761234851-BQEW15L3MNZQ3RPNZXZY/Unique+Stockstuffers+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Another great stocking stuffer for cyclists— a flexible helmet mirror! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604761423828-T2WI08QVU9PLNMEMY9U3/Best+Small+Gifts+for+Cyclists+this+Year Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A mirror on your helmet allows you to see behind you without looking around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604760121803-HKD7D11044Z1OZHBEB7T/Gift+Ideas+for+Cyclists+and+Bikers Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Our shorts from Aero Tech Designs have proven to be really comfortable and durable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604673282673-T4OG7XA21VKSEDH5KAJW/Best+Bike+Shorts+for+Bigger+Bikers Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A great new pair of high quality bike shorts is a unique gift for a cyclist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604762047942-QRUFOM9GD8LHQZI76W50/Unique+Gift+Ideas+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers After a long ride, rolling out can help relieve aches and soreness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604762123627-I05UMQ0V38JRDXCEO4NU/Cool+Gift+and+Stocking+Stuffer+Ideas+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A roller stick or massage cane is a great gift for cyclists to take care of themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604759665048-H9KQHR04GGKUGXK4GSIY/Most+Unique+Gifts+for+Outdoors+People+and+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers Salt Stick electrolyte taps are the perfect small gift for a cyclist or bike tourist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860201886-TVSYXFRMD7EESEDBIPZC/Best+Small+Gifts+for+People+who+bike+a+lot Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers This super bright bike headlight allows you to ride safely in complete darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1604860275176-FP08VW1RHYKN4XQCCU3S/Gifts+that+are+the+Best+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - 21 Seriously Cool (and Useful) Gifts for Cyclists, Bike Tourists, and Adventurers A rear flashing light is a good gift that will help keep the recipient safe. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-hiawatha-national-forest-to-mcmillan-mi monthly 0.5 2020-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603050259511-7UI66M46R2LR7KGC9V6N/Bike+Tour+around+Lake+Superior+Traveling+Through+the+UP+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569777234792-M8FUYX8UPTVOIZDRYKLF/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Hiawatha+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI In the morning we were greeted by a still gray lake and sky of nearly the same color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569777427455-YXV168NEHI3HTMV92HH5/Lake+Superior+on+a+Moody+Rainy+Day Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Lake Superior will put you into a very particular mood when it’s smooth and still like this…in my case, grumpy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569777169851-6GFRLQBQQX08D3EOT5MI/Where+to+Camp+While+Bike+Touring+around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Our little green tent blended in with the sea grass and lichens on the shore of the Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569777578031-QXXDXWLJF5JTLGZ3EYYT/Where+to+Eat+Breakfast+in+Paradise+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Fresh Coast Cafe is a Lake Superior themed restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569774897807-2L54ZZIITK1EIR098I1M/Best+Breakfast+Places+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Fresh Coast Cafe has a wonderful outdoor patio where stinky bike tourists can sit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569774653295-0TWE2P1PPPBXIENQ1K0G/Where+to+Eat+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Delicious, delicious breakfast sandwiches at Fresh Coast Cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569775614764-HU4YE239JD26TPIJ51Q3/Tahquamenon+Falls+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Lower Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a very picturesque little waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569778309589-OH5WUWITINW9SE1SWGXP/Tahquamenon+Falls+Brewery+and+Pub+in+Paradise+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Tahquamenon Falls is located within Tahquamenon Falls State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569778024346-E3K5SYNC8WB9PIAUT018/Breweries+on+the+Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail%2C+Tahquamenon+Falls+Brewery Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Tahquamenon Falls Brewery is one of the stops on the Lake Superior Ale Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569774953947-B4PAV402NXULC367ZB1I/Bike+Touring+around+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Scenic M-123 is a very pleasant road to bike on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569775123533-0DA4QB6TUZOZF50Y8JNW/Beautiful+Destinations+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI M-123 is also called the Tahquamenon Scenic Byway. It’s a common destination for many Upper Peninsula visitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569780380664-11TQWNIPGK2H22CU6SRY/Best+Sandwiches+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+Super+Yooper Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI We would highly recommend these delicious and meaty sandwiches that we bought at a gas station in Newberry, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569778621152-2220HJNHDZFSA39DVOEE/Biking+through+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI As long as we weren’t on M-28, biking through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was actually really relaxing and beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569775837950-TIY8L0OXLBM8YM1I65F4/Great+Beers+to+Try+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI These Stashers bags always came in handy for sampling local beers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569776305943-RAH1YMDEOG7DY1EWLEJF/Great+Campgrounds+for+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Ian unpacking all of our super wet gear at our “campsite.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569776241352-X0SZQM1CDCQXCVKRCEK2/Bike+Touring+Set+up+with+STASHERS+insulated+Bags Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI This was a lovely, warm, and mosquito-free night on our Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569776809008-580FJDR0QM79AM9P7JMC/M-28+Bike+Accessible+Campgrounds+for+Michigan+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI We spent the night at Luce County Park and Campground on North Manistique Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569776063788-FN957M0UA83AN7VR5W3H/Sewing+Your+own+Frame+Pack+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI You can read about how to sew your own custom frame bag for your bike here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569776698189-63VS969JC1IB5MUCLNFP/Luce+County+Campground+Review+on+Manistique+Lake Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Sometimes when you’re bike touring, its better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569781862363-QTVPQ6ZQ0J1VDRQQAMX9/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+by+Bike+Upper+Peninsula+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI There was a stunning sunset of North Manistique Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569782163889-7XNW5GZEUQ3F8P1IGWAX/Camping+at+Luce+County+Campground+in+McMillan+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI Spying on Ian locking our bikes to the picnic table before going to bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569781776994-XG6TJYY0R0BFOBZY08IE/Where+to+Camp+on+Your+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+M-28+McMillan Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI It’s important to get your gear dry to reduce the amount of weight you are carrying around while bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603040978674-8D8J8H8DW9ICVIGDKRP6/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Mapped+Route+Upper+Peninsula+Bike+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 15- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Hiawatha National Forest to McMillan, MI https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-to-stay-safe-while-bike-touring monthly 0.5 2020-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566780475750-KTNA0WF2SZT6WVI29EU1/Safety+Measures+to+Take+for+Bike+Touring+on+Busy+Roads Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring A few safety items can a go a long way toward keeping you safe while on your bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566833176466-QKZGJAYSRM73ZB2PFMV4/Planning+a+Safe+Bike+Tour+around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Bike travelers have come up with many creative ways to stay safe on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566833490397-3TNX2NOTSORCJR8Z1NCK/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+on+Bikes Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring This is the reason why we bike tour. Here are our tips for staying safe on your way there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566832461361-5KU4OKWDLUN8AY492SJA/How+to+Enter+Thunder+Bay+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Plan your route so that you stay off busy, multi-lane roads when entering cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566832850752-OT8Y7RRP7YXCEKPOH0HY/Crossing+the+Canadian+Border+on+a+Bike+in+Sault+Ste.+Marie Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Border crossings can put you in a middle of a traffic jam, but a little bit of planning can help you avoid this scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566826290392-U780G3QU271W78MN97QC/Bike+Touring+on+Hwy+17+in+Canada+The+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring If you’re traveling by bike on the Trans-Canada Highway chances are you will feel like this at some point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566827298653-POJ1HXLG6X0BGILQBHNO/Narrow+Shoulders+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring We found that by starting our rides very early in the morning when bike touring on the Trans-Canada Highway, we were able to get a few hours of riding in without encountering much traffic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566823302830-UXEH9S2P77EAPFFKWEGC/How+to+Make+a+DIY+Helmet+Mirror+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Ian had to tape this dumb mirror from a hardware to his helmet after he lost his glasses mirror. It worked though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566780999744-599EWBYEYI9MCNIRBQOE/Helmet+Mirror+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring I really like this particular helmet mirror from CycleAware, because of it’s flexibility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566781333011-4OA5U7AAU1QQWVHW9J6F/How+To+Stay+Safe+While+Biking+on+the+Trans-Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring It takes two or three rides to get used to looking into a helmet mirror, so make sure to practice a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566827589611-NZEQT70G0JBP180KG6SW/Reflective+Wear+For+Bike+Touring+and+Safety Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring I have this lightweight high-vis jacket that rolls up to almost nothing. I use it for running and cycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566828816410-EBXIPTYOLBUFZM6ESF7B/Attractive+Hi+Visibility+Clothing+from+Aero+Tech+Designs Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring You don’t necessarily need to be wearing neons to be more visible. Even a brightly colored jersey, like this one from Aero Tech Designs, can go a long way toward making you more easily seen by motorists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566825045578-ASMEJJ9Y2W2EUMNONSQ2/Easy+Ways+to+Add+Reflective+Items+to+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring My panniers have reflective stripes and we added some additional reflective pins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566825133832-BV3BPOZ5H7HOHQH8XZD2/Cycle+Aware+Reflective+Pins+for+Bike+Touring+Panniers Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring We clipped another reflective pin onto our STASHERS Insuslated Bike Bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566825487114-7TRNYU8AB5HSDU60A4RF/Buckshot+Pro+Ultra+Bike+Speaker+Light+Power+Bank Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring We didn’t spend any time riding at night, so the 100 lumen light on my Outdoor Tech Bluetooth Speaker was enough to make us more visible in rainy conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566825890326-0FRFYKKAW2B3YKW8VDMO/What+Lights+to+Bring+on+Your+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Having a daytime running light on the rear of your bike will make you more noticeable to vehicles coming from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566783300562-ULDU43GER2NOZ0EZ5CNT/Adding+a+Pool+Noodle+to+Your+Bike+Touring+Set+Up Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring A cheap solution for a little peace of mind. Pick one up at your local Bargain Shop today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566784066786-VK78E1AO32FDOY4CYD3H/How+to+Use+a+Pool+Noodle+to+Get+Space+While+Bike+Riding Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring The noodle sticks out about three feet from the edge of my pannier to demonstrate the minimum amount of space needed for driver to pass us safely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566823681581-QM0MEDWJN6M2YWS624HL/Why+do+Bike+Tourists+Attach+a+Pool+Noodle+to+Their+Bikes Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring If you don’t want to splurge on that $2 pool noodle, you can scour the ditches of Canada until you found one that blew out of someone’s pickup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566826595391-9B9RHKSAEUF2DVMGZT0Y/A+Cheap+Alternative+to+a+Take+Your+Lane+Flag+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring We also found two little Canadian flags in the ditch that we attached to our bikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566784466053-UWM109OPKP02CHGUX1U3/Why+You+Should+Wear+a+Bike+Helmet+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Bike helmets aren’t just for kids. They can help keep big old adult brains safe too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566824147087-J3T3NRNDDRB5FAXT0SFH/Do+Bike+Helmets+Really+Make+a+Difference+or+Are+They+Just+Dead+Weight Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring If you’re buying a new helmet, look for a yellow MIPS sticker for even greater protection from torsional impacts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566824370189-TNF93MZ2OY3KJ4LI6UCR/Why+You+Should+Take+a+MIPs+Helmet+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring If you will be biking on the highways of the US or Canada on your bike tour, unfortunately we aren’t at a place yet were you can go helmet-less. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566824640184-9TF1P479YWLWPTNDKSIE/Epic+ID+Road+ID+Review Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring Hopefully it never comes to this, but if I’m ever unable to communicate with first responders, they can use this USB bracelet to access my medical history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566824814757-PJV8XDIRYO2D8JOS42ZK/Safety+Tips+for+A+Long+Distance+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - How to Stay Safe While Bike Touring This simple, waterproof bracelet could help save your life when cycling. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lets-talk-padded-bike-shorts-for-bike-touring monthly 0.5 2020-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566774133488-DJ7VYRVDLXAE8HD0L9JZ/How+to+Pick+Padded+Bike+Shorts+for+a+Long+Distance+Tour Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562940592118-91DZJRS0EYZELNZKUIPI/Padded+Bike+Shorts+from+Aero+Tech+Designs Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566774414650-E247M3QLXIAEZYQE5H1D/How+to+Keep+Your+Saddle+Comfortable+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562943089777-8VU2KSN76JGDXIJP8S41/Aero+Tech+Women%27s+Bike+Shorts+for+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562943295184-9YWM7JHBPW1MNJR60CIU/How+to+Find+the+Perfect+Women%27s+Bike+Shorts Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562941606198-SG4M57I26OXPV7R4JQ27/How+to+Pick+Out+Padded+Bike+Shorts+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562941897685-31MNRIJ4E6QCMJQVLKLE/The+Padding+in+the+Women%27s+Thrive+Bike+Shorts Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562941191441-2EAY5JXFH6FJKCVNAW98/Aero+Tech+Thrive+5-Inch+Padded+Cycle+Shorts Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566777295907-SJPPICXAG0LX3QMGS6K7/Women%27s+Padded+Cycling+Tights+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566774614983-QCVTP5OUOEB7FWHL5X4A/Picking+Out+Mens+Bike+Shorts+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566775463560-1861PF4YDEM2RRTZ1CDU/Aero+Tech+Designs+Bike+Shorts+Review Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562942228309-8YH7HPOQ7BYZ5HTDJY7G/Aero+Tech+Men%27s+Top+Shelf+Bib+Shorts+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562942579641-LW9QWECFD5KBGWG53KC5/How+to+Pick+Men%27s+Bike+Bibs+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566776334049-D62EEPM7WB5C73MMPTQG/Men%27s+Padded+Bike+Shorts+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566775717934-06PS6FGF0P5QIPFXUNG6/Aero+Tech+Design+Men%27s+Slasher+Bike+Tights Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566777693480-HPC9MFAAR1LBD9P78KVV/How+to+Avoid+Saddle+Sores+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Let’s Talk Padded Bike Shorts for Bike Touring https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-the-sault-to-hiawatha-national-forest monthly 0.5 2020-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603049488962-KP8KFBWCLPQV6M55LXWN/Biking+across+the+US-Canada+Border+on+the+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568658864943-MNQQD8TDVH57BES10A1X/Tim+Hortons+in+Canada+The+Sault+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest We started our day with this Canadian delicacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568597731274-TRQX6F8A6ETYKL04R3AA/How+to+Repair+a+Flat+Tire+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest We found this shred of metal inside the rim of my bike wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568599359227-3UMZXUD4H0838548MCG7/How+to+Repair+a+Flat+Tire+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest It’s amazing that it did not give me a flat tire sooner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568599552336-L8SI1LOZXYS3MQO9YUNM/Where+to+Repair+Bikes+in+Sault+Ste+Marie+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest It’s always a good day when you start off first thing with a flat tire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568599879142-GBSMN2Z5LMYM0P0EWMP9/Where+to+Stay+When+Bike+Touring+Through+the+Sault Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Any long bike tour is going to have you changing a fair number of flats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568600153149-5234T7GXSQ3RKBLP444U/How+To+Bike+Across+the+Sault+Ste+Marie+International+Bridge Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Crossing the Sault International Bridge into the US was pretty easy even though there is no pedestrian path. The traffic is very slow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568600320283-R2WAP6K5J6SEG4WNVKOS/How+to+Bike+Through+Sault+Ste+Marie+on+a+Bicycle+US+Canadian+Border Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Sault Ste. Marie Michigan is a interesting city to explore by bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568740532731-D7OFQ9D379FK7VW14A3D/Rendezvous+in+Sault+Ste+Marie+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The Rendezvous on the Sault was taking place at City Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568740909892-UBXE5BN16UUQU0XW9HT7/Sault+Ste+Marie+Michigan+Rendezvous+Historic+Festival Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The rendezvous reenacts the region’s fur trading period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568741085899-F2MHFU0ZP2T5XJVE2MZM/Biking+on+a+Road+in+The+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest These quiet country roads were a relief after spending so much time on the Trans-Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568742949892-VBEPEV90THX0O1530Q5I/Biking+from+Canada+to+the+US+Through+Sault+Ste+Marie Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The land outside Sault Ste. Marie is agricultural, but we entered the National Forest soon after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568743246438-XJAEWQ5YM9FM7RWRCK57/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Sault+Ste+Marie+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The sky on Day 14 of our Lake Superior Circle Tour was like something out of a painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568741198817-UX8ZCN184SR8GV3UFLVV/Places+to+Bike+Outside+Sault+Ste+Marie+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Even the shoulder of this county road was wider than the shoulder of the Trans-Canada Highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568600533614-ZF8PFT20A2USEBGLZZ3Z/Fun+Destinations+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest This is the cutest little roadside attractions in the Upper Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568600757576-YGL9V9O2V764JOSNDZNP/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Crossing+the+Canadian+Border+on+a+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest We soon realized this is a replica of a much bigger Point Iroquois Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568600934403-ZQ41HUBF7DX4BY05KITX/Where+to+Go+if+Your+Biking+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest In the background you can see the little freighter that is being kept safe by this little lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568748876057-2XHL4ZQD3F8XC9OJB948/Point+Iroquois+Lighthouse+Hiawatha+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Ian was amazed by the original glass fresnel light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568751022495-01QJQA0SP17MI3U5S21U/Things+to+Do+in+the+Eastern+Upper+Peninsula+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The museum has a number of fun navigational devices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569772865764-KKVIYWJF2VQPEC93NV7X/Where+to+Bike+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The lightkeeper’s residence at Point Iroquois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568751339999-F44763O33JP4NCVL5NOS/Point+Iroquois+Lighthouse+Lightkeepers+Residence Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The lightkeeper’s resident is set up as it would have been in the middle of the 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568751164408-6AWR3IDN8GRGGN68UB13/Things+to+Do+in+Hiawatha+National+Forest+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest A small school was also operated at the lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569772184493-917TR9734X4X3O3AP76N/Hiawatha+National+Forest+Destinations+Lighthouses Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Today “lighthouse keepers” take care of the lighthouse, give tours, and work in the gift shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568750343383-DVXXMY6GTKN2SOC75K4T/Fresnel+Lens+at+UP+Lighthouse+in+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The original fresnel lens from the lighthouse is beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568602001873-WHGAJO82QLUXJHZIK413/The+Point+Iroquois+Lighthouse+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The spiral staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568602186221-8UM6ZL6E17OMOASFSYNJ/Places+to+Visit+in+the+Hiawatha+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Climbing to the top of the tower is fun, as long as your legs aren’t too sore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568602383707-YX4O3H1JREMQSCXL8741/Iroquois+Point+Lighthouse+Upper+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest From the top of the Point Iroquois Lighthouse you can see Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568652321026-CMD3D9CKMWASE85LH36O/Places+to+go+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The Point Iroquois lighthouse is a quaint red and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568602690955-N7VEIGI9S04KUSM0A4H0/Destinations+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest It was interesting to be able to see the area of Canada we had just come from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568603589659-X8ECMUPQ1GYPOYZJG2A7/Things+to+Do+in+the+Hiawatha+National+Forest+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest It’s interesting to think about what it would be like to live here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568603034362-SVKVWJ49TB94Z4H7H9NV/Hiawatha+National+Forest+Point+Iroquois+Lighthouse Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest This part of Lake Superior is shallow and sandy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568651247666-PHG1FH6PSOFEDUWLDVKQ/Hiawatha+National+Forest+Lighthouse+and+Beaches Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The land surrounding Point Iroquois is sand and blueberries proliferate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568650166233-4HIQ7XECJIRHEC3JQAAZ/Visiting+Point+Iroquois+Lighthouse+in+Dollar+Settlement+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest Lighthouses are an important part of Lake Superior’s maritime history, and it’s a good stop for a Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568601215983-SM2XEOW3Y8TL0ZYIUDWY/Biking+in+the+HIawatha+National+Forest+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest This area of the lake is called “The Shallows.” The water here is nice for swimming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569773010619-RS3YUCIKX6DNDZOWCK83/Biking+through+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The Hop-Hornbeam trees were blooming when we were in the Hiawatha National Forest. The flowers look like hops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569774337162-QRYJCEM1HYW0TCY0DXA0/Free+Camping+While+Bike+Touring+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The sky over the lake was beautiful when we campled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569774382828-G2YTX68IGJVE3ESUFTVU/Camping+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The North Country Trail pictured here runs from North Dakota to Vermont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1569772305067-GQIVFF5SG4AE6R62RBYL/Lighthouses+to+Visit+in+the+Upper+Peninsula+of+Michigan Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest The Point Iroquois Lighthouse has a weathered brick exterior that looks like it belongs in a trendy hipster neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603040851442-RGIG1XP9Z0GWG7ZUBU23/Bike+Route+through+Sault+Ste.+Marie+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 14- Lake Superior Circle Tour: The Soo to Hiawatha National Forest https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-flour-bay-to-sault-ste-marie monthly 0.5 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590882034317-IM6ALTII8GV1HIQPNKZ4/Biking+to+Sault+Ste+Marie+Ontario+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568593723899-99N05JZSUJY0SVEK96LM/Where+to+Eat+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie We had heard rumors of these fritters far in advance of Voyageurs’ Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568593940998-OSGY7CL2KSETW7XR16HZ/Voyageur+Inn+in+Batchawana+Bay+Apple+Fritters Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie This place has the massive portion sizes you want while bike touring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568596584990-S4IXM7JNCVA0J0DR7EB6/Apple+Fritters+at+Voyageur+Lodge+Batchawana+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie Not quite the side of your face, but still pretty delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568594879808-HIH5LOXM9JG7GDWKLJ4L/Riding+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway+in+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie Celebrating being nearly done with the Trans-Canada, at a tribute to the building of the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568595057890-OZV8WC80J2ROX8JXUB8G/Biking+on+the+Trans+Canada+Near+Sault+Ste.+Marie+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie One of the wider sections of shoulder on the Trans-Canada Highway. Traffic picks up outside of Sault Ste. Marie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568596063441-ITI6749Y2BZ6PKLDSZJT/How+to+Repair+a+Bike+When+You+are+in+the+Middle+of+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie Ian’s shift cable was frayed and needed to be replaced in Sault Ste. Marie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568595663564-2DAA4XYVJ2HK374VBMZ0/How+to+Repair+your+Bicycle+While+You+are+on+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie is a common crossroads for bike tourists, and the bike shop, Velorution is ready to help out traveling bicyclists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568596733778-NY5YVYGLPB7IC5GQH749/Where+to+Stay+When+Bike+Touring+Sault+Ste+Marie+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie We were very happy with how clean this little motel in Sault Ste. Marie was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568597023032-DJDYXNFW040L1DLWNTJ5/Our+Favorite+Beers+in+Ontario+Sault+Ste+Marie Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie When you tell your boyfriend to pick up a couple beers, and he comes back with seven tall boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568595544331-4Z2IY5HQJYO442RRX9QE/Bike+Shop+Velorution+in+The+Sault+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie Ian had worn a hole through his tire by day 13 of our Lake Superior Bike Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568595785196-VAWL4X9HYM5XEAQK2F7S/Where+to+Get+Bike+Parts+in+Sault+Ste.+Marie+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie It’s lucky that we were so close to a quality bike shop in Sault Ste. Marie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568595274698-EWG2U1Q80X8T7B6KRN50/Dealing+with+Tires+on+a+Long+Distance+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie The Trans-Canada Highway will wear you down…all the way to the cords! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1603040252285-8P8HWHK3HQZAZXZT8XOR/Day+13+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+to+Sault+Ste.+Marie Ad-van-tures - Day 13- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Flour Bay to Sault Ste. Marie https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-lake-superior-provincial-park-to-flour-bay monthly 0.5 2020-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1589638363309-VUPIAVJ9PWUL5KPRO9LL/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Wawa+to+Flour+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568417675926-1PU0BXSH2FOQEY6FM5NU/The+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Biking Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay Biking in the early morning on the Trans-Canada Highway on the shore of Lake Superior in Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568467705845-F2FC2NM2PDD3VKOA8E9L/What+to+Eat+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay Eating a snack in the morning while biking through Lake Superior Provincial Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568468270783-BJNYZ8CNQNQ9LC7ZZK7K/Trans+Canada+Highway-+Can+you+bike+on+it%3F Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay The entire North Shore of the Lake in Ontario has the biggest hills of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568588227557-AJ75K2UN1IO1S5I7J5LK/Flour+Bay+Ontario+Free+Camping Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay The shore and the woods in Lake Superior Provincial Park are beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568589864206-EQ615W6NW3WEW48PRDVD/How+to+Purify+Water+for+a+Extended+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay Gathering water around the world’s largest lake can be surprisingly difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568589430970-3C18OV7L9TLEK5RTIR7T/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Free+Campsites Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay As soon as we sat down in Flour Bay, we realized just how tired we were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568591724625-IH86U0C2E5EA8WFHAEAW/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+By+Bike+Routes+and+Camping Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay The rocky beaches are one of the best parts about bike touring around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568588986682-Z0K6RNX95XTDGK6EZ7V8/Flour+Bay+Free+Campsite+Ontario+Canada Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay The headwinds on day 12 of our Lake Superior Bike Tour were killer, but fortunately we found a protected cove to camp in at the end of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568589730333-MMUJ7EYEUYU68ZH151RH/Where+to+Swim+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay We loved swimming at least once a day while bike touring around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568591291817-SDLVBACJ8OFMLY52208V/Cooking+Outside+on+our+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay We camped in the cedar trees right behind where Ian is sitting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568591918122-FXH94HKU8KEZTCZXG854/Kalahari+Biltong+Food+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay Kalahari Biltong—one our favorite foods for bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568590507599-RQMIYOH5HT83CF175IEL/Lake+Superior+Circle+Bike+Tour+Great+Lakes+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay This cove was absolutely beautiful. We later looked it up on the map and found out that this amazing spot is called Flour Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568590067301-ZP3HEBDGTH01OPWJHIB0/Fixing+Your+Own+Bike+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay Ian’s bike with the cranks removed in the middle of our bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568590764660-PDWJMZJKZFQ1FNSPCJIM/Flour+Bay+Free+Campsite+Ontario+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay It stormed for a lot of the night, but fortunately our campsite under the low cedars was very protected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1589734374627-G9WP312IVDNNXJNREJ75/Biking+Through+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+in+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 12- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Lake Superior Provincial Park to Flour Bay https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-white-river-to-wawa monthly 0.5 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1589636294921-ZCP8EX9X9MO3DDPDH5EH/Biking+from+White+River+to+Wawa+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567979138509-B9E3EJCUFF5LJPT0ZBO7/Horrible+Mosquito+Free+Campsite+Near+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa You know it’s bad when you have to wear your rain jackets as protection from the mosquitoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567952854645-PJ0WWHO5BJWEHYG6R23M/How+to+Stay+Safe+While+Biking+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa We attached these noodles to our bikes to keep vehicles from passing too closely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567980443358-CO9T4M8QJY2IJJQSVX7O/Our+Favorite+Store+on+the+North+Portion+of+the+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The Halfway Lodge is halfway between White River and Wawa, and the store’s owners are so nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567983212828-A535DHKERP6A526P3LO0/What+to+Do+in+Wawa+Ontario+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa These colorful Gitchee Goomee totems, which a carved by Michipoten Artist, Spike Mills, are scattered all over Wawa, so keep you eyes open for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567983899841-VKRVKRHNQVTNZLN2ED7X/Wawa+Ontario+Destinations+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The giant Wawa Goose is one the most famous roadside attractions on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567982824850-1ZKIGZKYBIS3BK6QHGKJ/Ian+charging+devices+at+the+Wawa%2C+Ontario+Visitor+Center+on+our+bike+tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa When you get the opportunity to charge your devices in the remote reaches of Canada, you should take it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567982666161-2SEEJ0LGP0OT42PEYCR2/Wawa%2C+Ontario+Visitor+Center+Chairs Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The visitor center in Wawa is a nice place to stop for a break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567983433741-FHN60MR1LM6BAYZDJUBG/Where+to+Stop+on+the+North+Side+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa We had planned to camp near Wawa, but it was only mid-afternoon so we continued into Lake Superior Provincial Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567953451576-28QRHNLNOFOW6PMT9OOO/Are+there+wide+shoulders+on+the+Lake+Superior+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa Lake Superior Provincial Park was one of our favorite places, and the highway even had wide shoulders in some places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567953113595-UKEA0EUGGV6JQGCAYQAZ/Biking+Through+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+in+Northern+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa But like everywhere else on the Trans-Canada Highway, the shoulder is intermittent. It might suddenly be 15 inches wide or non-existent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567976000549-3PPYYG0OXSL607RQQHF8/Swimming+in+Old+Woman+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa Old Woman Bay was one of our favorite places on Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568415180401-00R5M1KD06RLHUY8969S/Old+Woman+Bay+Ontario+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The beach is scattered with bleached driftwood logs that get trapped in the bay after storms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567977016698-FYTXGZPQEOQTWCVYSUQB/Clear+Water+in+Old+Woman+Bay+Visiting+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The water in Old Woman Bay is crystal clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567977942489-3S8HZI09RW0LWLDWMIP7/Old+Woman+Bay+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The 600-foot cliffs that rise out of Old Woman Bay are a deep green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567976543291-ED7N6Y62DVYEOZLTY5S0/Where+to+Swim+in+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+Old+Woman+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The water in Old Woman Bay is slightly warmer, because it’s a protected bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567976765203-ZYK14K5Y5O0LFMHFEIM2/Swimming+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Old+Woman+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa One of the best parts about biking around Lake Superior is getting to swim almost everyday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568413274086-H8IDBP62X1G70X6JP1Y1/Cyclist+Accessible+Beaches+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa We hung out on the beach at Old Woman Bay and talked to some fellow travelers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567977282568-X4VZ4OVNCZUSD11FOMLY/Places+to+Stop+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa This long sandy stretch of beach is the perfect place to stop while bike touring around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567976186813-1XC1KCZ82ZMSRSCG272J/Where+to+Swim+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa Ian looked like he was wearing an old-timey swimming costume when he swam in his bike bibs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567978837916-NLQVP0FTYT1Z8HJ9K203/Beaches+to+Visit+on+Your+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa I thought I found a stealth campsite at Old Woman Bay, but upon further investigation, it wasn’t stealthy at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567978302647-IM35BEQJOCRRAOCSERR5/Swimming+in+Lake+Superior+on+our+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa The shore of Lake Superior is covered in colorful rocks. If you know what you are looking for, there is a good chance that you will find an agate or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567954195665-9226N0201MWGRUSVBWVT/Camping+in+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+Algoma+District Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa Cooking dinner at the Rabbit Blanket Campground in Lake Superior Provincial Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1568415777634-DTB4G44N8LB4DAOXMM7V/Where+to+Camp+on+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa Ian had to work on his bike while we were camping here because somehow his cranks were loosening up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1589732590894-I9LMZPJ768VS13QJWN3H/Biking+from+White+River+to+Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 11- Lake Superior Circle Tour- White River to Wawa https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-marathon-to-white-river monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588901436703-3BSRP4HCOEQSFSDE4AU8/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+Marathon+to+White+River Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860159723-XZV09EWC5BF2DG2YQDYN/Pebble+Beach+Free+Camping+in+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River Pebble Beach in Marathon, Ontario was one of our favorite beaches on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860238600-U7T1AGOGUOD43GIM1IJ7/Camping+in+Marathon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River This little free campsite above the beach was one of our favorite free campsites around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567949317742-0W1AQ3EJZINDYU7N139L/How+to+Make+a+Helmet+Mirror+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River It’s critical to have a rearview cycling mirror while biking on the Trans-Canada Highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567950841828-5M2FGXCVT0TL62YK8LYH/How+to+Make+a+DIY+Mirror+for+Your+Helmet+While+on+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River If you lose your mirror in the sand on the beach, you have to tape a mechanic’s mirror to your helmet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567950020584-N09H4E0BQZDOT5WAFV0D/Places+to+Visit+on+the+Lake+Superior+Bike+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River In this region of Ontario, the primary industries are logging and mining, so there is a lot of truck traffic that cyclists need to watch out for on the Trans-Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567949687100-IWY8ZC40KHV077IT32OZ/Biking+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River Follow the Yellow Brick Road! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567951410869-AMU251G90ZQT74LUQHIJ/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+Routes+and+Schedules Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River This stretch of the Lake Superior Circle Tour is one of the most boring areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567950266203-90T8O774R47191OCNPC7/Manitouwadge%2C+Ontario+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River There are a number of giant fiberglass replicas on this part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567952064133-0NLPBIFBTYW1S8RXCB8H/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River Day 10 of our Lake Superior Circle Tour started out rainy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567950495876-1MI5ZB7AAWRTYJI2HFV1/Fun+Photo+Ops+Along+the+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River This was not the only giant snowmobile statue that we discovered on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567950690203-W123WZ14T0AYRJRHCEQ5/White+River+Ontario+Winnie+the+Pooh+Town Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River White River, Ontario is the home of Winnie the Pooh, or at least the bear that inspired Winnie the Pooh. There’s also a free, but very bad free campground for cyclists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860494777-GD588T5P0E2W2FW1LM4B/Free+Camping+on+the+Trans-Canada+Highway+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River The rest area had a nice open picnic area where we set up our tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860573650-WJ8NE8A0LJ3B3WJ9M0EH/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+in+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River We took a little dip in this small river near the rest area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860643656-MIA4HEY2CU19TZ6WR6QO/How+To+Bike+around+Lake+Superior+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River The rest area is pretty close to the highway and even closer to the train tracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860719936-AG3YZCH9BDQN1NSMV44W/Biking+between+Marathon+and+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River The rest area is actually quite pretty, and there were brand new pit toilets even. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588860356768-J1W1JVTQF7I32JF0H6DK/Biking+Between+Marathon+and+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River We ate a dinner of past a sides, biltong, and day-old muffins that we bought in Marathon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588036771898-7WW305KZZ9WMIQ3QKCIJ/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+Free+Camping Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River We did not have a very restful night with the train rumbling past multiple times during the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1589160780162-9X1KA86Z0QFVLXPRL8AB/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Marathon+to+White+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 10- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Marathon to White River https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-terrace-bay-to-marathon monthly 0.5 2020-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588428864448-PMHU6MOH6EXHSPPZ6QC4/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Terrace+Bay+to+Marathon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567604469331-W05RMKSPRD0K7KGOP6HB/Biking+from+Terrace+Bay+to+Marathon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Day 9 of our Lake Superior Circle Tour took us from Terrace Bay to Marathon, Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567604222003-OUJ0K3WTGSAHL758AX54/Bike+Route+Around+Superior+Terrace+Bay+to+Marathon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon After Terrace Bay, the Trans-Canada has less traffic and the forest becomes wilder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567609019550-SN40FBHUVZ61TN7FB8AU/Places+to+Eat+Breakfast+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Breakfast from the restaurant, Drifters, in Terrace Bay Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567608773740-34HXGZ3GC8QOOWTLT9KB/Terrace+Bay+Places+to+Eat Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon It’s nice to start the day with a warm breakfast while bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567608881330-XN7EGDZ1XXNA5R3YC72Y/Where+to+Eat+in+Terrace+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Outside the window, we could see our bikes and the Terrace Bay Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567540458979-VJIUA7LXZHC25JW7RLLV/Biking+on+the+Trans-Canada+Highway+in+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Navigating through Ontario while biking around Lake Superior is super easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567604777079-13YYXSOBGJI9HWFRPY3V/What+to+Bring+on+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon We used these reflective buttons on our gear to make ourselves more visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567544205913-38KX5ZQG6UOZX4YHE4ZW/Bike+Travel+around+Lake+Superior+Ontario+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Ian sewed this custom frame pack for carrying his year, because his bike had no bosses for attaching a rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567542136512-41QNDP6JPOXC754WCT0Q/Bike+Touring+around+the+Great+Lakes%3A+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Biking from Terrace Bay to Marathon is a series of major climbs, don’t expect it to level out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567542415068-4TSTZJ7CFB67NDI9XZNY/What+to+Bring+on+a+Long+Distance+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon I would have never gotten through the Trans-Canada Highway without my bluetooth speaker from Outdoor Tech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567543337326-7HO664KH7Z2PHMRTK2W3/Train+along+the+Trans-Canada+Highway+Algoma+District Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon We watched this freight train snake around this headland while eating lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567543577151-AZXYG96LN6PAJZIGBWC0/Bike+Route+for+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon We dried our gear on the rocks at this overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567609231347-2BWYCHKU8J6MJVNJ9VCX/Using+a+Pool+Noodle+to+Stay+Safe+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Ian found this pool noodle in the ditch in Canada. He attached it to his saddle bag to keep cars from passing too close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567540828295-OSXIHWOD2YPL4UQO0UE2/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Inukshuks Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Inukshuks that were built on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567604661396-HGAZUHZFTF6J7C3R0M48/Bike+Route+around+Lake+Superior+Trans-Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Although the gravel shoulder is wide, the paved shoulder is usually this narrow or even narrower. This pool noodle helps keep trucks at a safe distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567541035804-FOIEZW0RWWBKA14UQD7D/Where+to+get+water+on+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon The towns are few and far between on the Trans-Canada Highway, so you need to be prepared to treat water from streams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567604993117-9HUAM0NJSVQHD26FCK4T/How+to+Get+Water+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+for+Camping Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Ian climbing back up the rip rap from getting water in Mink Creek below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567605596045-EDC4NPIY35Y09089JJYK/Biking+in+Marathon+Ontario+for+Pebble+Beach Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Lawren Harris painted much of this area, and you will see his art recreated through out this part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567605286847-RCCQ5SD6ZNCQQ7FI3B6C/Our+Favorite+Places+to+Eat+on+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon It was a very hot day, so iced coffee was just what we wanted when we arrived in Marathon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567605692781-NM8P1NBOL9DK6A4PP0P4/Judgmental+Canadian+Dogs Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Feeling the judgement from some Canadian dogs outside the LCBO in Marathon, Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567544764079-VJS3N1ETJ5L8YQKOWP78/Things+To+Do+Near+Marathon+Ontario+Pebble+Beach Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon To get down to the Pebble Beach you have to descend a steep 50-foot bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567545344897-UQLSZHJCZVLM9BOWPCOP/How+to+Have+Cold+Beer+While+Bike+Touring+STASHERS Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Thanks to our STASHERS insulated bike bags, we could end our day with a gold one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567551421478-TN75M1EIOCXN9YO8KU39/Our+Favorite+Places+to+Visit+Around+Lake+Superior+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon The solitude of Pebble Beach was a relief after biking on the Trans-Canada Highway all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567606088565-EEHABU0PDCCWXA7SU1H0/Our+Favorite+Beaches+around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon These granite stones have been rounded by thousands of years of wave action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567546330930-3O0CLVCZHIL2TQLSMW5K/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Beautiful+Spots Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Pebble Beach in Marathon, Ontario is probably my favorite beach on Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567553858413-T05IKQIBB0MPJKPU7Y0S/Pebble+Beach+in+Marathon+Ontario+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon “Lake Huron rolls. Superior sings.” -Gordon Lightfoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567604044482-ZD9ASQ4Z0VRWUN0RGHSQ/Where+to+Camp+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Sitting on a new beach each night was one of the reasons we biked around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567551897745-9EGZK3PSVSJZ1POF6321/Spending+the+Night+at+Pebble+Beach+in+Marathon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Tom’s are great camp shoes for bike touring, because they fold down very small and let your feet breathe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567551659229-TADNR8GJ3R1LM3NXD1YC/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Destinations+for+Cyclists Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon The driftwood logs on the beach may have traveled thousands of miles to arrive on this beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567552022798-7LCYTEFYWBZK2QELIZVD/Free+Campsites+for+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon Marathon, Ontario might not seem like much, but it’s a must stop destination if you’re doing the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567606672364-QOT5G3YCJKXUTC363P7C/Our+Favorite+Free+Campsites+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon We were rarely this lucky with finding free campsites around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567606907608-JVTS5DP8FAKBOXSWVJF2/Free+Camping+at+Pebble+Beach+in+Marathon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon The free campsite is in a clearing is in the woods at the top of Pebble Beach. It’s to the west of the parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567608337074-L3YBK18YYW3E86QYSZI8/Lake+Superior+Circle+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon The sunset at Pebble Beach was a smoky blend of pastels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567553656727-123X6NVN9TFIH7N6PAAX/Beautiful+Cobble+Beaches+on+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon As the rocks roll in the surf at Pebble Beach, they make unique musical sounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588526532708-WJAT33A7TISFXXNKJ42O/Biking+from+Terrace+Bay+to+Marathon%2C+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 9- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Terrace Bay to Marathon https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-nipigon-to-terrace-bay monthly 0.5 2020-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588038456511-BX1QI131M0TWYTTO1MLK/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Nipigon+to+Terrace+Bay+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567356502906-HDHODUNTH870FDKRMP1M/Free+Camping+at+Kama+Bay+Overlook Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Our free campsite at Kama Bay Overlook on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567538990370-86DJVO11C64ZMZSS9Z8I/Great+Destinations+for+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Gravel River, Ontario has the best coffee in town…also the only coffee for miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567538567033-5OWSE7XZQMVJG6CKL46D/Gravel+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay These humorous sign posts were well worth the stop on our Lake Superior bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567538780021-ZTQYQNMZE145R0IN4V4T/Fun+Places+to+Go+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Early morning biking before traffic picks up on the Trans-Canada Highway can be pleasant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567363345702-BIIO3HB6LSS72RGGGUAY/Gravel+River+Ontario+Signs Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay You’re very close to the lake shore when biking from Kama Bay to Gravel River, Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567342122119-R3VDH3QJW2LOS9IKM66O/Where+You+Can+Camp+for+Free+When+Biking+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay This section of the Lake was the inspiration to numerous Canadian artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567341797132-Q3961MOGTSDVCWT1MNY3/Kama+Bay+Overlook%2C+Trans-Canada+Highway%2C+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The northern shore of the Lake is lined with numerous islands and shallow bays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567016977523-X5LHFRMZO540TJAMQ9EM/Tan+Line+From+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay This was a hot and sunny day. When you’re bike touring, you start developing some very unique tanlines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567342866894-2EE3MYEIPCRU7M3FB938/Kama+Bay+Overlook+Free+Campsite Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Rocky granite are the exposed shoulders of the Canadian Shield, which forms the foundation of the North American Continent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567359518184-TYOCTTGAPE1EJXATM846/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+By+Bike+Gravel+River+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay We strapped pool noodles to our bikes to keep cars at a safe distance while passing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567539187697-G086XZI80F4NM0BOQRGO/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+by+Bike+Pays+Plat Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay If you are doing the Lake Superior Bike Tour, eat some Canadian junk food—you deserve it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567353213386-5GJREI2ND0M5FS66C28E/Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior+Rossport+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Any time there is a public park and a sunny day, it’s a good opportunity to dry out clothes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567343199637-5JKVVLOMERQ9T9ZLURWK/Places+to+Swim+along+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Rossport+Beach Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay If you go over to the sand bar at the end of the bay, you don’t have to walk on sharp rocks to get into the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567539493256-3LB5AGI3SBWXH6P95GA3/Swimming+in+Rossport+on+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The icy waters of Lake Superior will make you feel refreshed on a hot July day of bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567343723166-RW8CDRGU52GG3PBKGQYJ/Bike+Tour+Route+Through+Ontario+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay If you are biking around Lake Superior, swimming needs to be a critical component of your tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567539712257-BMUSDO0A8QESLVKBBJAA/Places+to+Swim+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Ian wimping out and standing on the rock, psyching himself out before jumping in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567539981405-PEDIPJ3XT4ESHKH9VJC8/View+of+Terrace+Bay+Ontario+from+the+Terrace+Bay+Lighthouse Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The small town of Terrace Bay is one of the last towns for a while, so if you need supplies, buy them here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567016021590-7358IPCF1YD2VD17164Q/Traveling+around+Lake+Superior+By+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay This is the dream “van” for those who want to join the vanlife trend, but have too much money, and not enough sense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567354738614-CQ2IZMB1FZALRBIVV2PP/Where+to+Visit+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Augasabon Falls is only a half mile from the highway, so don’t miss these falls while biking around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567353463500-SRGG30TVJ7R1D5LS9DUN/Aguasabon+Falls+and+Gorge+Destinations+in+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The Aguasabon River flows through a crack in the rocky Canadian Shield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567016148927-W2QQ13EM5M5WJDCDGHM1/Terrace+Bay+Lighthouse+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The completely decorative, but utterly cute, Terrace Bay Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567539878445-SJXZ33IW7RFTF4U1BWXD/Terrace+Bay+Lighthouse+in+Terrace+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The “light” at the top of the Terrace Bay Lighthouse—a fun stop on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567340487116-F0VJ5C63ESIR19C0ZHH7/Places+to+Visit+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Being able to drink cold beer at the end of a long day of riding is such a treat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567340932682-X7KRZKTP7JCYS8B3VY6P/Places+to+Eat+on+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Eating dinner on Terrace Bay Beach at the end of Day 8 of our Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567018567268-WY2NCMLE5ZDJ9FOILXMH/Where+to+Eat+in+Terrace+Bay+Ontario+Reviews+of+Restuarants Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Ian biking back to our campsite on Terrace Bay beach with our General Tsos in tow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567339905990-OROLYZK8TNBX3UNUAREH/Where+to+Eat+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay Patiently awaiting the delivery guy in Terrace Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567340698806-KQVON56S2K8QIJZ9749X/Eating+Chinese+on+the+Shore+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay We probably wouldn’t recommend Wah’s Restaurant, unless you have biked 50+ miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567355550743-6KQ2Z287M0URWG6FF2PE/Free+Camping+at+Terrace+Bay+Beach+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay The best part about Terrace Bay is that you can camp on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567355293040-9KH3I40ZMDHL3FQ33SCP/Beautiful+Camping+on+Terrace+Bay+Beach Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay We ended Day 8 of our Lake Superior Bike Tour by watching a summer storm roll over Terrace Bay. It rained steadily all night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1588082530586-LH0T4SSJKSHB8HY5BV27/Biking+From+Nipigon+to+Terrace+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 8- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Nipigon to Terrace Bay https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-thunder-bay-to-nipigon monthly 0.5 2020-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1586711955623-439VDSY4JG3ZZT5V2FRD/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Thunder+Bay+to+Nipigon Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566996846220-U4BEXANRH09MUXXGDF1V/WarmShowers+Hosts+in+Thunder+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Biking out of Thunder Bay with Tim our Warmshowers host. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566997049640-P21LAHEEMRJWD9EOSBNP/Biking+on+the+TransCanada+Highway+Outside+Thunder+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon This was the longest day we had planned for our Lake Superior Bike Tour yet, and it would prove to be the most stressful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567001143514-WWEE6SFKVW9JKOW8CTQE/Can+You+Bike+on+Highway+17+North+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon The start of the Trans-Canada Highway, which we would ride on for nearly 700 km. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567001306437-1DPQFOFR1Z99EP2F52FC/How+to+Bike+the+Northern+Portion+of+a+Lake+Superior+Circumnavigation Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Getting ready to bike for the first time on the Trans-Canada Highway outside Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566997230213-PPSG8AQN207V42M175S0/Biking+on+Highway+17+out+Of+Thunder+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Although this section of the Trans-Canada outside Thunder Bay has four-lanes, the shoulder is very wide, so it’s really not that bad for bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566997543885-SC22PTYD9UXUKURHHDHY/Is+it+safe+to+ride+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway+North+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Biking from Thunder Bay to Nipigon is a nightmare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566997792738-L03F7QQFSQWQ48QDOJIW/The+North+Route+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon These red cliffs outside Nipigon would have been beautiful, but we were exhausted and mentally broken by the time we reached this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567011926648-IHN2UAU6FMTG8V3HV4U7/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+By+Bike+Hwy+17 Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Ian trying to scroll through Google Maps satellite imagery to see if we would get a shoulder any time soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566998148850-3P8I396ZMMZ4FE1HOQ8B/How+to+Bike+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway+Without+Going+Crazy Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon If you’re going to take on the Lake Superior Circle Tour by bike, take a bike with wider tires so that you can ride on the gravel shoulder of the Trans-Canada Highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567001644322-3PCE6P7WD4JJ6XZI3B7Q/Things+to+do+in+Nipigon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon The ridiculously colorful visitor center in Nipigon, Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567001497907-L0VPY2APCTJVMFU4RY27/Biking+from+Thunder+Bay+to+Nipigon Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Nipigon is famous for being the starting point of the famous children’s book Paddle-to-the-Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567001811297-PFU70V3DWHJDU128HWRY/Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior+the+Canada+Side Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Once we reached Nipigon, we finally got the chance to breathe and rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567001942346-RXHLE7Z0QE4A2QGC1DYW/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Passport+Stamp+Locations Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon We were very committed to getting our Lake Superior Circle Tour Passport stamped at every point around the Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567002065880-XNNSW7U78PH1T0YNU76P/Paddle-to-the-Sea+Park+in+Nipigon+ON Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Paddle-to-the-Sea Park is a nice place to stop for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567011769989-54Z6Q0KFLT5NFSU7W9ZI/Itinerary+for+a+Lake+Superior+Bike+tour Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon We had tired legs after a morning of biking on and off of gravel on the Trans-Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566999479682-QVQMND1PWYJNLH5T8RDN/Paddle+to+the+Sea+Park+in+Nipigon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Paddle-to-the-Sea and Pedal-around-the-Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566999744898-HSHCQGOHC2C2CMIQTINI/Adding+a+Pool+Noodle+To+Your+Bike+to+Stay+Safe+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Pool Noodles—an essential part of a safe bike tour around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567000018485-M27TO75XFRILCD00A4CM/Using+a+Pool+Noodle+to+Stay+Safe+While+Biking+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon The pool noodle actually did seem to make the traffic on the Trans-Canada pass us at a safer distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567002503979-HZKRD4VDGE99QZPSKGDZ/Nipigon+Ontario+Biking+Across+the+Suspension+Bridge Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon What is this Nipigon? Why do you have this? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567003018127-M7XQPARV71DDZEAITN0F/View+from+the+Nipigon+Sign Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon The view of the mouth of the Nipigon River from the top of the Bridgeview Lookout Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567002821965-E6WN5S2KEYRNXR3C2I47/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Route+Nipigon+Suspension+Bridge Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon The Nipigon River Bridge, which fortunately has a sidewalk that cyclists can use to cross. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567003213148-PPNPWWDKTKK0XPIXAOKD/Standing+atop+the+Nipigon+Sign+and+Viewpoint Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Ian standing at the top of the Bridgeview Lookout Tower in Nipigon, Ontario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567000687573-VF4EWK637K9C0U6LQLAI/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+Ontario+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon After climbing a massive hill east of Nipigon, we were treated to this view of Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567000801580-FD68WFM1YLH8RY75QLEF/Places+to+Visit+on+Your+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Nipigon is the furthest North that you will go on your Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567012475263-PY3OXITHDQV8D5B6L12Y/Biking+Around+Lake+Superior+Routes+and+Timelines+for+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon This northern most portion of Lake Superior is dappled with islands and peninsulas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567013887022-86KJM0WYK6DPWG5OK6TZ/Where+to+get+water+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Ian getting water from the Jackpine River east of Nipigon before camping at Kama Bay Lookout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567000391941-GWBNQNB64A2ATEJY4YPL/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Places+to+Stop+in+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon The view at Kama Bay Lookout is well worth stopping for, even if you don’t camp here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567014360896-B4MOFZ85OJ1OBYVEZ5PH/Can+you+camp+at+Kama+Bay+Overlook+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Take time to explore the area around Kama Bay Lookout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567014489233-085RVDFY6V678PN01C2P/Where+can+you+camp+for+free+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Kama Bay Lookout is an excellent place to camp for free on a Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567014618689-TL2K6HCZ6HI1JTDR8R5X/Kama+Bay+Free+Camping+Site Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon Views like these are why we decided to bike around Lake Superior in the first place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1567014875177-M8EC0P9EJ7ZBN6U1MTMV/Where+You+Can+Camp+for+Free+While+Traveling+on+the+Trans+Canada+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon We enjoyed being able to cook and eat outside without frantically slapping at mosquitoes at Kama Bay Lookout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1586730465142-C7AHOJJ61CED2RZXVVMM/Bike+Route+from+Thunder+Bay+to+Nipigon+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 7- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Thunder Bay to Nipigon https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-circle-tour-grand-marais-to-thunder-bay monthly 0.5 2020-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1586182032960-RT94SVS749E62WV78C30/Biking+from+Grand+Marais+MN+to+Thunder+Bay+ON Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566913669710-0QMIDF3EMYDVNPAXM44L/Biking+on+Highway+61+to+Thunder+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay The shoulder of Highway 61 is wide and traffic is low from Grand Marais to the Canadian Border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566925358697-4THIS2SZ7236O3X0PMW8/Cycling+on+Highway+61+Near+Grand+Portage+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay This stretch of the Lake Superior bike tour from Grand Marais to Grand Portage is one of the most pleasant, despite being further from the lakeshore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566913871688-CZZBPHBOMDLZSUPVIJ54/The+Top+of+Mount+Josephine+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Enjoying standing at the top of Mt. Josephine on our Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566925906687-7VGAKRRJBYLYY7JNN41L/Biking+Up+Mount+Josephine+Near+Grand+Portage+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay The descent down Mt. Josephine was really fast and really fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566924489379-UFSGRG1EIJ80TDA4N740/How+to+Bike+across+the+US+Canada+Border Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Crossing the Canadian Border on bikes was pretty easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566927052822-E3087RDLXY898VF8WXZ0/Entering+Ontario+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Making it to Canada on our bikes really felt like a big accomplishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566924718263-M88QHJC199N3OETJOW52/Biking+from+Grand+Marais+to+Thunder+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Packing up our bikes after eating oatmeal for lunch in Neebing, Ontario, before heading to Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566928110292-ZVWZE3FUIXTF3P1DRJQL/How+to+Bike+into+Thunder+Bay+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay The James St. Bridge was closed to cars but still open to cyclists and pedestrians when we bike into Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566995052180-JGHAIMWSQMFJ8QOGB4SK/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Route+Grand+Marais+to+Grand+Portage Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Thunder Bay is not the prettiest city that you will encounter on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566994898267-028HNTR68BDLZMJ74JSN/How+to+Bike+into+Thunder+Bay+without+Biking+on+the+Highway Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Entering Thunder Bay on Mountain Road and the James St. Bridge keeps you from cycling on busy arterials. Planning your Lake Superior Bike Tour in advance can help you know which roads are safe for biking and which ones should be avoided. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566995190666-NLL6QPM4OXGGQ2JI0WGZ/Where+to+Eat+in+Thunder+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Eating delicious panzerottis after taking a shower…nothing could be better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566995305250-GFGO62XB6V7FWXIT6KDG/Off+the+Beaten+Path+Places+to+Eat+in+Thunder+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay We highly recommend eating at Caesar’s Place while traveling through Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566994621252-609U3QTJRRSODB772XFS/Grand+Portage+to+Thunder+Bay+Bike+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Crossing the Kaministique River to enter Thunder Bay, ON on our Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566995427708-JFTQ31VBVNLM87WRJCID/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Thunder+Bay+Ontario+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Enjoying a beautiful sunset from the comfort of our air conditioned hotel room in Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566995940639-7WRRMXDEFK7Z3VK3XFB4/Free+Root+Beer+Day+in+Canada Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Canadian Free Root Beer Day was while we were bike touring through Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566996073471-LDJ23AOVE24SK1419X3U/Thunder+Bay+Ontario+Bike+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay We spotted this huge moth hanging out at the A&W. He probably likes free root beer too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566924928790-6U6UDN8BPHQ1W09LBY68/Bike+Route+For+North+Shore+Bike+Tour+to+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay A giant spider web that we spotted while biking toward Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566914106475-DGXY47QRBD5UQAVEIOHR/What+We+Carry+While+We+Are+Biking+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay Just the essentials, like two and a half pounds of candy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1586614260423-D5C30K1K0RSW214JB1U4/Route+From+Grand+Marais+Minnesota+to+Thunder+Bay+Ontario Ad-van-tures - Day 5&6- Lake Superior Circle Tour: Grand Marais to Thunder Bay https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-bike-tour-silver-bay-to-grand-marais monthly 0.5 2020-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1586103218583-NIRQPJIKCZHB5VWLRNBW/Lake+Superior+Biking+Route+Silver+Bay+to+Grand+Marais Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566871628571-GEIVJGPJ1EN8WN4DF7O8/A+Billion+Mosquitos+while+Bike+Touring+on+the+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais The hoard of mosquitoes trying to penetrate the walls of our too small tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566871917607-6YVYSHA7N82ZNTXSXBSX/Places+to+Visit+While+Bike+Touring+on+the+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais We visited Palisade Head early in the morning, but we couldn’t see anything because of the dense fog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566872092334-QE2458AA3GSHDPHD4JYG/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Places+to+Eat+Breakfast Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Drinking coffee in the empty Tettegouche State Park Visitor Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566911631307-8BJDZJS8UQQ7JOANVGIY/Tettegouche+State+Park+North+Shore+of+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais In addition to the comfy leather couches, the visitor center featured this local artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566911882837-489ME0GKS3E0ZY2THS7U/Flat+Tire+on+the+North+Star+Route+from+Duluth+to+Grand+Portage Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Ian fixes a flat in the yard of someone’s lakeside vacation home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566909034074-YQGDKVP2PPU0ZJ6TTQ31/Fixing+a+Flat+on+Our+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Ian got twice as many flats as I did on our bike tour around Lake Superior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566872276323-Y2UKWWZJQ6GBF8USQ7V2/Bike+Route+for+the+North+Shore+of+Minnesota+Duluth+to+the+Border Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais We stopped at the Schroeder Area Historical Society for a break and to see Cross River Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566872488472-T9UTT4823SCYLDFUSZGJ/Waterfalls+Along+Minnesota%27s+North+Shore+to+Visit+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Immediately after Cross River Falls, you can get back on the Gitchi Gami State Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566912397174-IRIK123XOTCQGQPLV8TN/Beautiful+Fog+on+the+Waterfalls+of+Lake+Superior%27s+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais The Temperance River Gorge was even more striking in the foggy weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566912553410-6F99Q624Z6Q6ETJV8GVY/Where+to+Bike+in+Northern+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais The Gitchi Gami State Trail is one of the best parts of the Lake Superior Bike Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566872881778-K6UG6PX8CRD6FU7TL8WJ/Cascade+River+Gorge+Beautiful+Places+to+Visit+on+the+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais The Temperance River has carved a deep gorge through the basalt of the North Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566873055628-TT6VZDRJ0J8WDO5KCB1Y/Bike+Touring+Up+Minnesota%27s+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais It was cold enough in the rain and fog that we had to break out our high-vis jackets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566912147007-3TD87O36AYMUMF72IZFL/Cascade+River+Gorge+Gichee+Gami+State+Trail+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Nothing can beat traveling by bike through a boreal forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566908250411-MPAXF09LGI8OC7ECYBB4/What+to+Do+in+Lutsen+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Yeti enjoys Fika (a Swedish coffee break) too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566908585242-HWGMZVN78NXXEJPMBJZE/Biking+into+Silver+Bay+on+Highway+61+Narrow+Shoulders Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Taking a quick break after a large hill on a stretch of 61 that actually had a wide shoulder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566912724751-5NOMLL50BIF52VPP9OVB/Breweries+in+Grand+Marais+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Voyageur Brewing was one of our favorite stops on the Lake Superior Ale Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566909320583-995IBXTX8C0C8V3W060C/Voyageur+Brewing+Company Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Biltong is the perfect snack for a bike tour beer break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566908715407-CZKOWJ9BV147D5YY0ULJ/Photographing+the+shores+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais The North Shore offers tons of opportunities for photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566910474789-7SWLN4O8LADUH3LTBYWC/Where+to+Visit+on+Your+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Waiting for dinner to cook at Kadunce River Scenic Area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566908855792-U5G1HXXSUK5Q5C5IR48N/Pebble+Beach+Outside+Grand+Marais+on+the+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Feeling tired after riding all day in the rain, but enjoying the Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566909821805-IMF7PGEEN1DG3EBQBB3D/Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior+Grand+Marais Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais This evening on Minnesota’s North Shore was one of the highlights of our Lake Superior Bike Tour. We could see Grand Marais on the spit of land in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566910692288-8A20F47I8049KQJI2R0R/Sitting+on+the+Shore+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais If you look carefully, you might find sea glass or an agate on one of Lake Superior’s many pebble beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566911370810-OEYNGTGRSWFG5DOVQTV7/How+We+Cook+and+Eat+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Biking in the rain on Day 4 was rough, but eating dinner on the lakeshore made it worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566912854763-5F0OGI7YM93L8TE04RVO/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais Nothing can beat watching fog roll over clear waters of the world’s largest freshwater lake. Traveling by bike gives you the time to enjoy moments like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1586613988007-UXZ66ZTAPVOFVE4UIX9Y/Bike+route+From+Silver+Bay+to+Grand+Marais+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 4- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Silver Bay to Grand Marais https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-bike-tour-duluth-to-silver-bay monthly 0.5 2020-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581137105005-ILRX3G04TA8BCIZ8U02K/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Duluth+to+Silver+Bay+on+Bikes Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Day 3 of our Lake Superior Circle Tour took us up Minnesota’s North Shore, from Duluth to Silver Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566861996719-IYOZRHXQXXT6BK72TAZZ/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Warm+Showers+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Saying goodbye to our Warmshowers hosts in North Duluth! Thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566862147850-BQ8AX077FYGCIA5TLWBH/Duluth+Minnesota+Lake+Walk+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Cycling on the Lakewalk out of Duluth is a pleasant morning ride. These city signs with cairns can be found all the way up the North Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566866275821-T6PEFUCRM7XG54RUJ131/North+Star+Bike+Route+Through+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay After getting off the Lakewalk, our route took us along Brighton Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566862358192-UYJVTW2VO2B6R1RYXU3D/Touring+Around+Lake+Superior+By+Bike+Duluth+to+Silver+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Brighton Beach is a beautiful pebble beach just north of Duluth. It was one of our favorite spots on the bike route from Duluth to Silver Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566865881669-Q4X5X1DGQM4JTNHAZ7K3/Bicycle+Route+for+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay The clouds to the north warned us of the summer thunderstorm that would hit later in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566866393914-1R5PJM5CSMTQFL2NU8LW/Bike+Route+for+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Ian wearing his new bike hat that he bought at the bike shop in Two Harbors, MN. How is this better than a buzz cut? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566862610029-FS0PM2JOLDFNLWIPBZVP/Building+a+Dynamo+Hub+for+our+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Ian’s newly built wheel with our dynamo hub worked great for charging our power banks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566862819099-722512994XD2EEFW1G7S/Duluth+to+Two+Harbors+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Two Harbors has a lot of cute photo spots, and it’s one of the destinations for the Lake Superior Circle Tour passport stamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566866580859-RGNC7EB5INO1EWA543T9/Silver+Cliff+Tunnel+Bike+Trail+Gitchee+Gami+State+Trail Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Ian biking along the road that allows cyclists to bypass the Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel north of Two Harbors on Highway 61. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566866809233-RKP6AVM0LBWMNIPGB9KQ/Silver+Creek+Cliff+Tunnel+Bicycle+Bypass+North+Star+Bike+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay This bike infrastructure is part of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail that will eventually be a paved trail leading all the way to the Canadian border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566863508125-OPCV0Z0VVB6JZDJAHDMI/Biking+North+on+Highway+61+the+North+Star+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay The bike trail around the Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel has a selfie spot, where you can put your phone to take a self-timer photo with a great background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566867211159-AI0WV2RNOT2H1PDU7S0D/Bike+Touring+on+the+Gitchee+Gami+State+Trail+in+Northern+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay The bypass trail around the Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel offers wonderful views from high above the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566867426348-NHZ4MIZKT975QYMWO1Y8/Great+Places+to+Visit+on+a+Bicycle+on+Minnesota%27s+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay You never know what kind of unexpected fun you will find on a bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566863704025-T7W3SO39MGO2OADF4ZKO/Where+to+Visit+on+a+North+Shore+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay The North Shore of Minnesota is a great place to bike with fun places to stop and even quite a bit of paved trail for riding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566868236041-QXL9849X0ZSJEU50TC2Z/State+Parks+and+Waterfalls+to+Visit+on+the+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Gooseberry Falls is one of the most popular destinations on the North Shore of Minnesota. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566865664034-8WK422RZLRYTU070FQ39/Visiting+Gooseberry+Falls+State+Park+on+a+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Gooseberry Falls, where five water falls tumble into Lake Superior is a must-stop for any North Shore Bike Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566868733460-TGFF2EGEEASX3T1130YP/Minnesota+State+Parks+to+Bike+Shore+North+Shore+of+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay We were able to avoid a massive downpour by hanging out at the Gooseberry Falls State Park Visitor Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566867813626-XSRR1S1621SPMPOVAZAH/Visiting+Gooseberry+Falls+State+Park+on+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Gooseberry Falls is where you can pick up the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, which you can ride on for about 12 miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566869892488-YU89QSHZGADG4D7OF3L1/Waterfalls+to+Visit+on+Minnesota%27s+North+Shore Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay There are many other beautiful waterfalls, like this one on the Beaver River, that you will encounter while biking along the North Shore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566869520148-P5OAJJAF1B0UH0QVVW0Z/Biking+Up+the+Gitchee+Gami+State+Trail+in+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay The Gitchi-Gami State Trail along Minnesota’s North Shore was one of our favorite places for cycling around Lake Superior. The rocky cliffs along the lakeshore are breathtaking—and so was Ian rocking his Aero Tech Designs jersey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566870048091-XJO5IFY2Q0D1QSSB9CKX/Biking+on+Highway+61+Bike+Route+from+Duluth+to+Grand+Marais Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Ian stops to take a photo of a waterfall on one of the bridges along Minnesota Highway 61. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566870151119-R6T4DXU5ZQI0IHHENHH0/Biking+to+Canada+From+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Only 3 miles from our destination for the night! Day 3 was one of the most exhausting days of our ride, because we still weren’t used to being on the bikes all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566866094251-D7IR8K6USKCY2YKCDKAX/How+to+Bike+around+Lake+Superior+Routes+and+Planning Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay When looking for a stealth camping spot while bike touring, you’ll want to find a spot where both your tent and your bikes can be out of plain sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566870478435-2644MCWCAS0PSXF7R9W1/Stealth+Camping+While+Biking+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Home, sweet garbage site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566870806237-5J2ONR8R14RW4PDHFNTD/Bike+Camping+in+Silver+Bay+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay Ian looking pleased to be out of the mosquitos and rain, while I try to get into my pajamas while being eaten alive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566865291658-NV4OLZFATA211VPFHX5Y/Where+to+Visit+on+the+North+Shore+of+Minnesota+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay The touristy North Shore of Minnesota has a lot to offer to bicycle tourists. There are A LOT of giant Adirondack chairs. Climbing these slippery wet chairs in our bike cleats was nearly as dangerous as riding on the busy highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581186781859-OARVLGPRKZ9YNTOU4GS4/Duluth+to+Silver+Bay+Bike+Route+on+Strava Ad-van-tures - Day 3- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Duluth to Silver Bay https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/why-two-wandering-souls-decided-to-make-a-home-in-montana monthly 0.5 2020-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783642947-8GL6MI3UK3EDFXB3279W/Flathead+Lake+in+Winter+in+Polson+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We are loving living in Big Sky Country! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581780507915-186RCKY3P24R2HIRSWSG/Beautiful+Flathead+Lake+in+Western+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana There are plenty of places to explore in our new home state! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581287809518-QBQM8ARGO325DAY2SRND/Reasons+to+Move+to+Western+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We are looking forward to what life after vanlife has in store for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581782991268-7TFJOPJDZGUEE2XG6TZB/Why+We+Moved+to+Western+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana After 18 months of traveling, it was time to head back to a permanent place to live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581779915433-LQBX13CZ3QACY715PD32/Cross+Country+Skiing+at+Blacktail+in+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Exploring new trails—on skis, instead of in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581781813060-56QX2GQ56QBEV30VHXSG/Fat+Biking+in+Winter+in+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We have already found plenty of fun to be had in the Treasure State! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581778165024-8WU0N3677M10MVSIYMDE/Flathead+Lake+in+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Montana was our top choice of states when we were looking for jobs post-vanlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783712907-KJ7OZCNGHM4VF4663C0K/Western+Montana+Morning+Sunrise Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana With many places out west getting crowded, Montana still feels open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581782503020-LG121FZVWII8MXL3NQZS/Why+We+Moved+to+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana As we drove to our new home in Montana, our excitement grew as we drove through landscapes like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783850106-9WSFEHRRC5ZTKRRFI01F/Why+You+Should+Move+to+Rural+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We are excited to live year round in a single place and be able to get to know it better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581782325086-48RLRT1L76O2PJHJI1IV/Our+Favorite+Cafe+in+Butte+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We are excited to be able to become a part of a community, now that we aren’t moving around everyday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581782906719-HEGC2HYKI8KOID8AM0MO/How+to+Go+Back+to+the+Real+World+After+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Since neither Ian nor I are from mountain states, we are stoked to be surrounded by snowy mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783445269-O90A8PAX74J2TD50P6MC/How+to+Move+Back+into+a+Real+House+After+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Of all the landscapes we have spent time in, the Northern Rockies is among our favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783910832-SNEXDYOWSH8XBL2W35D6/Western+Montana+Evenings+on+Flathead+Lake Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Mountains and big water! What’s not to love? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783786312-0FYK9P8SDMKF2A5F55NW/Flathead+Lake+Sunset+in+Western+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We are lucky to live near one of the biggest bodies of water in the Western US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581781724516-UW961II8F4VUA4EGAP9Q/Downtown+Butte+America Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Unlike so many places in the west, Montana still has a low cost of living in many communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581782804776-2ROWH6VQ11TOLB70XI2J/Where+You+Should+Move+After+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We have been able to transfer many of our minimalist habits to our newly stationary life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581649383331-8PFYKABIT8P3RYFXWSI4/Decorating+our+Christmas+Tree+that+We+Cut+In+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We cut a Christmas tree in the national forest to decorate in our new house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783366821-GT4JVQKX7EJ19O7NEUIJ/When+to+Decide+to+Quit+Living+in+a+Camper+Van+or+RV Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Nesting has been an enjoyable part of moving back into a normal house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581778514277-4RAWEBAUTBWON8K3NIZR/Why+We+Stopped+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We’ve enjoyed cooking more complex meals since we now have a real kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581777809049-OOPOOYLL1OR4GY5KBHNK/Where+to+Move+Out+West+if+You+Love+Biking Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We love biking, and we have already discovered so many great routes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581777713989-JB5XKFYK9XWI7K28V3ME/The+Best+Places+to+Road+Bike+in+Western+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana It’s exciting that we were able to find a spot in Montana where there are separated bike trails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581777377235-BRNAZ600LOMLFYMWDB41/Where+are+the+Best+Places+to+Bike+in+Western+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Let the bike collection begin! Ian’s new goofy green bike that he got off of Craigslist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581781344532-LGLU53LM7P49ICXCQE9L/The+Best+Places+to+Bike+in+the+State+of+Montana Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Even when it’s snowy, I can still commute to work on my fat bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581779323319-SSL05WXV720CS7JJI4RD/Why+We+Stopped+Living+in+our+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana Biking along the trail near Flathead Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581778674963-O3I3MF109TJBJ0U0IJFF/Why+We+Stopped+Living+in+Our+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana When we were cooking in our van’s kitchen, we never would have cooked an elaborate meal like this for Christmas dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581776901056-CDKL2NP0VMCWX6TBCT47/Why+We+Moved+out+of+our+Camper+Van+and+Back+into+a+Real+House Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We didn’t have an oven in our van, so I went all out on making baked goodies this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581782257512-4M9FGIRCRTZVCHLWO6WL/Why+We+Moved+To+Montana+After+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We’ve enjoyed the stability of not having to find a place to park our van every night while traveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1581783154207-95JN2ST9OMO0PYZ2BYRK/The+Perfectly+Clear+Water+of+Flathead+Lake Ad-van-tures - Why Two Wandering Souls Decided to Make a Home in Montana We loved the spontaneity of vanlife, but we’ve found joy in our new stillness too. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-bike-tour-brule-river-to-duluth monthly 0.5 2020-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1570758416008-0BGO2RSPV6V8KA564Y58/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+Brule+River+To+Duluth Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Day 2 of our Lake Superior Circle Tour took us from Brule River, Wisconsin to Duluth, Minnesota. The day was mostly characterized by us forgetting all our belongings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566857824869-BS8HQOEEDMWE4GXLBEL9/Free+Camping+Sites+Near+Brule+River+Bike+Accessible Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Ian struggling to push his loaded bike up this insanely steep hill from the banks of the Brule River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566854623509-J971ACC43C8RYKD7UZI7/Fun+Places+Off+the+Beaten+Path+to+Visit+on+Your+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Standing near the Davidson, Windmill, proud to be the final outhouse user here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566858296369-F1J52QE9BP6J38KAU8PB/Osaugie+Bike+Trail+Leading+into+Superior+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth The Osaugie Trail is half paved and half gravel so it can be utilized by bikes and ATVs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566858578853-234KZQBA4W87HYN3M7UD/Biking+Around+Lake+Superior+Through+Superior+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Superior—the gross, yet charmingly down-to-earth version of Duluth. Visit today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566858412715-1488H65KXNMACVTRTHTN/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Superior+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth The shoreline of the Lake in the Twin Ports is highly industrialized and developed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566854836113-T5KT506XOXLCYN5IXUUK/Biking+Through+Superior+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Riding on the Osaugie Trail was refreshing after riding on Highway 13. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566859063242-G7VTVDFVND17MSKBGVV9/Thirsty+Pagan+Brewery+in+Superior+Wisconsin+Bike+Tour+Destinations Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Our bartender at the Thirsty Pagan had recently done a Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566859155711-PDXTBS731GTUSUU57JGD/Places+to+Go+in+Superior+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Thirsty Pagan Brewery recently relocated to a cool old train depot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566859347135-K1G5DOTB3TJLEGVIFUQC/How+to+Bike+into+Duluth+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth The sidewalk approaching the pedestrian path that crosses the Bong Bridge into Duluth, MN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566859758519-JPAPMOJASRGOQGUMD7B6/How+to+Bike+into+Duluth+Minnesota+Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Next to the ramp leading up to the bridge that cyclists can take into Minnesota, there was a beautiful golden field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566855093631-KT91NI49V5KB4J1WDL6O/Crossing+the+Bong+Bridge+into+Duluth%2C+Minnesota+on+a+Bike Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth If you are trying to cross into Duluth on a bike, the Bong Bridge is definitely the route you will want to choose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566854443440-YJFVBNMMOJ1GKWYQ7IUG/Dealing+with+a+Flat+Tire+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Ian repairing our first flat in Duluth, Minnesota on our Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566859994588-RVY5J1DJ87ORT43IZDF3/Bike+Route+from+Brule+River+To+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth We were a bit nervous getting our first flat on only the second day of our bike tour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566857395986-QMNT1WQYNMJIZ7X2K29J/How+To+Build+a+Bike+Wheel+with+a+Dynamo+While+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Ian rode all the way across Duluth wearing this new rim on his back—except for the 4 or so miles throughout the city where he left it behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566860137500-RYNMFWLGWO8THQGSKMM6/Breweries+to+Visit+on+Your+Lake+Superior+Bike+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Ursa Minor is a really refreshing place to spend a hot afternoon on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566860256299-993L38BUP3MDU8CS4ADL/Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail+Ursa+Minor+Brewing+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Ursa Minor Brewing in Duluth is part of the Lake Superior Ale Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566861241889-E5ONEEBNQ654K3DNU30L/Where+Stay+in+Duluth+Minnesota+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Hanging out with a dog on the porch of our first WarmShowers host. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566861007682-WE5QZTX821QO8EF9UP8N/Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Bike-themed beer for a bike-themed travels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566860399644-V3PG3NC4KSDWZXT4JBJI/WarmShowers+in+Duluth+Minnesota Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Ian working on building his new wheel with a Dynamo Hub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566855550625-10GXZAN0FRRPRVADGJFN/Building+a+Wheel+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth My dad was kind enough to bring us everything we needed to build the Dynamo Hub wheel that didn’t arrive prior to our departure date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566856131957-QYYSNAP6I8HUXJ627V4D/Building+the+Wheel+For+a+Dynamo+Hub Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth Once the wheel was built we could charge our sweet Outdoor Tech power banks using just our Dynamo Hub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1571235913802-Y25P6NE4ASS05V43CEH9/Strava+Route+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Duluth Ad-van-tures - Day 2- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Brule River to Duluth https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-to-charge-your-devices-while-bike-touring monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566834900759-VS4VIGNNRQ64K47JG6ZM/How+to+Get+Electricity+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Even though bike tours are a great chance to “unplug,” you’ll probably want to keep your phone charged for navigation and for taking photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566845744713-1MX3FWKP011CL6KKG8IS/Power+Banks+for+Backpacking+and+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring A bike speaker can make a bike tour a lot more fun. This one is a light and a power bank as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566846141241-FR92CAGZGJXH9G5DSUKZ/Electricity+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Bike tours can take you to some of the most unexpected places, so you’ll want to stayed charged up so you can continue to explore with ease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566842672951-Y76VV6B0Y39SWF02KMNE/Review+of+Outdoor+Tech+Power+Banks+and+Speakers Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Outdoor Tech makes some great portable power banks and bluetooth speakers that are really convenient for bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566842830781-AV9N4TR2DW6OSDGTIDP8/Outdoor+Tech+Power+Bank+Kodiak Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring We used this Outdoor Tech Power Bank in combination with our dynamo hub electricity generating system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566845591710-65HW63SGSMZP72PBGBCJ/Review+of+Outdoor+Tech+Kodiak+Plus+Ultra+Portable+Charger Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring The Kodiak Plus Ultra has a high capacity, and it charges devices quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566845219868-BKASMXM1E7N136SHIHJU/Waterproof+Power+Bank+for+Bike+Tour+from+Outdoor+Tech Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring We endured some very wet riding conditions during our Lake Superior Bike Tour, and our Outdoor Tech Portable Charger held up to it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566840878968-XPA93FXQ79WDQ63ELHH3/Buckshot+Pro+Ultra+Bike+Speaker+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring I don’t think I would have been able to keep our morale up if we had not brought this bluetooth speaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566841315600-LN8CZLC3AP9OEDARM71F/Using+a+Bike+Speaker+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring I think I can hear the ocean! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566841608572-UIDKSBCA1JJ49CP79S7C/Review+of+Outdoor+Tech+Bike+Speaker+and+PowerBank Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring If it’s not on Strava, did it really happen? I could use my power bank/speaker combo to charge my Garmin watch if it started to get low while riding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566841962417-BOMMJHWZ0CX0G91LF1LT/Buckshot+2.0+Review+for+Bike+Speaker Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Prior to owning the Buckshot Pro Ultra, I used the Buckshot 2.0 for over two years. After all the abuse it’s endured, it still works great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566840533645-GKMZWRFFY538KYT4GL0J/Using+a+Dynamo+Hub+to+Generate+Electricity+on+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Ian actually built the dynamo hub during the second day of our bike tour, because the hub didn’t arrive in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566839733712-BXPSB88JQQMZOYLQC4EU/Dynamo+Hub+For+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring The dynamo hub is only slightly bigger than a typical wheel hub, and it generates power while you ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566840341205-CP1WMXXPQQHMUZPNFMQM/How+To+Build+a+Dynamo+Hub+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring The tools and parts needed to build a dynamo hub. Or you can order a pre-built wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566839952887-IY3T6OQ62RAY5OKC93NG/Building+a+Dynamo+Hub+Wheel+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Ian builds his dynamo hub wheel, with his Outdoor Tech power bank waiting to be connected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566835979691-ZK4L0YVQH9W9WWFMP3U4/Bike+Touring+Rear+Pannier+Lightweight+Set+Up Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring You could strap a portable solar panel charger to the back of my panniers pretty easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566836665140-Q53DKVPENDU3DFVIF4CK/Ultralight+Bike+Touring+Bikepacking+Set+Up Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Ian’s bikepacking set up has no place to attach a solar panel while riding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566836997440-RS1YBBQ5DGL991L30EPN/Where+to+Find+Power+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Sitting outside the visitor center in Wawa, Ontario to charge all of our various devices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566837326482-UPO8SVYRP7II325SNDVQ/Where+To+Charge+Your+Phone+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Chances are you’ll want to stop at any place that claims to have “apple fritters as big as your face.” Take the opportunity to charge your devices while you’re there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566837567332-B7RHPPIP0UXVBIUWTM8G/WarmShowers+Hosts+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Riding with our WarmShowers host, Tim, in the early morning on our way out of Thunder Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566837933189-0DA1CA687DVAPMBA078X/Where+to+Get+Electricity+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring You’ll meet a lot of great, friendly people who are willing to help you out while bike touring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566838607021-X5TLTUBKTO18VTE5HT78/Lake+Superior+Bike+Tour+WarmShowers+Hosts Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Warmshowers are great opportunity to meet new people, wash off the dust of the road, and charge your phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566838971871-VNETD6FH12TBN9UWA9K8/How+You+Can+Conserve+Energy+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring Visiting beautiful and remote places along the shore of Lake Superior was one of the reasons we took on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566839245609-98AATHC9UWDL3PRC7TKD/Remote+Areas+of+the+Trans+Canada+Highway+and+How+We+Kept+Our+Phones+Charged Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring We used our dynamo hub and conserved power so that we could continue to take photos in these areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1570754579600-1DI3PH635P782HR1WSGI/Bike+Lights+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring A flashing red light is essential for biking on highways. Having a usb-rechargeable light is more convenient than carrying extra batteries, if you have a dynamo hub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566847235523-MF6H43XY1YY0ETOLSZVI/Taking+a+DSLR+Camera+on+a+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - How to Charge Your Devices While Bike Touring With a USB camera battery charger for our DSLR camera, we were able to keep our big camera charged from our dynamo hub. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/lake-superior-bike-tour-ashland-to-brule-river monthly 0.5 2019-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1570644122015-7NQUN9J4GC868ZGDYV3T/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Ashland+to+Brule+River Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566851841779-2YIFNLJ26638PF8RH9T2/Biking+Around+Lake+Superior+How+We+Biked+Around+the+World%27s+Largest+Lake Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River A mix of excitement and trepidation as we started our Lake Superior bike tour on the shores to the Chequamegon Bay in Ashland, WI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566851981440-HY2TNAGA7HWBL98JC7YR/Artesian+Well+Ashland+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River We stopped to fill our water bottles from the Artesian Well at Maslowski Beach in Ashland, WI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566853824503-PTW25GL2HAGBHJ9U9S0Q/The+Beauty+of+Lake+Superior+Find+the+Big+Lake Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River For the next 1,200 miles of biking all we had to do was keep the Lake on our right! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566852191881-9H2GVVLBQ6YOOQ4HXJHS/Things+to+Do+While+on+a+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River The artesian well house is beautifully mosaicked like the pedestrian underpass. The water flows freely without any pumping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566848415448-B05CXIVENZ46CPT5OWMJ/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Biking+Route+Ashland+To+Brule+River Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Ian’s bike in the sweet fern that grows in the ditches during one of the few breaks that we took on our first day. Meanwhile, we were realizing that we were no longer the top of the food chain… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566853590340-OAS1JWL1Z2W17IMQDAPE/Bike+Route+for+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River On the shore of Lake Superior, there is almost always a cool breeze. Unfortunately, a lot of our riding on this 90 degree day was inland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566848564502-Y1VWSUQ42GJ2GI64AJZM/Bike+Touring+on+the+Chequamegon+Bay+Peninsula Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Taking photos in giant chairs was soon to become a bike tour tradition for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566849603591-GMD79TVE7S8LBB2YR2H5/Bike+Touring+in+Wisconsin+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Why yes, that is an 8 pack! It’s hard to believe how ripped I got while bike touring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566852317601-FRD4HD8GQ1V21MJR6NVH/Ehlers+General+Store+in+Cornucopia+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Ehlers Store is a favorite stop for visitors to downtown Cornucopia, Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566852555542-6FVC3Y2BIL24V599XI4V/Artesian+Well+in+Cornucopia+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Filling our STASHERS water bottles at the artesian well in Cornucopia, Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566852759693-TRIUVOUWFTGNW99U4CIS/Bike+Route+Through+the+Chequamegon+Bay Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River We took every opportunity that we could to get water we wouldn’t have to treat during our Lake Superior bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566849815592-OUB5WWVZ3RN9HNFMYA6R/Things+to+Do+When+in+Cornucopia+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Brown-sugar smoked white fish is a must-try food for anyone doing the Lake Superior Circle Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566850072623-509S9M5U0WP9KVYXJP8L/Where+to+Get+Smoked+Fish+in+Northern+WI Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River It’s not a real bike tour until you have wet fish ice dripping all over your panniers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566850302881-MYLZGPJIBBMNQMZ2X9JL/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Bicycling Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Smoked white fish might be a Wisconsin delicacy, but this is taking regionally-specific food to a whole other level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566851189749-7LC5FOK0Q0B8O4RLZ1KQ/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+Route+and+Blog Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River We followed these Lake Superior Circle Tour signs all the way around Lake Superior! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566850571162-2A0QKISZH2HC64J8NXBV/Port+Wing+Wisconsin+Plein+Air+Art+Festival Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Painting at the Plein Air Station in Port Wing, Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566850767629-7GG8GACCR4N3M59NQFWK/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Route+Places+to+Stop Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River This was certainly the most creative break that we ever took on our Lake Superior bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566850891428-G5XPC9LNGXDBF7XIRT10/Small+Towns+to+Visit+in+Northern+Wisconsin+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River I decided to paint two bike travelers on Highway 13 into the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566853316228-ZP6ACE2798B1MHOR5XE5/Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior+Route+from+Ashland+To+Brule+River Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Ian bikes by his boat doppleganger near Corny Beach on our Lake Superior bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566851365679-XOYHJX4BBVSNJKAWUVGN/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+on+the+Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Brule+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Our free campsite along the Brule River in Northern Wisconsin during our bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566851551301-TOE2WT2CPZ56QMAOBYJH/Free+Camping+Spots+Near+Brule+River+Northern+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River Our ultralight tarp tent uses our camera tripod for its pole. It was a tight squeeze for two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566853989007-BFDVYG3DD62ESLWSGSK4/Is+it+Safe+to+Bike+on+Highway+13+in+Northern+Wisconsin Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River We might have been exhausted from the heat, but we felt so accomplished at the end of our first day of our Lake Superior bike tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1570660408044-W84UHMLWAKOU0PJBRMVO/Biking+from+Ashland+to+Brule+River+Lake+Superior+Bike+Route Ad-van-tures - Day 1- Lake Superior Bike Tour: Ashland to Brule River https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/5-reasons-why-biltong-is-an-excellent-food-for-bike-touring monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566759061909-UU6A7302CQSWNX2PPQNK/Foods+to+Eat+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566763637472-GGCY62YPI055OP7CYTI4/How+to+Plan+Food+for+a+Long+Distance+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring We bike toured with a pretty light set-up so having the lightweight biltong with us was perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566763939999-JD5DO1M2JOVX6VHE3JFL/What+We+Eat+For+Protein+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring If you’re planning a long-distance bike tour, you’ll need to consider nutrition for your journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566759307823-KML0S57T1KP5WY6U4HFO/Kalahari+Biltong+Backpacking Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Kalahari Biltong is a very nutritious food to fuel any long-distance expedition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566759927249-6DPJHFFFC5G09NSZPOG0/Food+to+Eat+while+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring We liked that Kalahari Biltong is so lightweight and packable, since we didn’t want to be carrying really heavy bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566759485159-S34EDM39GL3MFONDVATX/Healthy+Menu+for+Bikepacking Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Kalahari Biltong is like beef jerky’s cooler cousin—and so much tastier! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566761331227-WHAX1FTHFF44RMFIUMJU/What+to+Eat+for+Bike+Tours Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring One of these things is nutritious. They are both delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566763319034-QRMJ7LAWRUTFDBGH1EIH/Camp+Food+for+Long+Distance+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Many of the foods on our bike tour meal plan were very carb rich, but fortunately we had the biltong as well to get plenty of protein. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566762952574-MNL62FLYDMAY3LC7WFON/Why+Biltong+is+Good+Fuel+for+Endurance+Athletes Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Kalahari Biltong has no carbs or sugar, which is a great contrast from so many other trail foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566762699994-XWTUA566WGCHNMPQYW4C/What+Kinds+of+Foods+to+Eat+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Not eating enough protein on a long-distance expedition can suppress your immune system and lengthen the amount of time to recover. A high protein food like biltong will keep you going strong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566761630772-NH06U8BIKD0J9CRACN98/Lightweight+Packable+Foods+for+Bike+Touring+and+Bikepacking Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring By weight, Kalahari Biltong is probably one of the most nutrition dense foods you could bring when bike camping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566761941262-ILS49T6N5SM7DQS1EZ17/What+is+Biltong+and+Why+is+it+Good+for+You Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring We prioritized packing biltong in the initial food that we bought, because we were pretty sure that we wouldn’t be able to pick it up in the remote parts of Canada that we would be biking through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566762135928-NDC245DDEKSB31O98G7Z/Cooking+Ideas+for+Kalahari+Biltong Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring You don’t have to eat biltong just by itself, you can add it to other things you are cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566760716451-V7CUN3VCAKG0VJ7OFFX2/How+to+Make+Camp+Food+Healthier+and+More+Well+Rounded Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring After a while, eating quick cooking pasta night after night got old, but we started adding biltong to our meals, and it really helped spice things up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566762336840-15WHAKHKW3FKO2BDLBBO/Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Our favorite way to eat Kalahari Biltong while bike touring is while trying some new beer at a craft brewery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1566762488990-QK8NFGUCQ953S7981HRU/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour+Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail Ad-van-tures - 5 Reasons Why Biltong is a Great Food for Bike Touring Most breweries that don’t serve food, let you bring your own snacks in. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-to-sew-a-custom-frame-pack-for-bikepacking-and-bike-touring-yckjs monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562448994136-BYWW9RZWI1TXDHJ5UTQ2/How+to+Sew+a+DIY+Frame+Pack+for+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1563030627695-BSTM8OBVIYI6UTERET5K/How+to+Carry+Your+Gear+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Panniers are still a good option if you are able to mount a rack to your bike. But if not, our homemade frame pack tutorial can help you design the perfect bag for your frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1563029601185-IM2D26KX09BUEQJJ7ORJ/How+to+Sew+Your+Own+Frame+Pack+for+Bike+Packing%2C+Touring+or+Commuting Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Making your own bags means you can design a bag that fits perfectly within the frame of your bike so that no frame is wasted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1563031046522-RZRP2U144ZIU90T3ULQK/Stashers+Insulated+Bags+for+Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring In addition to his DIY frame pack, Ian has two STASHERS insulated bags on his handlebars and one smaller one attached to his top tube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1563030881367-GYLYXMKRR1DBBJ6GBTK8/Stashers+Insulated+Bike+Bags+for+Bike+Touring+or+Bikepacking Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring We really like the modular design of the STASHERS bike bags, we can connect them into a backpack to take our valuables inside places with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562449143229-NOV7A4MTGCUE0YHOC8A6/How+to+Make+Your+Own+Bike+Bags+for+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Ian saved us a lot of money for our bike tour by thriftily sewing his own frame pack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1563031752330-TA0H9UR3BJUNP12VWW9J/Our+Bike+Touring+Set+Up+for+Bike+Touring+Around+Lake+Superior Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Ian uses his frame pack in combination with 7 other bag…yes, 7 other bags. His bike looks insane compared to mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562449551968-VDNRL4QAJQ56ZANJHORQ/Stencil+for+Creating+Your+Own+Frame+Pack+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring The first step to sewing your own custom frame pack is to create a stencil of the inside of your frame. The shape of the bag is actually a trapezoid, because you don’t want it to go all the way down to the chain rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562449408005-DBUPTLZGXKODSEPGYLRW/How+to+Design+Your+Own+Frame+Pack+for+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Using the measurements from his bike and from the stencil that he created, Ian made a pattern for the pieces of fabric he needed to cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562464426905-2S204ZSC2SDTT6WAWU1S/What+You+Need+to+Make+Your+Own+Frame+Pack+for+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Pins are going to be your friend while sewing your own custom frame pack for your bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562464613063-FE5AW163CFZPRAJ91HJG/How+To+Easily+Sew+Custom+Bags+for+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring When deciding where to put the velcro on your bag, make sure you consider anything else you might want to strap onto the frame of your bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562458104283-HFYLSSFVVJU9AJU1NCTC/How+to+Sew+Your+Own+Bike+Bags+for+Cycle+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring When you cut out the fabric you need to leave about a half inch on each side for the seam allowance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562458351401-PL63UTYTIUXD8NN34GPU/How+You+Can+Bike+Tour+Affordably Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Sew along the line that you traced, leaving the buffer along the edge so that the bag will be the right shape for your bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562450277270-G6S81C3G2MB2TT3V9RU7/Vecro+for+Sewing+a+Frame+Pack+for+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring We chose a sturdy two-inch wide velcro for attaching the frame pack to Ian’s bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562450560239-X7B8EN7OCGGZANBC15HT/Waterproof+Zipper+for+Sewing+Your+own+Frame+Pack+Bike+Bag Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring You’ll want to get a waterproof zipper to go with the waterproof fabric of your frame pack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562450834443-WDN1ANNBCXS11QCLJROH/Waterproof+Fabric+for+Making+Your+Own+Frame+Pack+Bike+Bag Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Don’t forget that water proof fabric is directional, so you’ll want to sew the coating on the inside of the bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562449986889-U14O5C61G3JXQQXZY0EL/Fabric+for+Making+Your+own+Bike+Bag Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring You might want to sew pockets on the inside of your bag with another fabric. We thought about it, but ultimately decided to leave the space open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562449815478-JOI51SC6INCRE2QZZXNP/Homemade+Frame+Pack+Panniers+Bike+Touring+Bags Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Trace the stencil you created onto your fabric, leaving a half inch buffer around the edge. On one side you will need to factor in extra space so that you have a seam allowance for your zipper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562451149840-O0GJU86UY7LLMMT6XWO1/DIY+Frame+Pack+for+Bikepacking Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Use a yard stick or quilters ruler to measure out the rectangular piece or pieces for the edge of your bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562458619274-VPLTA9UJ7G1HEA354PSC/Save+Money+By+Sewing+Your+Own+Custom+Bike+Bags Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Don’t forget to include the seam allowance around the edge so that you have room to sew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562451450637-2QWYHM3JRH2Z5Q2GTVHL/Sewing+a+Homemade+Custom+Frame+Bike+for+Your+Bike Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring We used eight pieces of velcro to attach the frame bag to Ian’s bike, but you can use however many works for your bike’s frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562464823365-6FO806XNM9BPO42XCGEO/How+to+Pack+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Cut your velcro pieces with a little extra. You can cut them to the exact length later when you fit your bag onto your bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562452170999-7H7N55PD6RQ75D9KFHYL/What+We+Packed+for+Our+Bike+Tour Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring You will want to finish each end of the zipper with a small piece of folded over fabric so that it as long as the panel you are sewing it to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562457541897-R8NPZQB59V4UWGGFQ94Z/How+to+Sew+a+Zipper+into+an+Outdoor+Bag Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring The pieces of fabric on either side zipper will also provide a nice finished look to your bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562451760842-E3Y8ZWTFO5WMFTDFSJ8R/Sewing+a+Waterproof+Zipper+into+a+Bike+Bag Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Ian had to weight these creases down overnight and tape them to get them to stay in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562451883573-I9Q8E1U06IKJOR35MVM4/How+to+Sew+a+Waterproof+Zipper+and+Waterproof+Fabric Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Creasing the edge of the fabric will give you a nice finish when you attach your zipper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562461868601-DYZS1SXY7BC9WV7773DS/Custom+Frame+Bag+for+Bike+Packing+or+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Mark on your fabric pieces where your velcro needs to be and then sew it on when you sew your side piece on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562462059395-6D6ANIGDZ7L41ED8Q8XF/How+We+Made+Our+Own+Frame+Bags+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Ian actually cut four separate side pieces for his bag, but later we decided it would have been easier to just use one long piece around the edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562462710987-H8VWT9H7TD9KLRF2LTDG/How+To+Bike+Tour+for+Cheap Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Sew edge piece on all the way around your first side panel, sewing the Velcro into the seam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562462963064-Z0CGZZNZJH572NIBO6JW/How+We+Saved+Money+By+Sewing+Our+Own+Frame+Pack Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Using pins really helps to keep sewing along the line that you traced so that your bag turns out as the right shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562462524512-Z0ASJ67VESXFOJ8OB95V/How+To+Make+Your+Own+Bike+Bags+Cheaply+for+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring After attaching the edge piece to the first panel, sew the second panel onto the edge pieces. Sewing around the final corner can be a bit tricky, so using a lot of pins will help you hold keep the bag in shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562463393148-8G9TROHSXLVPWEJ59FCU/Finishing+Your+Custom+Frame+Pack+For+Bikepacking Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Don’t forget to unzip the the zipper a little bit before you finish sewing the bag up so that you can turn it rightside out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562463529508-JMC54S0O13FZG1S6JWGD/Make+a+Custom+Bike+Frame+Bag+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Ian takes all the pins out of his frame pack before turning it right side out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562463656797-QCAQUJ4IGPBCH8B2GZ8V/How+to+Save+Money+While+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring Ian’s finished frame pack fits his bike nearly perfectly, unlike any bag we could buy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562463850126-FNC53RYV7ZZCX1A61SM8/How+We+Made+Custom+Bike+Bags+for+Bike+Touring Ad-van-tures - How to Sew a Custom Frame Pack for Bikepacking and Bike Touring The DIY custom frame pack holds a surprising amount of gear and food for bike touring. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-to-wash-your-hair-in-a-camper-van monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559684421617-V9LGYIXAKCDACAQP1WUB/How+Can+You+Wash+Your+Hair+in+a+Camper+Van+or+RV Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559686643494-7TLG5P6S25OAC8BX2UWM/How+To+Make+the+Most+of+Vanlife+Without+Becoming+a+Dirtbag Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Even if you live in a van you can still have healthy and clean hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559685433344-BZ95JLIDPC8YS7GZA1VZ/How+to+Keep+Your+Hair+Looking+Good+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Over time I’ve been able to train my hair to get less greasy by washing it less frequently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559686292960-AOJVSKS5N9X12LD0RZME/How+to+Deal+with+Long+Hair+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Washing your hair less saves water, and it saves a lot of time too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560869301471-PBGS9WD3OL4E7BBDUJ29/How+to+Go+a+Long+Time+Without+Washing+Your+Hair Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Use a brush to distribute the oils throughout your hair to go longer between washes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560870515115-B8OJ790DGUMMKEYR732K/How+to+Trail+Your+Hair+to+Be+Less+Oily+and+Greasy+for+Travel Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van A bike helmet is always a classic choice for hiding unwashed hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559685900639-QZOZKHA1CJT0GB5WMQKZ/Buff+Headband+for+Dirty+Van+Hair Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van French braids are a good way to hide dirty hair. A small headband like this one made by Buff is another really good option. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559686101148-5BL87LSWYQAW4BP31VFQ/Wearing+a+Hat+to+Hide+Dirty+Hair+for+Van+Living Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Or wear a hat and completely cover up those dirty locks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559535003383-4F8971ZBE92S8G9JRHUO/Dry+Shampoo+for+Vanlife+Showers Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Dry shampoo is a good stop gap measure to just make your hair look better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559685357661-8J1EXHZYQINFTYRG5Q96/How+We+Shower+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Dry shampoo seems to be a lot more effective in Ian’s short hair, but this hat is basically a part of Ian’s head so he doesn’t need it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559536574218-DPF8RZFRZKE3H3V9BYOP/How+We+Shower+While+Living+in+a+Van+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van We use our big enamelware pot to wash our hair while living in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559684557636-APPAK21PNR5DCMOKP197/How+to+Care+for+Your+Hair+When+You+Live+in+a+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van We put a pot of warm water next to the sink and then pour the water over our hair with a small cup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559535617829-5LEOBT8H8LEBHYCA1AWW/Natural+Shampoo+for+Washing+Your+Hair+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van If we have access to a sink or toilet for disposable, I use a natural fragrance-free shampoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560869406483-UV04ITGQISYZFPY94JJ1/Biodegradable+Soap+for+Use+in+Washing+Hair Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van If you’ll be dispersing your water outside, be sure to use a biodegradable soap or shampoo for washing your hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559535226111-QNMA0AN23ETEDZ9KL216/How+to+Wash+Your+Hair+with+Baking+Soda+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van If you really want to go a natural route, you can wash your hair with baking soda, but it does make your hair kind of stiff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559686448774-NDRFH4EVA50N8R1UUX73/How+to+Wash+Your+Hair+When+You+Don%27t+Have+Running+Water Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Washing your hair in this way doesn’t use too much water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559686533131-GM230MYTWY69SN2FO4Y0/How+to+Wash+Your+Hair+if+You+Are+Off-Grid Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Once your hair is wet, lather it up, but don’t use too much shampoo because it’s more difficult to rinse than in a shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559536286961-NS0Q8QRLX043EKNAJGAV/Perfect+Quick+Dry+Towel+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Make sure to keep a towel nearby so that you clean up any water that doesn’t make it to the sink. We like these camp towels for Vanlife, because they dry really quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559684917743-FXSBN3A90N081N2PN8T9/How+to+Keep+Your+Body+Clean+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van You’re basically washing your hair upside down, so you end up with this insane little up do when you’re done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559684727780-52WVC4AS8CXFWG6VMA86/Hygeine+and+Vanlife+How+to+Wash+Your+Hair Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Washing your hair in a camper van without using much water can leave your hair pretty tangled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559535927551-G7PPBSLX88CODRJYJOLG/Leave+In+Conditioner+Perfect+Hack+for+Vanlife+Hair+Care Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van I like to use this leave-in hair conditioner to detangle my hair. It smells so good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559685634398-EVPO1X98OWO0976SUOPE/What+You+Need+to+Keep+Clean+When+Van+Dwelling Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van This small hairbrush is designed to detangle hair without tearing or breaking it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559685763549-9UHGVPYVP1CBBRNSVEIX/Keeping+Comfortable+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Wash Your Hair in a Camper Van Even if you haven’t been able to shower in a while, washing your hair while living in a van can make you feel really refreshed. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-we-shower-while-living-in-a-van monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560886627753-WW3J9V0H7YDUXE006FW5/How+We+Shower+While+Living+Full+Time+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560955947140-3LBXEMMQH33HSG2V38VY/How+We+Keep+Ourselves+Clean+and+Presentable+When+We+Travel+in+Our+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van The water in the Smith River in California was so cold and clear that we felt really refreshed after swimming here, even though we hadn’t showered in a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560964791519-NI3CLN5Q71Q0HLV0960M/Showering+in+a+Waterfall+While+Living+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Ian enjoys a waterfall on a hot day in the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois. We don’t use sap when rinsing off in natural water sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560953896392-3DA9ZDIJ9HV85E0ZK6I7/How+to+Wash+If+You+Don%27t+Have+Access+to+Shower Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Write your names on your individual wash rags so that you can use them multiple times without mixing them up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560954173169-YF9YGDUNCAKZ4G929W8Q/How+to+Wash+Up+While+Living+in+a+Van+Conversion+with+Wet+Wipes Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Wet wipes are a good options for a quick clean up after a workout or a hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560887170685-U22MIT59RR5AW9C1OZLJ/How+To+Wash+Your+Hair+Without+Running+Water+While+Off-+Grid Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Washing your hair in your van can really extend the time you can last between real showers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560887667534-57FYJF69D5SDB5JU7FSP/How+to+Go+For+a+Long+Time+Without+Showering+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van I can wash my hair in our van using only about a half gallon of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560954772252-0Y7IAH9XKBTXQS42FE26/How+to+Shower+at+Hot+Springs+and+Swimming+Holes+When+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van If you go to a developed hot springs, such as Mystic Hot Springs in Utah, there is usually a shower that you can use afterward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560955426563-3FKCK95ZXYE12V25JAPR/Where+We+Shower+While+Traveling+in+a+Van+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Swimming can make you feel refreshed, but please don’t treat swimming holes like a bathtub. Don’t use soaps or shampoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560954441969-UKRXKVQ0FFEBH5FWPL1Y/Showering+and+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Public campgrounds can be a good way to get a free shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560888177457-SJ2YE5CWKMKB32P9DWMO/Quick+Dry+Towel+That+is+Perfect+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Having a quick dry towel in your van is exactly what you need for showering while living on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560965439640-HBYKHEZKIAXMZAR4C587/Couch+Surfing+Showers+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Through couch surfing we’ve experienced an eclectic range of bathrooms and showers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560966567337-S0FZF3XXGZE5I6EYLXFR/How+We+Shower+For+Free+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Couch surfing or meeting up with friends of friends is a great way to meet new people while traveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560967929911-SM1CK3DETC6FDLODW6YP/How+to+Couch+Surf+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Couch surfing is a good way to visit big cities where it can sometimes be hard to find parking for a big van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560959814418-T804BNONUG0X3B8IFPTR/Where+to+Get+Free+Showers+When+You+are+Traveling+Long+Term Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van A friend of Ian’s hooked us up with a free night in the Mirage in Vegas. It’s probably the fanciest shower we’ve taken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560963785421-AD3UVW1UZFH1ETEBXC9P/How+We+Get+Showers+for+Free+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van We love getting to meet up with all our old friends while traveling. Usually they will let you shower at their houses too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560963936153-O8JG787587IVUEX8D0PH/Using+a+Solar+Shower+to+Shower+While+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Using our solar shower while camping in the Wallowas in Oregon. We rarely have used our solar shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560964253839-C7CB1LXOMXUNERVODWZG/What+Kind+of+Soap+to+Use+with+a+Solar+Shower Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van If you are showering outdoor, use a biodegradable camp soap since it will be going on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560964106084-GM1L5XM8K2UJUNK2S4DI/How+to+Wash+Your+Body+Without+Using+a+Lot+of+Water Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Solar showers take a lot of water, so that’s part of the reason we like to just do bird baths in the van instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560969883637-F4ZNRQK3D40ZZIFLCH9O/How+to+Stay+Clean+Vanlife+Vandwelling Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Outdoor seating areas are great for when you’re feeling a bit stinky, but still want to go out in public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560968687291-5AMEONKP13FEJBP7RUI2/How+To+Shower+When+You+Live+in+a+Camper+or+RV+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van We spend a lot of our time in pretty remote areas where there aren’t any chain gyms nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560968245807-FBFFTLPAM4ZGXQBEXKY3/How+to+Shower+in+a+Van+without+Buying+a+Gym+Membership Ad-van-tures - How We Shower While Living in a Van Overall we have managed to go over a year living full time in our van without a gym membership and mostly showering for free. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/hiking-the-Gunnison-Route monthly 0.5 2024-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560985654314-9Z93NW1H02W81HZLBJVG/Hiking+Down+Canyon+into+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560985942721-WT1003VHIX2EIFFH4M4U/Why+is+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+Called+Black Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The Black Canyon of the Gunnison earned it’s name, because of the dark shadows on the canyon walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560986278244-GQ8GHCPM2TSUOJIOZ45E/Hiking+the+Gunnison+Route+in+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The Black Canyon of the Gunnison has some of the steepest cliffs in all of Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560988660278-HQLI0289XW366URGW859/Hiking+in+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Ian looks down at the scree field near the bottom of the Gunnison Route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560987868115-B1LVRA5SPGADDG98KP2Z/Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park+Hiking+Trails Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison HIking into the Black Canyon is a fun hike if you’re in good shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560989052295-8AD6H15F8TJD69A3RNZM/HIking+in+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+of+the+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison One portion of the hike includes a chain to help you down a loose section of the route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560987007236-XHEEGORZ2AN24IUPEIQP/How+to+Hike+Down+into+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison At the visitor center, a staff member will talk through a detailed description of the route to help you understand what you are getting into. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560989451587-57KH5P6GAX6MGRJN470J/How+to+Planning+a+Hiking+Trip+into+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison A small day pack is perfect for taking on the Gunnison Route. Anything bulkier could be a bit unwieldy while descending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561127517751-S2D1BHBLGVQNKND15UI4/Best+Hikes+Near+Gunnison+Colorado Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The light on the canyon walls can be really pretty from within the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561127747787-7UJ28RGOGCM1PX0ITNRZ/Inner+Canyon+Travel+in+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Cairns will lead you down the Gunnison Route, but there is no maintained trail down the canyon walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561128023572-UE2M9VRQ0QI25ZD7K8OV/Spire+Rock+Formation+in+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnisons+Bottom Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison There are some really interesting spires and rock formations at the bottom of the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560990769201-7ZK71K25VA99TVTT7BLX/How+to+Get+a+Permit+to+Hike+in+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison This is pretty typical of the slope of the Gunnison Route. The elevation drops about 1800 feet in a mile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561129106967-0G5T5P0Y5FJ7UT71B8G9/Moody+Skies+over+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Even though it had rained the night before, we found that the Gunnison Route was not too slippery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560991518712-JNYTNRR54Y6CYM1JLT8H/Hiking+on+the+Oak+Flat+Trail+in+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The first portion of the hike is on the Oak Flat Loop, which goes through a lush aspen grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561040948071-Y6JWVVTPG20DMZ9W0GO3/Hiking+Routes+into+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The Oak Flat Loop isn’t flat, but it will be the easiest part of the Gunnison Route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561040662441-8HS7U6O86WKEKV3KP8CN/Where+to+Hike+on+the+South+Rim+of+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison After the Oak Flat trail, the trail is a series of steep switchbacks with rocks and roots to step over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561041374454-QI0UN5M9SZWY50WUVTTE/The+Chain+on+the+Gunnison+Route+in+Black+Canyon Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Ian uses the chain to get down a steep part of the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561041590958-YM6X601O6PB8NEN3SWB7/How+Difficult+is+it+to+Hike+into+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Tug of War with the Black Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561041975393-UE3Q6ZFJ5IRHDFEC2F0C/How+to+Descend+into+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The rope is apparently 80 feet long, but it seemed to us that it was much longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561043015258-STQ0N28E9JJV8OFCS1MZ/What+To+Do+in+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The size of the rocks varies significantly in the final portion of the Gunnison Route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561042721332-G9N2PWO7ZNR9CPY30Y5Z/The+Scree+on+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+Route Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Climbing up the scree is significantly easier that going down it. You can see how it could be a bit difficult to find your way back up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561043284914-J9BVIJCWN5CVC8L7TJS7/Hiking+into+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+on+the+Gunnison+Route Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Ian examines the scree field to figure out the best way to descend. You get excellent views on this final stretch of the Gunnison Route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561069900003-A4PVVSMKROC5G0EYWYOV/A+Huge+Ponderosa+Pine+in+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison A tall Ponderosa Pine on the floor of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561044993049-ISP7BXMMK7DJO5CIBN6Y/Hiking+Trails+in+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The river was running really high while we were in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561044687619-FVUXK90CZ814WV8KLGA2/Getting+Down+to+the+Gunnison+River+in+the+Black+Canyon Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Because the Gunnison River was so high that we couldn’t walk very far on the canyon floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561070251667-BKL6TF752YMKNFQPZ8DZ/Must+Do+Hikes+in+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison It’s really cool to see the towering canyon walls from below. This is some of the world’s oldest exposed rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561070670499-UKKR8GXUI537UQ47SJ2O/Climbing+Out+of+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+in+Colorado Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison In areas with loose rock and dirt were significantly easier to climb up than down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561078897591-H93YU5X83L26KMY8ZRK3/Things+to+Do+When+Visiting+Colorado Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison This photo shows how steep the majority of the Gunnison Route is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561071012481-5QXQ01KHR92A9CPXUJGX/Best+Hikes+Near+Montrose+Colorado Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The climb back up the Gunnison Route is very tiring, but it was faster going up than down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561079375006-CS1FD8LUQ0GJ7DBQ4TQA/How+Hard+is+Hiking+Into+the+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison The Gunnison Route is pretty steep, but there are no places where you are walking along a cliff or a narrow ledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561079668751-CV7LFQ5XLL98POYKA2W3/Hiking+near+Durango+Colorado Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Since the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park doesn’t have many developed hiking trails, taking on one of the inner canyon routes is a good way to experience more of the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561080155072-P897Q3T0Q2FRS15KUI0W/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+Near+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison+National+Park Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison There is a pretty great spot for free camping right outside the entrance to the South Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1561080394341-KPQZVZCGKDYG4LT9ANAL/Where+You+Can+Camp+For+Free+in+Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison Ad-van-tures - The Gunnison Route: Hiking into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison This is the spot on BLM land outside the park. We couldn’t drive very far in though because it was extremely muddy. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/our-favorite-places-in-north-carolina monthly 0.5 2020-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558739641518-UF6X9EZPUUIGOWIJ8QI4/North+Carolinas+Best+Backpacking+Trail Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558924073372-0I23NKNPPJJA5NPS4XZR/Places+to+Visit+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The history of North Carolina is apparent in the architecture of its buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558924155682-WU3O6MRJM6F2J63FDDMA/Coolest+Roadside+Attractions+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Some of our favorite roadside attractions are in North Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558924366787-3L6XUNF33AT1LS6LCOX4/How+to+Enjoy+Vanlife+in+North+Carolina+Free+Places Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina We found a lot of incredible art in North Carolina. This artist also has a tree in the Smithsonian sculpture garden in DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558739861277-YM1Q634I7KSIZBE3AR6U/North+Carolina%27s+Best+Backpacking+Trails Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The hike on the Art Loeb Trail begins in a sheltered and dark pine forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558740336349-743T1F0ZL9DA6A6E9B59/Art+Loeb+Trail+Black+Balsam+Knob+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina As soon as we emerged above the trees, we quickly found out how foggy and windy it was on top of the highest portion of the Art Loeb Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558740526881-TM7GM7GVK4MDPZRD6XCY/Art+Loeb+Trail+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The fog was really beautiful, yet bitterly cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558739406268-VXIJT0RJ9ZQ9X93WBENA/Best+Things+to+Do+Outdoors+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The Art Loeb trail is really popular, so it’s very eroded in some places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558740659546-1EWMTOQVVHGP48QFMIHG/Where+to+Backpack+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina At some points on our hike we actually climbed above the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558739503922-I295R5KUWNLMXX3KTNU8/Winter+Hiking+the+Art+Loeb+Trail+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina For the first three-quarters of the hike we didn’t get any views of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558739259914-IIHTFSIMGVQR5M4SUJ1R/Blue+Ridge+Mountains+Backpacking+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The fog did eventually clear though, giving us an amazing look out over the Blue Ridge Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558739100766-86FQTJRL7EPIZN91485Q/Art+Loeb+Backpacking+Trip+in+February Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina There are many places along the Art Loeb Trail that would probably be beautiful in June when the Rhododendrons are blooming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558740975814-ZUZWJX380YQAQ4HYDGY5/Art+Loeb+Trail+in+Western+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The rock along the Art Loeb Trail is really unique and beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558741135354-BYL24BM1HOXAK2CHYK90/Blue+Ridge+Parkway+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina There are many quaint little farms in hollows along the Blue Ridge Parkway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558740799001-6967LVEMO8KV1Y5RT5XY/Best+Things+to+Do+in+Winter+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The views along the Blue Ridge Parkway are beautiful, and remarkably blue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558741971225-RXRPILZ4F3CKE045WOT0/Best+Things+to+Do+in+North+Carolina+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina A gas station bathroom complementary Bible along the Blue Ridge Parkway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558742123777-CNMHUMOVUGYXSQZDM99K/Best+Places+to+Drink+Beer+in+Asheville+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina We’d definitely recommend Hillman Beer, especially if it’s warm enough to enjoy their outdoor seating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558742223639-E1J6OH5DAP5R6MZUNLPW/Best+Places+to+Eat+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina I still dream about this delicious pig missile… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558741296873-XX5WQOVEC7FF8B93KCU3/Free+Camping+on+the+Art+Loeb+Trail+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Prepping for our Art Loeb backpacking trip while parked overnight at the trailhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558742442959-N0BPBIZAJ2G1C5DE7OOB/Art+Loeb+Trail+Free+Campsites Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The Art Loeb trail was completely deserted when we were there, so overnighting at the trailhead was no big deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558742726785-W3BDSSJ9K1FGEY7ZEL3J/Metalmorphosis+in+Charlotte+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina You might feel like you are headed in the wrong direction when looking for Metalmorphosis, because this stunning sculpture is in the middle of a financial park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558743117584-M02TYZIHK2TPQ1MXM0CN/Best+Trails+for+Biking+and+Running+in+North+Carolina+Charlotte Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The Mallard Creek Greenway makes it easy to forget that you are in the middle of a very urban area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558743255967-8IZEPYVTNZEUZAD2POS7/Mallard+Creek+Greenway+in+Charlotte+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Ian went for a bike ride on the Mallard Creek Greenway while I was running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558743427385-KGI9ECUZNLWFV0P8QF2R/The+World%27s+Largest+Chest+of+Drawers+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina We loved the massive colorful socks hanging out of the original Bureau of Information in High Point, NC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558743527743-G7B08P0RMCXNCDHQJ282/Free+Places+to+Visit+in+North+Carolina-+World%27s+Largest+Chest+of+Drawers Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina It’s pretty awesome that our van could almost fit in one of these drawers on the World’s Largest Chest of Drawers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558743907281-D6N174ZKF3MJMC5PTC6G/William+B+Umstead+State+Park+in+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The carved red oak log in William B. Umstead State Park is a really unexpected sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558744127486-U4QCF8284OZVWRCLMZSV/Great+Free+Places+to+go+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina There are lots of interesting walking and biking trails to explore in William B. Umstead State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558744394265-Y026CKJBXBJJEPC53DHR/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art+in+Raleigh Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The North Carolina Museum Art Park is a really interesting place to spend an afternoon walking around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558744644652-CEWYQ27K048LI5XGPTZS/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art+Camera+Obscura Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Our very favorite piece of art was a camera obscura that you can actually walk inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558922312147-SJNU5COFDI28XAZLYTQ6/Vollis+Simpson+Whirligig+Park+in+Wilson+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Ian photographs one of the most absurd city parks that we have ever visited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558922425873-G3ZTDX3CPHRKPIZDP8Z4/The+Most+Fun+Free+Things+To+Do+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The sheer number of whirligigs that Vollis Simpson created is impressive—this is only a fraction of his collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558922700779-QK51IFZ1TZ19GN7WA1AF/North+Carolina+Free+Camping+Near+the+Haw+River Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina We actually really like this campsite near the Haw River. It was surprisingly quite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558922802379-SBFLJKRSIA51X5ZKTPAR/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+in+North+Carolina+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina There was a really pretty sunset on this evening by the Haw River in Central North Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923861746-1DMF2DGH509N2R0BSEV0/Ocean+in+the+Outerbanks+Winter+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina We loved driving along the Outer Banks, because in so many places there is water on either side of the road or the road is even just a bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923727826-SL3P8X8VZAW0YW0GYO7D/Outerbanks+of+North+Carolina+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The trees in the Outer Banks are so gnarled, because of years of storm seas and hurricanes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923074905-E017MLZ0GLPRJPZO47R0/Free+Destinations+in+North+Carolina+for+Vanlifers Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is very picturesque with its black and white barbershop stripes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558922938460-M2MJZDQ6W54EUF14V1XE/Cape+Hatteras+Lighthouse+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Standing at the base of the enormous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923261582-GEN31P23ARG1GWDHXZOI/Riding+the+Ocracoke+Ferry+in+Winter+with+a+Sprinter+Van Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina We took our van on a ferry for the first time in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923437734-76E1YDXU0PSQZE6UMTFH/Ocracoke+Island+Destination+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Visiting the very quaint Ocracoke Lighthouse while visiting Ocracoke Island in February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923508903-IUSB6S3DTXB3PV6RNIY1/Kill+Devil+Hills+Brewing+Station+Outer+Banks+Eating Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Look how fancy this seared tuna is! The Outer Banks Brewing Station was a perfect (early) Valentine’s Day spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558923591742-1K2XZ5686AVF61896KLI/Outerbanks+Vacation+and+Valentines+Day+Destination Ad-van-tures - Our Favorite Places in North Carolina Ian stands on the deck of the (closed) Ocracoke Visitor Center. So many places were closed when we visited. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/the-outer-banks-of-north-carolina-in-a-camper-van-in-winter-a-case-of-bad-timing monthly 0.5 2020-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557534547362-B4CV8FBW4X4703ST4UOI/How+to+Visit+the+Outer+Banks+in+a+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557872170298-OOT26LF4KFAWTDM6TMHT/Visiting+the+Outer+Banks+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The drive along Highway 12 in the Outer Banks is amazing because you are often driving on such a narrow strip of land that there is water just outside both doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557871818005-VHIAB6MY0S9WAI7Z54GW/Ocracoke+Lighthouse+Ocracoke+Island Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing We endured some pretty cold, wet weather in the Outer Banks, but we still saw a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558737498488-P1S6B8WUKHZ9ZABG0PUN/Riding+on+the+Ocracoke+Ferry+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing Riding the totally free Ocracoke Ferry is a fun activity for winter in the Outer Banks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557872219934-FEYRMN01C13AYDUGYPYM/Rainy+Winter+in+the+Outer+Banks+of+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing Pouring rain could never stop me from checking out a Little Free Library, especially if it’s this enormous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558736875432-OT6MSNBR4WLHCDE9T14X/Cape+Hatteras+Lighthouse+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The absolutely massive Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. To give you some sense of scale, I’m standing at its base! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558736560796-8QOMOBX4GL4B1I1VIM8W/Visiting+the+Outer+Banks+NC+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is an exceptionally nautical looking lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557534751146-0HKVK38OXTVXSQSFF66M/Cape+Hatteras+Lighthouse+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing In summer you can climb the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse tower, but in winter it’s closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557534819687-RBQIDAFNZYK0KOBQ8VCQ/Cape+Hatteras+Lighthouse+in+the+Outer+Banks+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing We were especially captivated by these weathered old doors on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557534895218-YIY21WUBWAQV5BS1IBBA/Lighthouse+Keepers+Residence+at+Cape+Hatteras+Lighthouse Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing This is the home where the lighthouse keepers would live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558736694884-9GZZWVFVHQPJDSD7I6WG/Visiting+the+Outer+Banks+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and all its outbuildings have been moved back from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557871735383-C2FB5U8FU40M87CQ64AP/Bringing+an+Oversize+Vehicle+on+the+Ocracoke+Ferry Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing It takes about 45 minutes to ride from Hatteras to Ocracoke on the ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557871678599-HIH9XVL4LU05NFY8J4R0/Riding+the+Ocracoke+Ferry+in+Winter+Time Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing Ian sitting in the passenger lounge of the Ocracoke Ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557872010035-331VHVCBGTWEE57RS0JQ/The+Trees+on+Ocracoke+Island+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The trees on Ocracoke Island are incredible, because they are beautifully gnarled by the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557871960638-2KCX1BEPQ1WLIZZ9FFP1/Visiting+Ocracoke+Island+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing Ian stands on the steps of the closed Ocracoke Island Visitor Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558737831244-FOZFKMM095KQ6PJ4AQOH/Ocracoke+Lighthouse+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The Ocracoke Lighthouse is much more quaint that the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558737248796-XA7X0V1QGTP2PG6WUCAB/What%27s+in+Like+on+Ocracoke+Island+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing The Ocracoke Light is one of the oldest operational lights in North Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557871875450-PDGCVWP6QIR86IHEVDUF/Visiting+the+Lighthouse+on+Ocracoke+Island+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing We actually thought the trees around the lighthouse were way more interesting than the tower itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558737692577-P2QIPRCS5Z9HQW5ZMPFA/Where+to+Eat+in+the+Outer+Banks+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - The Outer Banks of North Carolina in a Camper Van in Winter: A Case of Bad Timing We couldn’t leave the Outer Banks without getting some seafood and a cold one. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/a-day-of-free-art-in-raleigh-north-carolina monthly 0.5 2020-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557531247173-S56OHOXX2ZN5GEY9UA6N/Where+to+Find+Free+Art+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557528618741-MBWC9OE86798ET0YR6DC/Graylyn+Multi-use+Trail+in+William+B.+Umstead+State+Park Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina Walking up the trail in William B. Umstead State Park, there is a really cute little cabin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557528516051-7KSZFQ4T9HLTVYGHJ0JQ/William+B.+Umstead+State+Park+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina The chainsaw art is carved into the massive trunk of a fallen oak tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557528839387-QXQQKJZ10LC6WIVXSG9U/Chainsaw+Art+in+William+B.+Umstead+State+Park Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina When you find the chainsaw art, it’s kind of unbelievable that it’s just on the side of the trail in this otherwise typical urban park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557528728811-ZKGUIRVZNM327CS0ZH2I/Chainsaw+Art+in+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina A branch of the tree has been carved into a bench, making a great place to take a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557529085913-LKWC9FSMU93G4E7NGC5J/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art+Free+Things+to+Do Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina This beautiful mural is on the outside of one of NCMA’s buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557529291093-I8D7DOG1TRZVF7E7GQ61/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art+Free+Things+to+Do Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina This gallery of sculptures at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is really stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557531352260-YXIXP1FH3JM04DEI2V6C/Things+to+Do+in+Raleigh+Durham+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina These concrete legs in the Art Park are strange and disturbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530108803-EFO5FM9XZFW2OZHQ3QOX/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art+Free+Things+to+Do+in+Raleigh Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina There is one of these silver trees by Roxy Paine in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in DC where we used to live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530015976-3Z9SV8TZLLU1RYKZU7FY/Long+Leaf+Pine+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina These longleaf pines are natives of North Carolina, and the museum grounds feature many of these fascinating trees (aka truffula trees.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557529667183-Q5IPYMWDNCHG3DN7W8QL/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art+Things+to+Do+with+Kids+in+Raleigh Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina This painting was amazing. It looked like it was glowing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557529892596-9T0MBGMIR6LRIUWZ7ETA/Where+to+Find+Free+Art+Museums+in+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina A Titanic moment on the bridge to nowhere. Raleigh’s North Carolina Museum of Art Park has a lot of unique pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557529736992-91M5FLY4NA2KE6RNQ8FV/Things+to+Do+for+Free+in+Raleigh Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina The artwork at the North Carolina Museum of Art includes many antiquities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530369046-XBD7OOF0LF6K4TBRA0BD/Cloud+Chamber+for+the+Sky+and+Trees Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina This cute little hobbit hole has a secret. It’s actually a giant pinhole camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530498329-IQYG1BJUUSXXA3OBWKWS/Camera+Obscura+at+North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina The camera projects an image of the trees on the walls around you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530560089-6DNC7R3UTHNGGBPYU47D/Pinhole+Camera+Art+at+North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina It’s almost like standing inside a mandala of shadow and branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530296322-Y0F7RWD2J3NX9JRMS9QJ/How+to+Spend+a+Day+in+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina Once you leave the Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky you can look up and see the trees that were projected in chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530703166-VEIBINMA0D895LIXKGBQ/Guasaca+in+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina We highly recommend braving it, and dousing your arepa in the spicy, yellow habanero sauce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557530735264-FXPTYBL9D30X3KB787NC/Amazing+Cheap+Eats+in+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina Guasaca is like Chipotle in the way that it’s served, but they have much more creative ingredients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557531009414-F6UFS9PRU4OJCWX9A0OG/Free+Camping+Near+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina Just living the dream, in a van down by the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557531081464-MMRJR1UP9QJF8R4BYZHF/Free+Campsites+Raleigh+North+Carolina Ad-van-tures - A Day of Free Art in Raleigh, North Carolina There was a very pretty sunset the evening that we parked near the Haw River. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/spending-a-day-in-canyonlands-national-park monthly 0.5 2020-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550590173114-F1I92DSDZRVFB502XUKN/How+to+Visit+Canyonlands+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550596320819-KWEIDPZBMCD1ISM7367M/The+La+Sal+Mountains+from+Island+in+the+Sky Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The landscape of Canyonlands will have you questioning whether you are on Earth or on Mars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550596385765-HJ4OK2UTP9AO4LEYL2T2/Island+in+the+Sky+District+of+Canyonlands Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Ian looks out over the incredible tablelands of Island in the Sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550590458043-4J40SEHEIZ2YMTDUU5NV/Watching+the+Sunrise+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The gentle glow on the horizon before sunrise in Canyonlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550590588384-3WAQLC9ZBD5ANXIVG3BT/Before+Sunrise+at+Mesa+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Arrive at Mesa Arch before sunrise so you can get set up and see the light change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550590751950-ZUC6LTHL6KM03W5EO43T/How+to+Avoid+the+Crowds+at+Mesa+Arch Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park When we were at Mesa Arch there was only one other person with a tripod photographing the sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550591152533-QJHNDUGYUPU85573YGYN/Winter+at+Mesa+Arch+in+Canyonlands Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park In summer there’s sometimes 50 people trying to photograph the sunrise at Mesa Arch. Winter is a different story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550590819284-8VAUYH9DRI9WXC8UYFFQ/Taking+Photos+at+Sunrise+in+Mesa+Arch Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The light at daybreak at Mesa Arch is unbelievably beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550591227548-233I3ZFFLZDZ3BB1YY1G/Sunrise+At+Mesa+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park One of my favorite moments is when the sun comes above the horizon and you can see the Earth visibly rotating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550591332292-V23XQJFHQXJU194NI2QA/Photographing+Sunrise+at+Mesa+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The shadows on the rock of Buck Canyon at dawn are beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550591642983-WBQSG0SAO2U42PN75TSD/Why+Winter+is+the+Best+Time+to+Visit+Mesa+Arch Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park If you’re planning to photograph Mesa Arch, walk around and try a few different compositions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550591489734-JVV50NA0M0RI8PHXS7AN/Mesa+Arch+At+Sunrise+No+Crowds Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The sunrise turns the underside of Mesa Arch a beautiful red color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550591771888-EU6PA4TA6AYPW1LTVUEW/The+Best+Time+To+Visit+Mesa+Arch Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park When the sun is a bit higher above the horizon, more of Buck Canyon below is illuminated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550592222732-TVP9RIX8TVJT9COAFIIU/Grandview+Point+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Ian looks out over the landscape of Canyonlands National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550592343572-B9TVK62B01OOLQ7XUFBQ/Where+to+Visit+in+Winter+in+Canyonlands Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park “Between here and there and me and the mountains it’s the canyon wilderness, the hoodoo land of spire and pillar and pinnacle where no man lives, and where the river flows, unseen, through the blue-black trenches in the rock.” -Edward Abbey, writing about Canyonlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550593828643-O5PHTL31ZFKINQQ8GRYE/White+Rim+Overlook+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park From Island in the Sky you can see the white rims of the canyons below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550593674091-BH2J2XB3EKECP5ZZA5FG/Visiting+Canyonlands+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Looking alongside the Island in the Sky mesa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550593256603-E0G5PU3AGSXYTIAYB36A/The+Best+Photo+Spots+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Canyonlands offers countless opportunities for photographers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550592784928-PXRZA3NU49TNKD2W9YVX/Visiting+Canyonlands+Island+in+the+Sky+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park This photo shows the white rim of the canyons very clearly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550594446976-UZTIZDFUWZPIBX9ANAUG/Green+River+Overlook+in+Canyonlands+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park You can see the route of the Green River, and see how it has carved a path through the Earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550594700368-2O6P232Y12AEPT0OORSE/Where+to+Hike+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Would you pose for a photo here? (It looks a lot scarier than it actually was.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550594809484-49LDMXQGQ1OQKVJ12PYH/The+Hike+to+Upheaval+Dome+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Climbing the steps on the trail to Upheaval Dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550594872833-5DMAKR08Y19N6IN2X6HN/The+Strange+Upheaval+Dome+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Upheaval Dome looks unlike the rest of Canyonlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595154540-435O7BR3KW3ZBTKXKZIN/The+Weirdest+Part+of+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park This part of Canyonlands looks more like Death Valley than the rest of Island in the Sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595255582-6SMIOAM1DKTS0WFDRLU0/Whale+Rock+Hike+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Cairns along the Whale Rock Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595487394-E1P4Q55DUD41A6D30A17/Hiking+Whale+Rock+in+Winter+Canyonlands Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The trail up the back of Whale Rock is a fairly gentle climb up slickrock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595789738-G6EUXUY60BJY2S2KO5AH/Easiest+Hike+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park Whale Rock is a bulbous piece of sandstone on top of Island in the Sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595564398-434EG8POPU6MOGJNSCDD/Family+Friendly+Hikes+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park From the top of Whale Rock you get marvelous views of the rest of Canyonlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595849311-0TV7V2RKTBEMTYZNGADT/Hikes+for+Kids+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The path up the Whale’s back is wide so you can avoid the drop offs on either side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550595646633-B08DUACZHBL0C75HXQKD/Whale+Rock+Hike+View+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The view from the top of Whale Rock in Canyonlands National Park is incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550596031895-7DDMJA5BF14DL5YTMGWJ/Shafer+Trail+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The Shafer Trail leads to the White Rim 4x4 road through these series of insane switchbacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550596100948-M7ROD97B5YP7YW0C0Y72/White+Rim+Road+Through+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park The Shafer Trail follows narrow ledges, and I can only imagine that it would be a pretty intense drive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557501960555-113BCIMSFUOAZIUIDKM6/Free+Camping+in+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park We saw the most incredible sunset from Horsethief Trail right outside Canyonlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1557502088344-LJX99SCPZ33SJF42PTHN/Horse+Thief+Trail+Free+Campsite+Canyonlands+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Spending a Day in Canyonlands National Park This road was so lovely and had so many campsites, we have no idea why someone would pay for the nearby campground. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/hiking-to-delicate-arch-in-winter monthly 0.5 2020-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550546830002-ML20SD96MFT4IYPLWU3M/How+to+Hike+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550588424469-XE31WH3HOSO7WZMH07QU/Slippery+Trail+on+the+Way+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Winter can quickly change the trail conditions, and you might fall like this guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550589313217-1BYFQZY0Z4ZAEQLVXK9Y/Winter+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The trail to Delicate Arch has beautiful views along with the beautiful arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550589602188-AB6N6QL1Z24B7NGJSCTU/Visiting+Arches+National+Park+in+December Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Hiking to Delicate Arch in winter can be a bit chilly, but you’ll get a lot more solitude at the arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550584767418-7FQYWQZE68PV0REIQ9B6/Pioneer+Cabin+at+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The one-room cabin at Wolfe Ranch on the way to Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550584535175-M8U6RC2U5F7IG5AJU81T/Arches+National+Park+Hiking+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Fred Wolfe and his son originally lived by in this dugout cabin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550584387436-65VZ0M3NQJJTFFLB6L40/Wolfe+Ranch+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Ian checks out the cabin at Wolfe Ranch near Salt Wash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550584847976-CZMET1T1MB4BDF4NMKNI/Ute+Rock+Art+on+the+Way+to+Delicate+Arch Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The Ute Rock Art along the Delicate Arch Trail is really beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550584969472-RW999HOLWRB0NGANHZN8/Petroglyphs+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter There is one small petroglyph that is separate to the left of other grouping of petroglyphs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585029176-MDUQ2PVPNY9KHUMSVJXP/Ute+Petroglyphs+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The Ute petroglyphs are really defined in the dark desert varnish on the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585086836-VNGFZQ6WA01QJMQOFG1R/Petroglyphs+on+the+Delicate+Arch+Trail Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Here is the solitary figure with a headdress that many people probably miss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585213254-MW3IJEHNMSQWXI5XDAVW/The+Hike+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter In summer this part of the trail would probably be very hot, but in winter we were comfortable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585375062-DHLA3LI1Y350RSP84V24/Hiking+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter This is the long slick rock slope you have to climb to reach Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585502519-9BQZ2NKXM6L1M7R13J93/Climbing+the+Trail+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter In some places stairs are carved into the stone to help people climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585638488-B29RDUB17J3UJN3PX1RF/Hiking+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Don’t forget to look around you while hiking to Delicate Arch. You will be treated to gorgeous views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585688603-RS4S0D5YG6HGJ1ZXORPQ/How+to+Hike+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Ian hikes the final portion of the slick rock slope. The trail then goes down between those two large rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585839408-M3D1DAGKORKW4NT4WH55/Is+it+Safe+to+Hike+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The final portion of the Delicate Arch Trail is on a ledge along a rock wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550585781679-0H4T09NH9WV499CB0HPR/The+Ledge+at+the+End+of+the+Delicate+Arch+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Fortunately the inside of this ledge was totally clear of ice when we were hiking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550588727064-1VG1H05J1R5ZB7HPAN08/Delicate+Arch+Panorama+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The scale of Delicate Arch will likely take you by surprise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550586038357-34GUAL72SX3X63KRFAP1/Delicate+Arch+Across+the+Bowl Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Delicate Arch sits atop an immense and impressive sandstone bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550586115505-7IUHNGOZ70YSUD4RSJV7/How+Big+is+Delicate+Arch%3F Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Delicate Arch is huge—you can see Kaylee as a tiny figure under the arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550587004194-NZNVFEQSESW7VVM9HSKV/Looking+up+from+Below+Delicate+Arch Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter When you stand below Delicate Arch make sure too look up st the absurd rock above your head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550586300681-N2S0G09H1AMA87EOXNJ2/How+to+Avoid+the+Crowds+at+Delicate+Arch Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The sandstone bowl that Delicate Arch is on top of is shallow enough that you can walk along the rim around to the arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550587347736-EL1ZLZJ1P54A9GRA1HGC/What+does+the+other+side+of+Delicate+Arch+look+like%3F Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Ian climbed down behind the arch to snap this picture of Delicate Arch from another angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550587553426-TNK4P403A51O2ZGRPMSC/Delicate+Arch+Trail+in+Wintertime Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The mountains behind Delicate Arch make the view extra beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550589050465-85HFU2O1E5PTTOPSBSE8/Hiking+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Snow Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter The sandstone bowl that Delicate Arch stands atop is impressive even without the Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550589141766-6XAPMQYKM1SYB5Z6TBWZ/The+Sandstone+Around+Delicate+Arch Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter If you look into the sandstone formations around Delicate Arch, you may spot the beginnings of some future arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550587837840-SWT22S9MLUZ7R73E4054/Frame+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Frame Arch is aptly named, because it frames Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550587938506-XA7LWHPZINXJZWAUGVGL/How+to+Find+Frame+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Ian stands inside Frame Arch, on the Delicate Arch trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550588079532-V8M446WVO1EJKZP6MY7V/Where+to+Take+Photos+of+Delicate+Arch Ad-van-tures - Hiking to Delicate Arch in Winter Ian photographs Delicate Arch through Frame Arch. If you didn’t look carefully, you might miss him in this photo! https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/hiking-arches-national-parks-devils-garden-in-winter monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550269044663-VZ1OKT3P14WVOEEVS9U8/Hiking+the+Devils+Garden+Trail+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550546114865-HT1Z9YXLXKWBZFIA0HED/Best+Hikes+for+Winter+Near+Moab+Utah Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter A “sea of desert” witnessed through the opening of Partition Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550546312462-UPD8A3TZST73Y9M0XFME/Where+to+Hike+in+Winter+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter We enjoyed the solitude we were able to find on our winter hike in Devils Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542038233-3BDEVYGTU52E6V9UW8N1/Winter+Day+Hikes+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter A map at the trailhead shows the arches that can be accessed along the Devils Garden Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550546184768-RJ4350WDM1RYRLRDC7NB/The+Valley+of+Fins+in+Winter+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Winter transforms the stone in Arches National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545784031-4TQH5EN8SKX9HE39PCU5/The+View+from+Devils+Garden+Primitive+Trail Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Fins of sandstone rising from the desert with the La Sal Mountains as a backdrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542254206-UGL0ZZ89WOCNFYTAPV1H/Hiking+to+Landscape+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter A curious rock formation early in the hike along the Devils Garden Loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542144250-QZ4JGZKGH2VGKEH49J8E/The+Hike+to+Landscape+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Ian walks between two walls of sandstone on the way to Landscape Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550278057329-9WL5Y7YJX1ACDOM58RA4/Landscape+Arch+in+Winter+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Landscape Arch is the longest arch in North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550278203030-AK87BGMBPKBPZCPEA8L1/Hiking+to+Landscape+Arch+Arches+National+Park+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter This is as close as you can get to the arch these days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550541890712-C5FAPMJO21HPN62K5U42/How+to+Hike+to+Landscape+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter The trail to Landscape Arch is a really easy short hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550541778230-Z20SR0OE8692068Z2HS7/Landscape+Arch+on+the+Devils+Garden+Loop Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Landscape Arch seems to defy gravity, it’s that thin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542505587-L441H0J0AOCZKGJ1OBGE/Hiking+on+the+Slick+Rock+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Walking up the slickrock slope to access Navajo and Partition Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542650548-P36QY7E9EWJ3BS85DDQG/Where+to+Hike+in+Utah+in+Winter+Arches Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Even without the seven arches, Devils Garden is amazing on its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542760237-0JCOEP0K4UFACBWO5TZO/Navajo+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Navajo Arch has a cavelike feeling when you walk under it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550542927623-6VCTST1JGYR5DKZ9N1TB/Partition+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Posing for a photo in front of Partition Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543094170-REJY6KOM9YDABFW7E780/Partition+Arch+and+Its+Window+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Besides Partition Arch there is also a small window next to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543221600-HGKNO07I22Q9NCP2WVCC/Hiking+Devils+Garden+in+Winter+Time Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Ian walks along the fin that the Devils Garden Trail follows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543371296-CXWZ5WCGWDDW5DSO5LZ0/Devils+Garden+Moab+Winter+Day+Hike Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Ice and snow made reaching Double O Arch a bit tricky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543506787-UBKU83W50T2HBMR678FV/The+Devils+Garden+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter To get down from the fin, follow the trail signs for an easy descent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543648427-PIESD19S9EP74VNM45GC/Double+O+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Standing below the incredibly large Double O Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543734289-ZVWVD8ZRF3KVZ33O1HFJ/Double+O+Arch+Stacked+Arch+in+Entrada+Sandstone Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Ian scrambled to this point so he could capture this shot of the full stacked arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543852547-DRPMJFSH35VCCXEBAF13/Devils+Garden+Trail+Day+Hike+for+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter The fins beyond Double O Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550543957296-8GIWV0VIMZG44KVMQ07S/Double+O+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park+Best+Arches Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Double O Arch is definitely one of the most impressive arches in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550544268800-5ODC0LDRNMN37BI6DPJB/Dark+Angel+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Dark Angel is tall stained formation that rises alone out of the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550544385858-QYTKM5O8HCALN49YQ3PT/The+View+of+The+La+Sal+Mountains+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter The primitive trail beyond Double O Arch is a bit more faint that the earlier trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545222867-X4DSQVE29N1F1V5PYHVZ/Primitive+Hiking+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Ian follows a helpful arrow up and over a slickrock slope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550544718228-V2RDQ57V1VN9ITLUESVL/The+Devils+Garden+Primitive+Hiking+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter The primitive portion of the Devils Garden trail goes past countless sandstone fins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550544846310-CZPM18KHLEFW57MAC0S3/The+Top+Story+Window+of+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter This opening in the distance is a fun little arch called “The Top Story Window.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545286374-NERRXO938Q15UVHM3CL0/A+Pot+Hole+Along+the+Devils+Garden+Trail+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter The Devils Garden trail is full of surprises like this sandstone pothole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545440496-A2BFLGQD36DQ96QZI28T/Private+Arch+Devils+Garden+Trail Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Private Arch is tucked away below the viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545118496-Z1S9SY2CHABTEWLOG4GJ/Valley+of+Fins+at+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Surveying the stone in the Valley of the Fins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545736537-8ZEOE30ZIPCTSAQ5JVE6/Pine+Tree+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Pine Tree Arch is not the most stunning arch in Devils Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550545953164-TYHHXT5MCTY8PY6XR7BS/Tunnel+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking Arches National Park’s Devils Garden in Winter Tunnel Arch was given its name because early visitors to the park thought it looked like a highway tunnel. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/a-vanlife-guide-to-arches-national-park monthly 0.5 2020-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550269189571-BKFWSE03U3VTJLJ0C2MP/Guide+to+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550266484296-N7U7L941WWMSQ60IWQJL/Hiking+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Ian stands below the impressive Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550268282634-GU6JOW28NUQD9JWSVWY4/Vanlife+Guide+to+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Because of all the public land around the park, Arches is a great place for van living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550150524260-U3GALJ9DPBBI0FB5JY2K/Devil%27s+Garden+Trail+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Ian walks on a sandstone fin on the Devils Garden trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550150729210-9ESYQNKKDRX2MHCVX241/What+to+Do+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Ian walking on the Primitive portion of the Devils Garden Loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550150600027-NLHYAHZXXD5AAWR1DXK8/Hiking+Devils+Garden+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Hiking up a slickrock slope on the way to Double O Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550150880975-YT2HACO5QY079E2L8ZNY/Hiking+Devils+Garden+Trail+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Early on the Devils Garden trail takes you between these sandstone walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549469088401-CVW0YHK9FERMPOHNPM29/Tunnel+Arch+at+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Tunnel Arch at dusk in Arches National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549469189648-JTHKBTQ0U6IKI50A2QTB/Pine+Tree+Arch+at+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Pine Tree Arch is not the most dramatic arch in Arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549469249294-GYY9SI6OGY1NMLWNBZNF/Pine+Tree+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Pine Tree Arch is a very accessible arch. It’s only a short distance from the trailhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549469510553-0660XCI7ZLKYQ6G7RL9D/Landscape+Arch+in+Winter+Time Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Landscape Arch almost defies gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549469389379-711BJDXHZO8SJKD63ZS9/Hiking+to+Landscape+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Since parts of the arch have fallen in recent years, this is as close as you can get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549469643920-YVB4P8AOS44EAB5QTHJB/Partition+Arch+in+Winter+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Ian silhouetted within Partition Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477108096-ME2T99OQHJDDZ6ZEYWCN/Hiking+to+Partition+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Looking out over the grand vista of Arches National Park framed by Partition Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477283905-7OFY5453Q3UQM6JYTN4Q/Navajo+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park This gnarled juniper is framed but the cavelike Navajo Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477379593-D50SNVSUFA94JEYHXA4M/Hiking+to+Double+O+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Standing below, not one, but two natural arches in Arches National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477563229-1HG0WIC8661F85IZD8U0/Double+O+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Double O Arch from a viewpoint Ian scrambled to above the stacked arch formation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477839520-QJHTN28UUY04IULXTZPI/Double+O+Arch+from+Above Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Double O Arch is one of the most spectacularly large formations in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477680790-ENB3R72G7NHX59BXO8J5/Double+O+Arch+From+Below Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park “I sometimes choose to think, no doubt perversely, that man is a dream, thought an illusion, and only rock is real. Rock and sun.“ -Edward Abbey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549477955954-2HZK3X7AOADAGO0P6QJB/Hiking+to+Dark+Angel+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park The Dark Angel was the only formation of its kind that we saw while we were in Arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550099968278-ISRNVDLNBSOB4UN5GCX0/Finding+Private+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Private Arch is tucked between fins of sandstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550100069772-KTIA9EOGTA83EKR8C0CZ/Valley+of+Fins+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park The Valley of the Fins covered with snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550100758800-VZR3I3ERMJCDM1T49NYA/Hiking+to+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Climbing a massive, open slickrock slope to reach Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550151244942-6ETG1BONLEIO486FAJ4D/Hiking+the+Delicate+Arch+Trail+Ledge+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park This ledge is the final portion of the Delicate Arch trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550151072033-XJ9WP5GSXYE6CYNKXGEF/Standing+Below+Delicate+Arch+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park We were lucky enough to have Delicate Arch pretty much to ourselves, which is probably an experience you can only have in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550100296723-JOSIQAIYFHW0DN68QCH3/The+Backside+and+Bowl+of+Delicate+Arch Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Ian scrambled behind the arch down this sloped sandstone to snap these photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550151498764-69O4U2J9NNUBBIGV62XW/Wolfe+Ranch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Ian walking by Wolfe Ranch on the way to Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550153331872-GJNM66Z3P2NWC6SP5WD7/Things+to+Do+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park This is the original dug our cabin at the ranch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550153481318-H545C9PE2LY1Q9R5945K/Ute+Rock+Art+in+Arches+National+Park+Hiking Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Don’t skip the short spur trail to the Ute Rock Art on the way to Delicate Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550154156137-3I6G202WBOY95KDZOT3K/Ute+Petroglyphs+on+the+Delicate+Arch+Trail Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park These petroglyphs are actually fairly “new” as far as petroglyphs go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550154684737-62DRNCOXQP3Z1OB1COWR/Panorama+Point+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Panorama Point is a good place to take in the full scope of the Utah landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550154928618-YWKAXMWJ7AXB9Q0LVGQ8/Turret+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park The Turret Arch in Arches National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550155041092-6X714EY0LQAMHPWO3BDO/The+Windows+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park The North and South windows are sometimes called the Spectacles because of the giant nose in between them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550155198715-XDJZVP6XC7TVIRBTMZNX/What+to+Do+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Looking through one of the Windows arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550155272050-3BC55RLFJ7WP8QMPQB2W/Where+to+Hike+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Taking the primitive trail around the Windows is a nice short hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550165290759-MM5RFFORG3ATQ69KVFMT/Double+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Double Arch is actually two enormous arches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550166682117-A7MZ4FHWZODQVHLA58SP/Best+Things+to+Do+in+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park In one of the Indiana Jones movies a cave filled with treasures is located under these arches. In reality there is no cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550166480007-UZ6SLC3X2LAZBUD3G5EZ/Sitting+Under+Double+Arch+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Taking in the grandeur of Double Arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550185170843-0PI3W61O4YZHRHM25HIH/Arches+National+Park+Balanced+Rock Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Balanced Rock is a large piece of sandstone on a mudstone base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550185306303-D7YRGM1IQRGI4725A1VQ/Visiting+Balanced+Rock+in+Arches+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Balances Rock against a moody winter sky in the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550185072528-U1JZN9FS9A6VLR14GUW8/Places+to+Visit+in+Moab+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park When you look at Balanced Rock it really feels like it could topple at any moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550185575612-YHFJVUY465JJ88DFYTAN/Vanlife+Guide+to+Visiting+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Looking out over the winter landscape while on the Balanced Rock trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550185705631-Z04FOMWSWEF3CFE6C64E/Park+Avenue+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park These huge buttes line a trail through this valley cleverly called Park Avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550186065749-IQDEBPOCXKC9O7IQ6GCN/How+to+Visit+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Park Avenue was also featured in an opening scene of Indiana Jones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550265031596-ID446SAKSCKKO1KQGXVP/Free+Camping+at+Arches+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Free campsite at Klondike Trails—an open, quiet area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550186204264-3EWN3ZK3LSI0EQC89FC8/Free+Campsites+by+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park Although it looks empty in this photo, there were actually quite a few people camped at Willow Springs even in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550186288202-6HQRSP7ESB2SOY4YJX17/Free+Camping+in+Arches+National+Park Ad-van-tures - A Vanlife Guide to Arches National Park There are areas of loose open sand so be careful not to drive into any of these patches. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/on-the-road-again monthly 0.5 2020-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550849819703-B0L6KR577S73YLG62YQY/What+to+Think+about+Before+Moving+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - On The Road Again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1550849947485-BL4TH6TK47E2YOW4LMTU/What+it%27s+Actually+Like+to+Live+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - On The Road Again https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/why-you-need-to-add-mystic-hot-springs-to-your-utah-bucket-list monthly 0.5 2020-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548527922219-XEMXOQHCO0STLKY8H8TD/Chilling+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Enjoying a soak in the hottest tub at Mystic Hot Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548530400519-TLCWUOCZ18VRWGVKR0DE/Welcome+to+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Mystic Hot Springs is a funky resort on the outskirts of Monroe, Utah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529496620-MYRZJ5QHBMKU3BW2TQDW/Visiting+Mystic+Hot+Springs+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List These bathtubs are part of what makes the experience at Mystic so unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529287571-F7E9WJCNA7MS61M1HARS/Map+of+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List This map shows all the various amenities that Mystic Hot Springs have to offer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548528225822-1CXEGBOZBFVD8W50QH7U/Soaking+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Enjoying a soak in one of Mystic Hot Springs signature tubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548530180733-NXNNH7MNSCAPFL7ZI5E3/Mystic+Hot+Springs+Soaking+Pools Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Nobody was in the office, but we were able to pay and check in using the sign-in book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548528436984-NKAFDZ3H70SQK3IW7UIH/Mystic+Hot+Springs+in+Monroe+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Travertine domes have grown around the tubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529643201-P2ACDTNAVFO6RX7UMLL4/Colorful+Travertine+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List The water runs over the mineral and into the pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529108913-T7P62O6N5HH1T863GOE5/Travertine+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Ian looks out over the field and ponds below the pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529606007-4ZZAVKEQWOP013W5V51P/Mystic+Hot+Springs+in+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List The water at Mystic Hot Springs has almost no odor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548528038524-N4NG7EHFDUMEOEG9ILYP/The+Best+Place+to+Soak+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Walking between tubs was the hardest part in the cold December weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548530001385-SY2985YL0X1AQR8KKWA1/Lower+Pools+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Ian tests the water in one of the larger tubs and determines it wasn’t quite warm enough for our liking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529829186-8K57QXKXY78HDAB0YYUO/Is+Mystic+Hot+Springs+Hot+Enough+for+Winter Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List These are the three lowest bath tubs that are a medium temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548528169796-YA46MCQC0SM1NG31RY4M/Add+these+Hot+Springs+to+your+Utah+Itinerary Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List These tubs felt really hot at first, but then we adjusted and they started to feel chilly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529779229-X80N6Q2H0EAWBIDO2B7H/Hot+Springs+to+Go+to+in+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List The two tubs highest on the hill have the hottest water and the most mineral deposits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529396033-QN5GHZT8MXKHX82WQ0DB/Mineral+Rich+Waters+in+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Water trickles through a travertine channel to cool down before the soaking pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529171509-SMTL0QOPD9ZVX3VF8LFK/Soaking+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List In the cold air, the mineral dome was steaming like a volcano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548529957828-SXRXCZK7S91JYPTIFRY1/Mystic+Hot+Springs+Where+to+Soak+in+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List These mounds of travertine guide the water down to the lowest soaking pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548528971973-32I3ILXMESFEL2RI5MHW/Pahvant+Mountains+Mystic+Hot+Springs Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Ian looks out over the Pahvant Mountains across the valley from Monroe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548530353474-UODXH5C5WRUZ2JB0BV59/Cabins+and+Buses+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List You could get a taste of #buslife, or #wagonlife?, at Mystic Hot Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548530276952-U3AXGUZTAX3GXIMPJ1RK/Things+to+Do+in+Central+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List Peacocks walk the grounds of Mystic Hot Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548530110013-QGR61RM8GYL7NT7K8J7X/Big+Pools+at+Mystic+Hot+Springs+in+Utah Ad-van-tures - Why You Need to Add Mystic Hot Springs to Your Utah Bucket List A visit to Mystic Hot Springs is a fun addition to any Utah trip. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/hiking-the-fairyland-loop-in-bryce-canyon-national-park-in-winter monthly 0.5 2020-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548613283619-NSEGZ27TP2ENCXV35MKB/Hiking+the+Fairyland+Loop+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548617249061-5RRD21NY6AQB584XRBDL/Bryce+Canyon+Wilderness+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Fairyland Loop takes you into the wilderness portion of Bryce Canyon and away from the more popular canyon rim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548620524444-CPNP4P0VG9ZF8JBQQLX3/What+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Ian stands in front of some incredible hoodoos in Fairyland Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548613934889-F2QSUVX2JAXWJV6W57GE/Sunrise+Point+at+Sunrise+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The sunrise projects a rosy light on the snow of Bryce Amphitheater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548614049739-BHK4B7ICH5UL61FCNE9W/Sinking+Ship+Formation+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter A cloud inversion drifts in over the Sinking Ship formation at dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548614271125-RCZP92761CH3BD1Z1QUY/Bryce+Canyon+at+Dawn+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Because Bryce Amphitheater faces east, sunrise is one of the best times to view the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548615510598-196543ERVENWI0BE8LZD/Hiking+the+Rim+Trail+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter For nearly 3 miles you get to hike along the rim of Bryce Canyon and look down at the hoodoos in the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548615809292-GM4XZ503ZUYNGEIICU2I/Hiking+the+Fairyland+Loop+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+the+Snow Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The rim was one of the snowiest parts of the hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548615198931-1Y9UIVL02TTR74F4LPNA/Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Early in the morning, the trees on the canyon rim were covered with a beautiful hoar frost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548615285612-VEEB75H128OCXXYKCTH1/Snowy+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The snow was incredibly sparkly with these massive crystals that had formed over night on its surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548616610578-TPRYAEEY2LDDGXPJ61F3/The+Hoodoos+of+Fairyland+Loop+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The hoodoos in Fairyland are less eroded than those in Bryce Amphitheater so they are more bulbous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548616995772-YB7CGMVOJBGQ9HSAU0TR/Hiking+the+Fairyland+Loop+Trail+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter You descend into Bryce Canyon at Fairyland Point. This portion of the trail is a ledge with a sloped drop off next to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548617161407-LIWTMTQL02B8K3QQWFF0/Ledges+Along+the+Fairyland+Loop+Trail+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Much of the trail is walking along wide ledges with sloped drop offs. There’s nothing too technical on this trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548617870770-DJS8ZH92354Q0E4ABBJ7/Winter+Hiking+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Most of the trail was snowy, but it was easy to walk on. We didn’t encounter too much ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548617655278-GI7BOZSSXDMJNDOXL9BU/Hiking+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter My hiking boots completely fell apart while we were in Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548618330126-MFJ9SW7X5NO8MB8V2Q1N/Mud+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Fortunately my trail running shoes were totally fine for the hike. Although, we did encounter some crazy stick mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548618160062-Q7IK3W1TBFC119NJPHOK/Fairyland+Loop+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter There are small windows like this one throughout Fairyland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548618459069-9UDIDAUKY8Z4GDMW4OY0/Hiking+the+Fairyland+Loop+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This trail is interesting because you get to go down in the canyon and walk between hoodoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548618649244-70ZSYFZVLQ9ZVIXHGXP8/Tower+Bridge+Formation+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Tower Bridge is very cool, and it does kind of look like the Tower Bridge in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548619470361-XI2F9RRQFES3Y4GHSDQ7/Fairyland+Loop+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The brilliant hoodoos along the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548619695752-2HP9Q0FT41FFOKIBK27G/Things+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The climb out of the canyon is nearly a two-mile long hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548620076134-H5M7KLG9Y8R7U0O4IZF8/Fairyland+Hoodoos+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The hoodoos only look better with the snow on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548619192500-0NZ5K1YYBRUEXAKR8YNZ/Chinese+Wall+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Chinese Wall formation from the Fairyland Loop Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548619074267-5KJ5CH23BC5EWO7TVCR9/Bryce+Canyon+Hiking+in+Winter+Time Ad-van-tures - Hiking the Fairyland Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter You might start this hike cold, but the long hike out of Bryce Canyon will get you warmed up. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-to-enjoy-bryce-canyon-in-winter monthly 0.5 2020-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548628512359-1ZMPNPNKI4KS6JMKU0QK/Bryce+Amphitheater+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548702930980-6VPVS4IHLQIEQNIIXKRT/Visiting+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We noticed this cute little snowman sitting on the ledge of Agua Canyon. Winter is a wonderful time to visit Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549318907466-IWVXUNG4UAL6AMCILBWX/What+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Our camper van parked by the entrance sign for Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548705961702-95E6P4DXQQQC6DKNANUS/Where+to+Visit+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Cold or icy conditions might limit your hiking in Bryce, but the viewpoints along Bryce Canyon are a great option instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548701042773-QTSNHLG35JVB39KC0CBT/What+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Bryce Canyon Road follows the rim of the canyon, pictured here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548699593029-U0MXZ4EGIY2QZZ14LCBM/Rainbow+Point+in+Bryce+Canyon+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Witness the eroded pink cliffs from the overlook at Rainbow Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548699711387-4NN0EYU7XJRQUNGCX85Q/Visiting+Rainbow+Point+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter From Rainbow Point you can also look north upon the rest of the park, which follows the rim of the plateau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548700923173-3HPGWU14N4QXUAI90YLL/Visiting+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter On the rim of Bryce Canyon, you are standing on the top step of a huge geological formation called the Grand Staircase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548701366767-0SFQJ6S9CSOZOMPRQXZW/Black+Birch+Canyon+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Black Birch Canyon offers a much closer view of the red cliffs of Bryce Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548701790395-L2LKVSXX6Q1B8KMXZ8VC/Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Black Birch Canyon is probably a view you can skip, if you don’t have much time in Bryce Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548702481011-3S7EGO7E2SIW0RLCCTNN/Agua+Canyon+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Agua Canyon is well worth the stop if you’re driving along the Bryce Canyon Rim Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548702355874-GWHH6AGB7LC3QLLUQPLO/Ravens+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This big raven hopped right up to me, likely because I was eating an apple. He realized pretty quick that I wasn’t going to give him any though and lost interest in us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548702131968-G83VFQGQ1TTVZMSQWVSK/Ravens+in+Bryce+Canyon+Agua+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter If you get an opportunity to look at a raven’s feathers close up, they are a very shiny bluish-black color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548703635481-8G8YI573PWJNDB93YHDB/Agua+Canyon+Hoodoos+in+Winter+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This rectangular hoodoo with a red bottom and white top was named “The Hunter.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548703713696-CTUJYFL96D35PSQR1SKB/Where+to+Hike+in+Winter+in+Bryce Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This smaller hoodoo is called “The Rabbit.” From another perspective, it does look a rabbit. In the distance you can see Navajo Mountain as a blue lump on the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548704826837-226HA0ZK3E82TXJO64L0/Natural+Bridge+at+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548705631592-5LEZUCLNL6XUX31TX7PC/Vista+from+Farview+Point+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter From Farview Point you get a panoramic view of the landscape of Bryce Canyon National Park and well beyond its boundaries as well. On the horizon in this photo, you can see the mountain called Molly’s Nipple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548705508751-GOGUS2YR5AS4VUF01GQO/What+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The view might be vast, but there’s also beauty to be found in the small details at every viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548705698516-6OV2ZCV7804OO3OK434O/Visiting+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We thought this scraggly old tree really added to the view at Piracy Point. Bryce Canyon is also home to some ancient (though relatively young for the species) bristlecone pines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548705793124-5Q84QC8S1PC223OCTAB9/Piracy+Point+at+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Pink Cliffs of the Aquarius Plateau are what the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon are carved from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548706259311-CGCMEW3U0L7PC50A22M0/Swamp+Canyon+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Swamp Canyon is a more lush area of the park, because it has more water sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548706407911-CVL7DD5T2NWRH86S3L0P/Why+Winter+is+the+Best+Time+to+Visit+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Driving the Bryce Canyon Road is a nice way to spend a chilly afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548706200782-I9O8OI9UAO8YJNEHF8UI/Things+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Two buttes enclose the view at Swamp Canyon Overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548707133644-QVSWXKWDP5YHKKSOAZOW/Where+to+Visit+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Ian looks out over the majestic Bryce Canyon at Bryce Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548707271059-EUE85RFWEYVT8DT3K4QW/Winter+Hiking+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The exposed roots of this tree reveal just how quickly Bryce Canyon is eroding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548707020781-1KI0XYEPWVOZTN5B5BHU/Bryce+Point+Erosion+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Grottos at Bryce Point are a series of natural arches along one of the cliffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548707548563-J5X7NJVBHAZL909LSIR8/Visiting+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Wall of Windows, which can be viewed from Bryce Point, will in the near future become the “Wall of Hoodoos.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548708173355-9Y9A9KZWNZ0M8SRGTUB6/Where+to+Hike+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Ian takes a moment to take in Inspiration Point from the upper viewing deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548708260316-U3EP4980ZTS4Y6U3U6TB/Inspiration+Point+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter You can walk between Bryce, Inspiration, Sunrise, and Sunset Points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548708465565-AXOSSTFWWZURJNN4HZOD/Winter+Hiking+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Bryce Canyon was covered in a beautiful sparkly layer of snow when we were visiting in mid-December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549296784197-S7TM5WA9GOWAT1MEETBT/Silent+City+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The “Silent City” from Bryce Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548708648318-7EXJXOA3OGFFT89QK7WE/Sunset+Point+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Snow on the hoodoos of Bryce Amphitheater near Sunset Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548709258411-SI4YUDSZGBEAR04Z16SK/Navajo+Loop+Trail+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter A series of switchbacks leading down to the Navajo Loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548708912229-DVYCC5A1KM1HB3WHQP3D/Window+on+the+Navajo+Loop+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Even though the Navajo Loop was mostly closed while we were there, we could still get down to these cool windows carved through the stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548708971604-1S0398K8Y87QB45D2PZQ/Hiking+Navajo+Trail+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We liked these little doorways that frame the view in many places at Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548709041709-28TWCHWYVS3HTSGDVEO9/Why+Winter+is+the+Best+Time+to+Visit+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The view from Sunset Point is lovely, and the perfect place for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548709142633-MX5NVSIJWUNKD9UY0EKZ/The+Rim+Trail+at+Sunset+Point+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter If you’re looking for an easier walk, you can walk the accessible trail along the rim between Inspiration Point, Sunset Point, and Sunrise Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549297289567-5X6AVCM6A3EG684TXSVX/Photographing+Bryce+Canyon+at+Sunrise+in+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We really enjoy the time before sunrise as much as we like the actual sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549297339448-JVX83DRZY29T7FDNU1M2/Sunrise+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter It was -3 degrees with windchill when we watched the sunrise at Sunrise Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549297665140-I89NK03CHM51XE7UM1VQ/Sunrise+Point+at+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The snow is turned a rosy color when the sun rises in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549297858742-R71RKCB8IYC0ECJCVCAH/Cloud+Inversion+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter There was a cloud inversion across the valley from us that began rolling forward as the sun warmed it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549298145521-GW0F9ZAPCBZ1T1GXS98B/Sinking+Ship+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This mist started to surround the Sinking Ship formation across the canyon from us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549297992407-1CF54CP5I29ZCYNNJXQO/Sunrise+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Queen’s Garden Trail descends from Sunrise Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549298364686-EQFSXRPNBC11OQ7I7KM3/Photographing+Sunrise+at+Sunrise+Point+in+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We almost had Sunrise Point entirely to ourselves because it was so cold while we were visiting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549298479527-5R7GUM5D2A6B4Z7INQK4/Frosty+Morning+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter It was only after sunrise that we noticed that all the trees were covered with this beautiful frost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549298805252-7LLKQ294ONKXJ8WGSEB4/What+to+Do+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The frost even made scrubby bushes like these look gorgeous at sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549300233647-YUSTD2PI4PEK2UZ1QGZU/Hiking+on+the+Fairyland+Loop+Trail+in+WInter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter With the right gear, you can easily hike the Fairyland Loop in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549300384748-96GSH722Y318FJPDLSNE/Hiking+on+the+Rim+Trail+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Fairyland Trail begins on the rim of Bryce Canyon and then descends deep into the otherworldly hoodoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549300627850-5OP0A7TNYZE880U4TQIP/Fairyland+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We thought these eroded layered slopes were really lovely and unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549300777902-ISDI9QUUTKHTLDCRSWCB/Hoodoos+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The hoodoos of Fairyland have a different look than those in Bryce Amphitheater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549301175679-DM3O08GQHACLTQTRZDLY/Tower+Bridge+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This formation does kind of look like the Tower Bridge from an angled perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549301257885-XXKMA58VP0M4L15647D8/China+Wall+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This wall of windows will one day be a long row of hoodoos in a line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549301895360-RUFZBL5NIPSLIOM4UDVV/Hiking+the+Queen%27s+Garden+Trail+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Queen’s Garden Trail is considered the easiest trail descending into the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549302926115-M1FD96QI46SB3GGY8PB3/Where+to+Hike+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Switchbacks built from bricks on the Queen’s Garden Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549302749437-VHNCF0A7XK29W15RZUU9/Queen%27s+Garden+Trail+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter The Queen’s Garden Trail is a great place for photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549302993113-8FSDEYHN9G8QE0Y8GEV8/Hiking+in+Queens+Garden+in+Bryce+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We really enjoyed this doorway which has been carved to allow you to walk through a fin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549304089899-896K5I9IWIO4PR6DX0MB/Queen+Victoria+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter This is Queen Victoria at the end of the Queen’s Garden Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549304427743-9BY3F4B8FRJ2ZZCTQ6IQ/Hiking+in+Winter+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter My boots just decided to give up on the Queen’s Garden Trail. That’s okay because I’d almost always rather wear a pair of sturdy trail runners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549318988820-J1H4EU5KT5E078DKLG0S/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+in+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter We encountered some of the coldest temperatures we’ve ever slept in the van in while in Bryce. (This thermometer is nice because it shows us the temperature in our van and outdoors.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1549319373528-6DFGDU4ZCZ16ZMXTUC9J/Free+Campsites+Bryce+Canyon+National+Park Ad-van-tures - How to Enjoy Bryce Canyon National Park in Winter Both of our campsites outside of Bryce are great free sites, but we couldn’t get very far down the roads because of snow! https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-to-repair-your-camper-van-or-rv-while-traveling monthly 0.5 2020-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548966760320-O7WK84MBDO0YIPJZ6UJP/How+to+Repair+Your+Camper+Van+or+RV+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We saved around $4,000 by replacing the timing chain on our Sprinter Camper Van by ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548863037978-3HU9E5IJFEJWNZZRJEXV/How+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Camper+Van+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling The fuel injector leak, also infamously known among Sprinter owners as the “Black Death.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548863726569-9GF6XPADR5CYUYDVBYU1/How+to+Repair+Your+Camper+Van+on+the+Road Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian looking like a coal miner after a day of working on the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548863674477-MVXAFFZXLLWK96BSYU3U/What+to+Do+if+Your+Camper+Van+Breaks+Down Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Our rotor literally sheared apart while braking hard in Colorado. Fortunately we were in a city and not on a steep mountain pass! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548863848799-X0G30IB8Q8TR2QL1BFEW/How+to+Fix+a+Camper+Van+While+Living+in+It Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian repairing our van while we were in Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548863954615-OL5ZPMUI3SI6A1K6SHG1/How+to+Fix+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Living in your vehicle can add an extra layer of complication if you need to repair it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865980467-O3J14DHKOODX9R4T2LIB/How+to+Do+a+Major+Repair+in+Your+Camper+Van+While+On+The+Road Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling This was a scary moment—the engine open and our timing chain broken, ready for replacement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548866305186-OYVWXROEAPN69MK5PDFW/How+To+Repair+Your+Camper+Van+While+Living+in+It Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian labels all the parts for complex repairs so he can remember where they go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548866148204-A4PI0VQ1544F4Z037JYM/How+to+Repair+Your+Sprinter+Van+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling The valve cover from our engine after Ian gave it a thorough cleaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548001756048-1M9UQIO84QTQ7KNWOKG8/How+to+Repair+Your+Vanlife+Van+while+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Our first free camping spot outside St. George, Utah on Dameron Valley Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548001878170-F3E6BIVDJZA7X2BK0HBQ/How+to+Repair+Your+Own+Camper+Van+While+Living+in+It Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling It was a very pretty spot, but there were a ton of ATVs and hunters also camped there, so we decided to go to a more open desert campsite for a more private site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548866750470-T69M5NQZVVMCPC4FQW6K/What+to+Do+if+Your+Van+Breaks+Down+While+Living+in+It Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling There was a huge network of dirt roads in this area that were perfect for cool evening runs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548866838866-NGULRWT9QJTMUT2DD82T/How+to+Live+in+Your+Van+and+Repair+It Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We were fortunate that the temperature was perfect for hanging out in the van when we were researching how to do the repair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548002293807-YLGHEL2QRJ3YHOQJNHF0/Repairing+Your+Own+Sprinter+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling This isn’t the prettiest campsite we’ve ever found, but we really started to become fond of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548002371694-W9TG7IF5EYUXSGQDKAWL/Repairing+Your+own+Sprinter+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Having a reliable campsite while preparing for our repair, gave us the opportunity to be comfortable while facing a daunting task. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865513522-XB8RP11R2M1Z1XJ31AY4/Mercedes+Sprinter+Repair+Manual Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian was able to get a copy of the Sprinter Service Manual for his laptop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548866507206-YP1JT0UP9F7QP61MKGBC/Can+You+Work+on+a+Sprinter+Mercedes+Yourself%3F Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Figure out what parts you need before you start to tear your vehicle apart and can’t move. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548005115888-LIGPHKEIGC46P1XHY5WS/Tools+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian hunted down this enormous wrench that he needed for the timing chain replacement by visiting a few different auto parts stores prior to the repair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548005240126-O704PEDRW2FYEY1SQVO0/What+to+Do+if+Your+Sprinter+Breaks+Down Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We really enjoyed the Frozen Custard at Nielsen’s in St. George, Utah, but we never would have gone there without a recommendation from a couple that we couch surfed with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865271020-4XXT47PVSGHCO60LU8IQ/How+to+Repair+Your+Sprinter+Camper+Van+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We liked St. George, Utah a lot, and we spent and afternoon exploring its downtown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865357277-6FBIGVIG5W1Z0K6HKQ3M/Repair+Your+Sprinter+Yourself+and+Save+Money Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling You can spot Ian doing some research in the town square in this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865011103-Y8VGQU0JLA3PH98EIYZY/How+to+Fix+a+Camper+Van+While+Living+in+It Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We found a place to do the repair by reaching out to Jeep groups in the St. George area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548875698913-EPHH6BL2E5LW758GBHZL/How+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Timing+Chain+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian had to develop this bolt guide, because there is a particular order for removing the valve cover’s bolts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548862775659-YQOUY3BITYWWDRT1POW2/How+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Timing+Chain+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We were fairly comfortable through out the few weeks that it took to replace our timing chain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548862676909-X5RIOQ2S6LE5ZX6T9GX9/How+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Camper+Van+on+the+Road Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling A loo with a view! Having a bathroom is a surprisingly important consideration for doing a repair when you don’t have a bathroom in your camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865835198-NE7AWKLZHZZM4U02K329/Replace+a+Sprinter+Timing+Chain+Yourself Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We needed to order these specific guards for replacing our timing chain before doing the repair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548875976499-NMV4T3KP0ZAUJ3XAUIMV/Do+Your+Own+Sprinter+Van+Maintenance Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling The goal when you’re done with the repair is not to have any extra parts left over at the end! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548865731378-LPTWFX9NFIHP9QA01VOZ/How+to+Repair+a+Camper+Van+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We ran out of propane for cooking during our time replacing the timing chain because it took so long. Here’s Ian carrying the replacement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548874119297-7NILUNLDQUZL2411K6SZ/What+to+Do+If+Your+Sprinter+Camper+Breaks+Down Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Ian had to bike to a gas station to exchange our propane tank. He put the tank in my backpacking backpack so he could carry it. The store clerk must have been so confused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548864441094-UHGAGLEG4PHE92POEOI3/Tips+for+If+Your+Camper+Van+Breaks+Down Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Besides having to haul a propane tank on his bike, Ian also did quite a bit of biking just to stay sane while we were waiting for parts to arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548864822377-WEQOC94LQ3AVNC7FJ4IZ/What+to+Do+If+Your+Camper+Van+Breaks+Down Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling I spent many afternoons running while we were stuck in one place. We were near running trails and bike trails! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548003603257-HUG6KEUXXJUHZ1HRAEPU/How+to+Cope+if+You+Break+Down+During+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling We spent a lovely Thanksgiving with a family who live in a bus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548964275924-1LAKLUZFPAPPBWUOP485/How+to+Make+Friends+While+on+the+Road Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Here we are enjoying Thanksgiving dinner in their cozy, wood-heated bus home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548875187295-4ME9CXWHK1TOCB5LZ01A/How+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Van+Timing+Chain Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling The new timing chain was about 71.5” long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548874218483-SG2WKJJ9OBX29A00UXFK/Stretched+Sprinter+Van+Timing+Chain Ad-van-tures - How to Repair Your Camper Van or RV While Traveling Our old timing chain was over 5/16” longer that the new timing chain. That’s a decent amount of wear/stretch, so we are glad that we replaced the timing chain when we did. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/10-essentials-for-vanlife monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543379571410-53F1INL7I817NROH6X84/Ten+Essentials+Things+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543379754680-TBLAMTPKHSNRDCLRHF4T/Spice+Tins+for+Vanlife+or+Tiny+Homes Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife These spice tins help us keep all of our spices really organized—I’d put these in a regular house too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543380037308-1CP0BXZ62EVRSCCK89JM/Things+You+Need+for+a+Vanlife+Kitchen Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife The spice tins almost make our spices look like a decoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543380592268-S3Y94Q9PX8U27EQ5LFAM/Best+Things+You+Need+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife This little battery powered thermometer is really helpful to have in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543380699616-OYFVYTZTW83B8FB1H80B/Essentials+for+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife This thermometer is really nice because it can tell us what temperature it is in the van and outside the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543380928053-ZOKP1RSVY73K4QQPKBHZ/No+Sand+Zone+What+You+Need+for+What+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife The Sand-Free Mat has been really useful to us when we have had to do repairs on our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543380837469-OBTT4YPM0NS9A1ETHUBU/Things+You+Need+for+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife When we are hanging out at a dusty campsite, we will put our Sand-Free Mat out in front of our door to keep sand out of the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543381159359-7KUFT71XD51V1EWSVM5O/Vanlife+Kitchen+Essentials+to+Buy Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife We love this camp stove. It allows us to cook just like we would in a house’s kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543381410452-7HPUKDPNX07F5X804ZLI/Things+You+Need+for+Cooking+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife Here we are cooking some morels we foraged in Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543381546259-QE7C8XC01F4T9SXAQ91V/How+to+Stock+a+Van+Kitchen Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife We love making coffee in our van with our pour over coffee maker. It’s so easy to use that we probably continue to use it even when we are not living in the van anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543381643895-1JSCGTFNY8AAFJQCQ3VC/Things+to+Buy+Before+Starting+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife We like the compact shape of this tea kettle, because we can use the other burner while the tea kettle is on the stove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547953236979-30BQV0OA9IKPLRIQG5BN/Essentials+for+Living+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife We use the Bluetooth speaker to listen to podcasts while cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543381792629-POKD9HLB9Q4XL7ATN2F8/These+are+the+Things+You+Need+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife We like this compact little Bluetooth speaker. We use it all the time for listening to music or watching movies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543381911870-L1ILR8IJMBT7OVEVMYY6/Things+You+Need+in+a+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife This collapsible ladder is very compact, and it’s a lot cheaper than an externally mounted ladder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543382022904-CV6H96F06PY66FJQE7JM/Things+You+Need+if+You+Want+to+Live+in+a+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife The ladder extends to 12.5 feet, so we can easily get on top of our van whenever we need to clean our solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543382062906-W6FQ8OWT3095FMID2AVA/Mercedes+Sprinter+Scanner+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife This scanner has saved us so much money through out our year of vanliving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547929890869-3UAYH9GOTE4GNFTS35G5/Why+You+Need+a+Scanner+for+Your+Sprinter+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - 10 Essentials for Vanlife Ian cleans the EGR valve every few months. We learned we should be doing this from a code we read using the scanner. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/10-essential-stops-on-the-southern-oregon-coa monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547087903616-9GRABQZE0PF78GFHXZ8M/10+Essential+Stops+on+the+Souther+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077210568-KHOJ6STQ96JLAY08DOT4/Formal+Gardens+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Shore Acres State Parked is perched atop a rocky headland, but it has these beautiful formal gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077318025-WZDIGQV3LZ0ZMZCPAF6M/Shore+Acres+State+Park+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Spend a morning exploring the grounds at Shore Acres State Park on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077460672-OXNOWWISBM0E7ZVC7QYK/Famous+Rose+Garden+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Even in September, the roses were in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077507753-KXP2K7ZCQ260D36PI9ZH/Shore+Acres+State+Park+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Shore Acres has two rose gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077564551-IM24W6BAUP0QDCLCOVIT/Things+to+Do+on+the+Oregon+Coast+with+Family Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast There are a lot of unique varietals of roses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077635501-L815T4HGH8H4OSFOEAYB/Best+Places+to+Go+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Although the mansion was destroyed, the gardens have been restored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077759423-FU0CJILQNCS5TSILNIE0/Dahlias+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Perhaps, even more beautiful than the roses were the Dahlias in the center of the English Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547077845303-ISFCJROPZ2Z60FYYAD2P/Things+to+Do+on+the+Southern+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast So many colorful blooms at Shore Acres State Park on the Cape Arago Highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547078116433-J44AK5590V1OHM876JT3/The+Monkey+Puzzle+Tree+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The Monkey Puzzle Trees has crazy branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547079606422-DWDHN353PAZZT9HXZHDF/Shore+Acres+State+Park+Greenhouse Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast A flower in bloom outside the greenhouse at Shore Acres State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547078288888-00GK13SEYCDAAFR35NVG/Monkey+Puzzle+Tree+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast You really would not expect to see one of these trees on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547079855435-JUGA9332K2XAVQDZGK5V/Best+Places+to+Go+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The greenhouse holds still more botanical treasures to discover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547079960542-ZVT1M55JBVI2ERV9VH6N/Japanese+Gardens+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The Japanese Garden is as beautiful as the English rose gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547080093259-7XEPVR2QQLJYV9QA1CJG/Beach+at+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Ian couldn’t resist climbing on these blobby rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547080163453-RQ3OGIKQ4KN4QS3QA5WN/The+Shark+Fin+at+Simpson+Beach+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast These concretions are so cool, but the shark fin formation at the entrance of the cove is also very unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547080550049-X5J36KF37V1TIQHLWA00/Best+Parks+to+Visit+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast From the trail on the headland above the cove, you can see the jagged rocks that line the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547080616157-JNHU67MZ14RAI9COYH7T/Simpson+Reef+At+Shore+Acres+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Visible from the Oregon Coast Trail are some of the sandstone formations that make up Simpson Reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547080698008-25448FX8GD292VWHUQSJ/Where+to+View+Wildlife+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Don’t forget to bring your binoculars so you can get a view of the sea lions and seals on Simpson Reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547081150441-FDIX0Q9Q54MCJUNND005/Cape+Blanco+Lighthouse+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The Cape Blanco Lighthouse is the oldest on the coast of Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547081404465-OWAI16E6C2WDNC3BGSND/Cape+Blanco.+Things+to+do+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast We spotted this mosaic depiction of the Cape Blanco lighthouse in Port Orford, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547081448958-WFU3HEZ93IOLQXZ4VDQF/Ocean+View+Painted+on+Road+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast How can you resist driving up a road with a sign like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547081552892-9LREWOSSP9F4SG9H4GFE/Port+Orford+on+the+Southern+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Besids the view, there was this really cool mosaic bench at the viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547082185497-GH8B4A671MQGUTZNSOVC/Places+to+Go+on+the+Oregon+Coast+Gold+Beach Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast We had a lot of fun just messing around in Gold Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547082285024-4OMKHAEVV2EVLMF7X0AC/Gold+Beach+Oregon+Oregon+Coast+Things+to+Do Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast We are ready for our guided boat tour, Jerry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547083194697-AIN7D1U36DMI5QS8QKSR/Samuel+Boardman+State+Park+Southern+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The wildfires nearby made for the most strange afternoon light we have ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547082860199-TOO7TDK3UY2C6L5UFGT4/Oregon+Coast+Wildfire+Photography Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The smoke drifting north from fires inland in Oregon and California stained the otherwise blue sky orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547082957916-I7NHA4SSVME2W52A2AJA/Best+Places+to+Go+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The waves turned a coppery color because of the reflection of the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547085037239-FS25LRMN0GF6VU2E0VNR/Oregon+Coast+Shipwreck+in+Samuel+Boardman+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast We spotted this guy taking in the ocean over a shipwreck on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547083082732-R89U3SJUJJQNR0205PQF/Beach+at+Samuel+Boardman+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Most of the Oregon Coast is dotted with sea stacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547083327304-KX3CRT69W5OWY3NOWCVI/Crows+Foot+Shipwreck+at+Oregon+Coast+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast We don’t know the story behind the Crow’s Foot shipwreck. Add a comment below if you know any information about this shipwreck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547083462664-NANSFDL09DM0PIRATI3Q/Crows+Foot+Shipwreck+at+Samuel+Boardman+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Between the purplish orange sky and the shipwreck this beach was pretty eerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547083737431-V62PPKW5YPHLPBRDMF24/Arch+Rock+at+Samuel+Boardman+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Arch Rock surrounded by the green waters and kelp beds of the southern Oregon coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547083878000-A6WAI4EJIMCU7IDKDXAZ/Best+Things+to+do+on+the+Southern+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast A view North from the Arch Rock lookout trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084000439-X9M6KN3MF14DQSV02YH6/Natural+Bridges+at+Oregon+Coast+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Trees struggle to hold onto the tops of these rugged rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084138639-IF74BRER12M6E9K7WJNZ/Hidden+Natural+Bridge+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast One of the natural bridges peeking out from behind a curtain of trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084254148-K27QUY8531XGLNB76PVQ/Secret+Beach+at+Samuel+Boardman+State+Park Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast A view of the small rock islands along the Secret Beach Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084465168-MM4C03VSMSOBTVP50AGW/Brookings+Oregon+Things+to+Do+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast This is the view at sunset from a pull off along Highway 101, just outside Brookings, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084698833-PHQFACM0TKV4NQM2MGRD/Oregon+Coast+Things+to+Do+with+Family Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast What a perfect way to conclude our Oregon Coast road trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084392579-Y9VMIAFACU6564APD9UC/Best+Places+to+Go+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast Most of the Oregon Coast is rocky, but the southern end seems to be especially rugged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547080877106-52E15VP4HMVUVSM1VEJX/Free+Camping+in+Southern+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast This road was really quiet. In a pinch, you could probably pitch a tent here, although there wasn’t much flat ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547084567737-9SZN2BCKG1582Q4BUSTH/Elk+River+in+Siskiyou+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - 10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast The Elk River was mysteriously blue below us. The slope was too steep to get down to it from our spot. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/7-great-things-to-do-in-zion-national-park-in-winter monthly 0.5 2020-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547946521350-XF9GMQBM633H37DDPW5U/Great+things+to+Do+in+Zion+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547863675959-J0RSP90BELEB3NEARKFM/Where+to+Hike+in+Winter+in+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The snow on the sandstone surrounding the canyon is really beautiful in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547868656349-2IN2MUSKBLPTL7Y661UM/Desert+Bighorn+Sheep+in+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter We spotted these desert bighorns while driving through Zion National Park in December https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547865237128-RLH9FZ7KMGQQDPEXA12Q/Walking+on+Zion%27s+Riverside+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter Ian walks along the Virgin River in one of the areas where you can access the river bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547865337782-TCZ8BEJO30JS3H85KNT4/Riverside+Trail+Hike+in+Zion+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter There are places where you have to walk under huge overhangs of rock on the Riverside Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547865849685-P8QN4PI1BO9NLR87I6UA/Things+to+Do+in+Zion+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The trail is really accessible—a nice flat paved trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547866475916-0M2TJ20BEBH1R5ATQKT3/The+Virgin+River+in+Zion+Canyon+in+the+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The further you walk up the canyon, the narrower it becomes. At the end of the hike, where the Narrows begin, the walls of the canyon butt up against the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547930691337-BCDLLD743GOQ8L1QG0JH/The+Hike+Up+to+Angels+Landing+in+the+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter This is the portion of the East Rim Trail that leads you up to Walter’s Wiggles and Angels Landing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547931545534-I16G4RD81VL8LNGZRVOM/The+Cut+Out+on+Angels+Landing+in+Zion Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter You can actually see the hanging canyon and a trail cut out in this photo. Next to the dark gap to the left of the main monolith in this photo you can see an lighter colored angled line in the rock—that’s the cut out for the trail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548463342526-0DJC9YYPZ3Z659XTQOPC/Hiking+the+Angels+Landing+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter You’ll definitely want to wear layers for this hike, because you’ll get hot on the way up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547867503716-W2E0LH1EN7EJ8K650DI4/The+Trail+Leading+to+Angels+Landing+in+Zion Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The trail is really a feat of engineering since it essentially scales a rock wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548463570267-C5VRBETBLHHHWJWENUWO/Top+Things+to+Do+In+Zion+in+the+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter So much of the hike looks out over the canyon, so you could only take on a small portion of the hike and still have a great time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547931720698-DGJA68C87P6Z5U2RE14C/Slot+Canyon+in+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter We discovered this neat crack in the rock in Refrigerator Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548464299963-P6KX8DFK42U1ZOEU5X6K/Refrigerator+Canyon+in+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter There are a lot of cool little nooks to be discovered in Refrigerator Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547931295132-FFVREZ9WA5AY68SXTLHA/Top+Things+to+Do+in+Zion+in+the+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter Once you are in the hanging slot canyon the trail flattens out. A lot of the trail is paved because it’s such a heavily trafficked trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547947068018-0F3D7BRJIB0ATGA1VPC4/Moqui+Marble+Conglomerate+on+Walters+Wiggles Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter This cool blob of Moqui Marbles are embedded in the wall of Walter’s Wiggles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548466335707-VI764TXFOZDP0ZJ3OVSW/Hiking+Walters+Wiggles+in+Zion+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The many tiny stone switchbacks of Walter’s Wiggles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548466594388-N7A8NKKBLSQXXULZN4GW/The+Fin+at+Angels+Landing+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter Chains are provided to help you steady yourself on the hike to Angels Landing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548466993028-6OJOLV22ML1420PQRZLA/Angels+Landing+Warning+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter This sign greets you before the chained portion of Angels Landing. Watch for icy conditions in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548466687288-07Q7MFTR5TPFPSGAYJ4Z/Zion+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The view from the saddle before the final climb up the ridge of Angels Landing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548465306726-GIE2SSGWNLTX3223GYI7/Looking+Out+of+Zion+Canyon+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter There’s plenty to do in Zion National Park in winter. Even if snow or ice prevents you from accessing Angels Landing or the Rim Trails you can still find easy trails that lead you to incredible views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547948064971-M1XJD0JMV8PKP64IMDXY/Kolob+Terrace+Road+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter Kolob Terrace on a moody winter night. I think winter is the best time to visit the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547948216526-Y2S8MZ5ZB2Y4K31I164Q/Rider+on+a+Butte+Outside+of+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter I spotted this rider high on a butte above the road. I felt like I was running through a western movie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547869324965-71N8JQ8NC906HR2V55GP/Pine+Creek+Canyon+in+Zion+National+Park+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter There aren’t that many hikes where you can look down at a sculpted slot canyon below you. Pine Creek Canyon runs through this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547874817426-0H1F9PMRVR177ANJIB2M/Canyon+Overlook+Hike+in+Zion+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter Parts of the trail are boardwalks mounted to the rock, in places where there was no natural ledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547874920558-KSUMZ0OIMF6ZG2DPZEA9/Hiking+the+Zion+Canyon+Overlook+Trail+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The hike runs along this ledge on the rock wall. There are some drop offs, but nothing too crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547874986679-YCTZ6B7V2XUM0JR606X5/The+Canyon+Overlook+Trail+in+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The view from the end of the Canyon Overlook Trail is amazing in the evening when the light is low. You can see the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and the “windows” where the tunnel goes through the mountain to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547868299374-GVGT7ZNRAIT9IEKUT1DF/Checkerboard+Mesa+in+Zion+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter Checkerboard Mesa is this really unique formation on the east side of Zion. In winter, the snow really accentuates the Checkerboard pattern in the stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547949542803-CA0IFVXSV0MTC834S5CF/The+East+Side+of+Zion+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter The east side of Zion National Park looks very different than Zion Canyon. We felt like we were the only ones on that side of the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547948432952-YF8YSDORNWGDRHLGB1M9/Kolob+Terrace+Road+Free+Camping+Zion Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter I discovered this sound garden while running just up road from our campsite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547949968420-F01SJQTUD753B2X5VNBY/Kolob+Terrace+Road+Free+Camping+in+Winter Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter This campsite along Kolob Terrace road is really peaceful on a winter’s evening—but you can see how muddy it was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547950608778-L7MM62LSK0CVG92N2N7U/Utah+9+BLM+Land+Camping+Area+Free+Camping Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter We found another amazing free campsite on BLM land to the east of Zion on Highway 9. It’s rare to find great free camping so close to popular national parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547950686414-7DH3WCFH82YCCRR7PA2D/Find+Free+Camping+Near+Zion+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 7 Great Things to Do in Zion National Park in Winter What a wonderful feeling it is to wake up in places like this every morning. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/how-i-make-extra-money-while-traveling-full-time monthly 0.5 2020-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547828590722-UYII6J87NNQSX0SPTYKL/Make+Money+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547826634808-KVMUQC0RI0Y8J6HH6XG1/How+to+Make+Money+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time If you travel frugally, a little bit of extra cash from online surveys can go a long way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547826716187-XK752FUDOGVKBW8Q2Z71/How+to+Save+Money+on+Groceries+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time You can save a lot of money on groceries or even get free groceries by using a few apps! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547828804046-MEPOSC2NZUB2ZUMHQT0P/Make+Extra+Money+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time I won five dollars by submitting this photo of a decorated palm tree. It took 15 seconds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547831334990-QQZTT0AT1J1FN2S6JSBU/Make+Money+While+Living+in+Your+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time Observa is great because you can do it when it’s convenient for you—like when you’re already grocery shopping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547847969097-0N7E7T4ZVN16I5U56MBR/Save+Money+on+Groceries+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time “A penny saved (on groceries) is a penny earned.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547848215690-CBI6UMUK0DVBHH1SF8BR/How+to+Save+Money+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time You can save a ton of money just by scanning your grocery receipts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547826935904-K4CU5813INTH1YC010HV/How+to+Live+Frugally+in+a+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time There’s always downtime while traveling, so I occasionally take surveys in my spare time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547856240151-IBPEZV74IY77CKCWUNEI/Make+Money+While+Sitting+in+the+Car Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time Earn some cash while you’re sitting in the passenger seat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547827003287-204OCRX32YRD0D7LCLRH/Earn+Extra+Beer+Money+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time Make some extra beer money while traveling by taking easy online surveys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547829284461-GIAZU3FE33PMT48UIO45/Make+Money+Taking+Surveys+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time You can take these surveys on your computer if you have WiFi or a hot spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547829422687-K90LW7LNJOPZS64WF3HF/Online+Surveys+for+Travelers Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time But a lot of these survey sites have mobile apps to make taking the surveys really convenient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547848593865-7XKZWVS2P7KGZ1LDDYBL/How+to+Earn+Extra+Cash+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time Save money so that you have more to spend on frozen custard… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547848728670-67X2M92POICW319W7GKU/Make+Money+While+Traveling+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time …or to spend on cheap Chinese food… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547848967170-1GVO1HFDFKC0ZQNS7Y7R/How+to+Afford+To+Travel+Full+Time Ad-van-tures - How I Make Extra Money While Traveling Full Time …or to spend on fun stuff like replacing the timing chain on your Sprinter. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/the-john-dellenback-dunes-trail-is-the-best-day-hike-on-the-oregon-coast monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546995038767-7TM4F7ZPBVMZ9G0NLF7L/The+Best+Day+Hike+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546982997793-23U8SERQXPWYBAW1XR0U/Visiting+the+Oregon+Dunes+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Striking a pose on the top of the tallest dune as the sun sets over the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546983156731-QYQ2DAY076ERS7X42VNA/The+John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast The end of the trail leads you a beautiful stretch of misty beach, and you’ll likely have it all to yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546980163006-U43YUS62RVC4H807H0V0/Finding+a+Friendly+Cat+is+Best Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Every trail would be enhanced if a black cat crossed our path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546981547459-A3XF1EZM6OBA3DXA4Q9P/Places+to+Hike+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast You might not want to walk the whole way barefoot, but take your shoes off at some point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546982061915-IO6AJP8LY6MWR8H5K1NV/Hiking+the+John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Give yourself a little extra time, because the trail is kind of hard to walk on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546987379208-4YZKT9FK40V0RFKFA6HC/Walking+at+the+Oregon+Dunes+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Welcome to Tattoine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546986994785-7YN7PQZ716DKDX90LIWU/Best+Places+for+Photography+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast As the sun started to set Ian was in photographer’s heaven! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546983484807-JD9TPXPP2KOI6SU8LRPR/How+to+Hike+in+the+Oregon+Dunes Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast These posts help you find your way through the dunes and to the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546981739957-94TZK74Q9Q3GVGX4O51P/Where+to+Explore+Sand+Dunes+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast When the wind blows the grass over, the blades trace these patterns in the sand, like a natural zen garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546983641903-SQOVMKQ4I0WD6ICHT0QI/Where+to+Walk+in+the+Oregon+Dunes Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast In some windblown areas the sand is very firm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546982546415-HQBQH3NVZO06JITCWA4T/Best+Places+to+Hike+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast You can see how the sand reaches a terminal slope creating these hard lines throughout the dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546987175402-6D4I5KGTTFYCMH6KGH2L/Destinations+on+the+Oregon+Coast+to+Take+Kids Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast The Oregon Dunes are a giant grownup sand box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546982858349-A4GEOYRNY3TGL4FYKMS5/Witches+Eye+in+the+Oregon+Dunes Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Approaching a huge witches eye that we found on one of the dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546982771549-QE1HWEGHZW27PL8HZFOV/Big+Witches+Eye+in+the+Oregon+Dunes Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Ian running into the witches eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546983909388-3GE2JHFHIGBHYD9LSVKO/Where+to+Hike+on+Sand+Dunes+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast In areas where the sand was windblown, our footprints were the only ones around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546985749853-85Z8TGKWQPVAI1DQAB1I/Best+Hiking+Trails+on+the+Oregon+Dunes Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast As the day wore on, and the shadows lengthened, the Oregon Dunes only became more dramatic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546985962815-Z2J9EVU9X55YZ1SKNQDF/Green+Tunnel+at+the+John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Before you get to the ocean, you have to cross a strip of trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546986024816-5N1G66QDSHCAJHFSNZ9C/Tunnel+at+John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast In some places the trees are so dense the trail is a tunnel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546986208039-3V2OWAP381C3WO9ABLYX/Oregon+Dunes+National+Recreation+Area Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast The mossy trees make you feel like you are in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546986343495-ANWQN2GYBVRFT3GE4RJU/Hiking+on+the+John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast These wooden boardwalks make this part of the trail even more charming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546986459163-W2ECT1FP9L8RMLJ9IJW1/Best+Places+to+Hike+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast This part of the John Dellenback Dunes Trail has such a different dynamic than the rest of the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546986563679-R0N5SYIRCGUTKMSD64S8/Day+Hiking+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast The trail is just a thin path through grasses and salal right before you arrive at the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546984607311-9N4H6UJ3VDXDZ7L3LB34/The+Ocean+at+the+End+of+the+John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast There are no rocks off shore, it’s just open ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546984762569-63H1N5NFAX4A5ATUGZBK/The+Best+Beaches+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Since you have to walk 6 miles through thick sand to get to this beach, you’ll likely have the beach all to yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546987807438-RFMI2NNXK1VDPN2WAZOY/The+Beach+at+the+Oregon+Dunes+National+Recreation+Area Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Ian walking through the trees before you arrive at the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546984197923-QBGLZN842RHD3CGECU2B/The+Most+Secluded+Beaches+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast There are areas of the beach that are totally covered with broken shells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546984383654-H3N6V38QEPRF9VLA4JIW/Best+Places+to+Beach+Comb+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast We spent over an hour just searching for unbroken shells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546985136319-GZRKGXWXA6PCKRL4NW4M/Sunset+Spots+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast We decided to stay and watch the sunset from the highest dune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546985248764-12DDWOM28WCB8HQWM2FL/John+Dellenback+Dunes+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast The sand dunes became a blueish gray color as the sun sunk below the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546985320466-DI2MWA4YBKQJXUBDNCSW/Best+Hiking+Trails+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is one of our favorite day hikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546984088346-EF76C87ARDTFETO2MQKJ/Oregon+Dunes+National+Recreation+Area Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast Not only did we get to see the sunset, we got to see the moon rise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546984135929-RTEQBIFEC29JOAKX1UF5/Places+to+Visit+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - The John Dellenback Dunes Trail is the Best Day Hike on the Oregon Coast These scraggly shore pines somehow manage to survive in the poor soil of the dunes. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/4-destinations-we-love-in-western-oregon monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546835684493-IFCIIFZ6JFCEO2S7NPNT/Cape+Creek+Cove+at+Heceta+Head+Lighthouse Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon The Oregon Coast is one of our new favorite places, but there is a lot to love in inland Western Oregon too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546835953862-MF19414PN9U3WMAJ5F36/Trail+to+the+Lighthouse+at+Heceta+Head+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon A trail leads you from the cove at the mouth of Cape Creek to the lighthouse on Heceta Head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836053775-M8P82QR98PDXSZOZFET4/Heceta+Head+Lighthouse+Oregon+Coast+Destinations Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon These keepers’ libraries would be exchanged every few months between lighthouse keepers on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546835774157-MFPGKWKKZF7FNPNMBIMI/Heceta+Head+Lighthouse+Where+to+Go+With+Kids+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon The Heceta Head Lighthouse was first lit in 1894. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836096087-PMU2F7OMVRJ1JH0KXJS9/The+Best+Lighthouses+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon Looking up the tower at Heceta Head Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836012578-ADGLEP7VREA451WZ9FKW/Lighthouses+to+Tour+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon Besides the lighthouse, there are a lot of old out buildings and keepers’ residence to check out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836160251-P88CLG47AWAWFSXMM9ZH/Where+to+Hike+in+the+Siuslaw+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon This interesting tree had a huge branch that has become second trunk, because the original canopy of the tree had broken off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836239672-VRVFV06P7O5EY0CCGWUQ/Siltcoos+Lake+Trail+Siuslaw+National+Forest+Hiking+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon The Siltcoos Lake Trail takes you through a beautiful green and mossy trail in the Siuslaw National Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836409797-ZNTYVDDCWQ6801DH6024/Covered+Bridges+Scenic+Bikeway+in+Western+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon Ian posing by the picturesque Mosby Creek Covered Bridge along the Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway near Cottage Grove, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836353301-C9FGIDKTHNDMY7HMZASP/Covered+Bridges+Scenic+Bikeway+Places+to+Bike+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon We noticed this cute little painted rocks at one of the rest areas along the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546836457419-ABOCC1UR9ZYZYGQ25PR2/Best+Biking+Trails+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon We found a bunch of ripe yellow pears along the trail. They were a bit bruised so we poached them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546886084447-8F751K82NZCBCINT5JJZ/Camping+in+the+Siuslaw+National+Forest+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon The Umpqua National Forest has some really great free, dispersed camping along many of the forest service roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546886187740-4DR3HL3TZRAM4A147DDI/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+on+the+Oregon+Coast+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 4 Destinations We Love in Western Oregon The spot in the Umpqua National Forest site was a peaceful place to spend a quiet morning in the van. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/a-day-of-vanliving-on-the-central-oregon-coast monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546561687805-TC3GULGFZN9M13IXQKZG/Great+Blue+Heron+At+Seal+Rock+State+Park+Oregon Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast We spotted this beautiful heron fishing along the sea shore. We watched it stab at a few fish before it noticed us and decided to take off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546565869347-ZZ6VIR1VFVP6C1NBAQ17/Seal+Rock+State+Park+Oregon+Coast+Highway+101 Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Seal Rock is a great place for photography, and Ian enjoyed snapping a few shots along the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546565733019-50TNJNVUAX9FN3KZ8CEZ/Basalt+Stacks+at+Seal+Rock+State+Park+Bouldering+Spot Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast This is a great spot for bouldering. Now I just have to learn how to boulder… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546561571224-FLO9Y7TLXR4KQ8J0NNB7/Elephant+Rock++at+Seal+Rock+State+Park+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast This is Elephant Rock. Try squinting. Do you see it now? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546561511831-Y64BME9H3W5NJR7G8JIA/Low+Tide+at+Oregon+Coast+State+Park Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Close to low tide, you can see how covered with life these rocks are. At high tide these rocks would be almost covered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546561908902-DN0QR2KYQ1ZEOASTJ3P4/Spiderweb+in+the+Basalt+at+Seal+Rock+State+Park Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Every little crevice along the sea shore seems to hold some form of life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546566585542-MKT8LXVC7C6FCRQMPQ4B/Where+to+Hike+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast We hardly saw another person while we were visiting Seal Rock State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546565473579-M7EWJGKRVLL71DHYV4YK/Where+to+Go+On+Vacation+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Tiny bleached barnacles cling to the black basalt at Seal Rock State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546565599251-N64UOOFG31GQM9EXNPYV/The+Best+Places+to+Explore+Tide+Pools+in+Oregon Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Ian explores some of the inter-tidal zone on the shore at Seal Rock State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546566772284-ECEX7T3POFPUMHW8P73P/Best+Places+to+Eat+in+Waldport+Oregon Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Don’t let the appearance of China Restaurant spoil your appetite! It might be a bit of a greasy spoon, but it’s tasty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546566941207-EF84LVTW5BPCNPN4XBC7/Walport+Oregon+Highway+101+Road+Trip Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Downtown Waldport is full of funky little nautically themed buildings and shops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546567422024-VP80S6GIIFGP98XE6PM9/Best+Sunset+Spots+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast Highway 101 allows you to spend every night next to the Pacific Coast—which means sunsets every night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546567281342-79TWAM1MT5DBC7387GUG/Cape+Perpetua+Headland+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast In this picture you can see the Cape Perpetua Headland—the highest point on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546567768154-GZ6KWYAD3FGCN7IZ26FW/Cape+Perpetua+Marine+Garden+Thor%27s+Well Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast When out on the plateau next to the water, you need to be careful of sneaker waves, or sudden swells of water, that have pulled people into the powerful surf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546568143260-KDUM6M995CWXRHMI8AZ8/Thor%27s+Well+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast I tried to relax and drink my coffee while enjoying the early morning, but it’s a bit stressful to be next to the pounding water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546568325569-XKQU9A4QKQCS6W52AQBF/Cooks+Chasm+Cape+Perpetua+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast You can see Ian is just a tiny speck next to this chasm that was filling and emptying with churning waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546569575678-I44Y4JNZMU44QY0PHW5V/Siuslaw+National+Forest+Free+Camping+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast A dispersed camping spot on a forest service road in the Siuslaw National Forest. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/four-reasons-you-have-to-visit-yaquina-head-lighthouse-and-outstanding-natural-area monthly 0.5 2020-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546557660690-LRAQWCX26KM9NEV01AMB/Reasons+to+Visit+Yaquina+Head+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546489466755-Z2VKE1MHDC4FYIXPHKCC/Quarry+Cove+Trail+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area At the end of the Quarry Cove Trail, you can scramble onto outcrops of rock that go out into the cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546489553843-SZ7KEEHBTLDCYH0CBYFF/Where+to+Hike+near+Newport+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area Bring your binoculars, from the rocks at Quarry Cove you can see Seal Rock with lots of marine mammals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490361388-X1VUV07IO020BJQV49FF/Tidal+Pools+at+Yaquina+Head+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area Ocre sea stars are the real “star” of the show in the tidal pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490981501-9SLM3OMF3BNY2S3VA85J/Where+to+See+Tide+Pools+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area The purple urchins and the various types of kelp and algae create a great contrast against the black stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546489905197-42EYUI6SEY5EZ30QWR1F/Black+Cobble+Beach+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area Walking on the cobble beach can be a little difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490178523-RIOS68YROW06KLNI3H1K/Amazing+Black+Cobble+Beach+at+Yaquina+Head Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area The entire beach is made of this polished basalt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490102349-8KG2BYR7UGYPL3OKYQPE/Best+Beaches+on+the+Oregon+Coast+Highway+101 Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area Don’t take rocks with you. If a thousand visitor each took only one rock, the beach would disappear in a matter of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490467409-TS8612NF0IFQQEQNXUOO/Best+Places+to+See+Tide+Pools+along+Highway+101 Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area Ian checks out some of the tidal pools at Yaquina Head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490838112-GX8GU2IC3EBGCD2MRL2E/Where+to+Take+Kids+Tide+Pools+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area Ian found a bunch of these tiny purple crabs under some of cobble stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490643445-52BU7CTK9NEBXAUFEGSV/Yaquina+Head+Lighthouse+Oregon+Coast+Road+Trip Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is at the tip of the basalt headland that sticks out into the Pacific a mile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546490709512-Q7QWWPO979OMQ8KGXP5S/Yaquina+Head+Lighthouse+Cobble+Beach Ad-van-tures - Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area The view of Oregon’s tallest lighthouse from the cobble beach. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/cape-kiwanda-state-natural-area-and-cascade-head-scenic-research-area monthly 0.5 2020-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546308737726-A88PTI7QK9W9JFE1I36E/By+the+Cliffs+of+Cape+Kiwanda+State+Park+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head Ian exploring a few of the rocks off the shore of Cape Kiwanda. He got his pants completely wet while going out there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546308860843-844C04WMIYG6RJR2YM88/Cape+Kiwanda+State+Park+Sand+Dunes Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head The Cape Kiwanda Dune is the highest dune on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546308961214-J11INAISUAZK8EIOQ27G/Cape+Kiwanda+Beach+Oregon+Coast+Destinations Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head The sandy beach at Cape Kiwanda stretches on a long ways. The entire Oregon Coast is public land, so you can stroll as far as you want. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546309114922-T5UTTMLG5JHTDPBWBG9Q/Nestucca+Bay+on+the+Oregon+Coast+Highway+101 Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head Looking to the North from Cape Kiwanda, over more sandstone and sand dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546309161458-O2OUTOOTLMUOYXVQABI0/Dangerous+Cliffs+of+Cape+Kiwanda+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head The sandstone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda are fragile and the surf is powerful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546310956115-WHKTQYZ4DHJN9JPW93A9/Hay+Stack+Rock+Cape+Kiwanda+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head Haystack Rock has protected the soft sandstone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda from wave action while other areas have eroded completely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546309404401-FKNPVRT6IV1SYX1FTT6G/Hay+Stack+Rock+Oregon+Coast+Destinations Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head Ian looks out at Haystack Rock and windswept trees from the top of the sand dune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546309688988-W0Z8AMZR1UZFSCZ6PSKE/Best+Trails+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head The Harts Cove trail goes through an area of coastal rain forest. It’s got an great surface for running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546309921984-HWVY9QZSD2JS45NTW94P/Harts+Cove+Trail+along+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head We did a trail run on the Harts Cove trail, but this was the perfect place to stop for a rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546310089313-KA0Y7LUNV27C0WTQQIHG/Cascade+Head+Oregon+Coast+Hiking+Trails Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head We could hear sea lions barking in the next cove over, but we never saw any on this run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546310280869-4JROCJWXYFGUF6ZU5OP1/Where+to+Hike+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head The meadow at the end of the Harts Cove Trail is an example of coastal prairie…who even knew there was such a thing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546311375549-QJJH3F3PFUK2J3MNXSNY/Winema+Wayside+Free+Campsite+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head We experienced a beautiful sunset from the Winema Wayside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546311302753-8X4K87Y1ECEFNESI8V1P/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head Waysides aren’t usually great spots to spend the night, but this one was actually pretty quiet. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/strange-trees-and-secret-beaches-cape-meares-state-park monthly 0.5 2020-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546291774664-A5S9B11J8X3EA4K8RSR7/Cape+Meares+Secret+Beach+Hiking+Trail+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The rocky headland and sea stacks at Cape Meares State Park on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546290518482-K1XY29FUB80ZVIX7VWQG/Cape+Meares+Lighthouse+Lens+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The original Fresnel lens at the top of the Cape Meares Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546290560021-5AEGS6U4TZ0U0Y2SJCS0/Fresnel+Lens+Lighthouse+on+Cape+Meares+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park This lens was sailed around the tip of South America in order to reach the Oregon Coast in the late 1800s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546291006757-UAIDK3EQOCZNLNXJKYUC/Cape+Meares+Headland+Oregon+Coast+Things+to+Do Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The view to the south from a spot near the lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546291200124-LDYNS94EYGR8234RIQRG/Things+to+Do+on+the+Oregon+Coast-+Cape+Meares Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park We saw a pod of gray whales breaching just off the tip of the cliff in this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546290705652-UWD3436WI5AHLB3NHO7X/Octopus+Tree+Cape+Meares+Oregon+Coast+Hiking Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The Octopus Tree may have formed from natural forces such as a lightning strike or it may have been trained this way by indigenous people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546290739684-7QWMGMLLHCIZL9OLJGOH/Octopus+Tree+at+Cape+Meares+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The Octopus Tree might not be massive or ancient, but it’s really weird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546291553548-ZZWW9LB7S6DJR844DJQG/Secret+Beach+Trail+at+Cape+Meares+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The trail down to the Cape Meares Beach is a green tunnel in many places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546291678791-9LFVOB77YLKFPBBIUE2O/Cape+Meares+Beach+on+the+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park To descent from this bank down to the beach there is a knotted rope you can use to lower yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546292001747-HT2TSHVSPNY9QPWVLEOC/Winema+Wayside+Free+Campsite+on+the+Oregon+Coast+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park We parked in this gravel pull out rather than the main parking area, and we felt like it was a bit quieter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546292050631-OWU108PCDU9XVHXINJG8/Winema+Wayside+Free+Camping+on+Oregon+Coast Ad-van-tures - Strange Trees and Secret Beaches: Cape Meares State Park The sunset from the Winema Wayside free campsite. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/stopping-to-smell-the-roses-at-the-international-rose-test-garden-in-portland monthly 0.5 2020-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546286887802-31L6ODRPPIGKFN3PABWQ/Roses+in+the+Portland+International+Rose+Garden Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland There are many unique roses to be discovered in Washington Park in Portland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546286484405-YQPTO92159Y2U48ZJMEE/Free+Things+to+Do+in+Portland+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland You wouldn’t expect to find a formal English rose garden like this in the middle of Portland! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546280988618-TJGAA1S4F9RPLI09VFJ0/Unique+Things+to+Do+in+Portland+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland Colorful houses in a funky neighborhood near Portland’s International Rose Test Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546286788691-HS4AFY63QIOQYTVWC582/Washington+Park+in+Uptown+Portland+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland There is more to explore in Washington Park than just the International Rose Test Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546283134621-GVULI3DY3AJQ3A28KJ49/Things+to+Do+with+Kids+in+Portland+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland There are so many varieties of beautiful roses at Portland International Rose Test Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546285403837-O06SI8MY9LIHSB8RJG24/Portland+Oregon+City+of+Roses Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland The blossoms are especially pretty when they are dewy like this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546285568046-LWM7PVGM9E72W4NVXAJW/Portland+International+Rose+Test+Garden Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland There are small pagodas and gardens within gardens to explore in the rose garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546285981958-38ICYZUQAAR52K0KBDA8/Best+Places+to+Go+in+Portland+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland Many of the roses are in well-kept rows, but you’ll find other climbing walls, gates, and trellises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546286369989-8RI01PYFB34NA2HVT2XS/Portland+Secret+Garden+in+the+Portland+International+Rose+Garden Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland The Secret Garden was one of our favorite parts of Washington Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546286308855-MA3NCCITPLZKFG1KRD5N/The+Best+Kept+Secrets+in+Portland+Oregon Ad-van-tures - Stopping to Smell the Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland Kaylee climbing the stairs to exit the park toward Arlington Heights. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/wandering-through-the-worlds-tallest-trees-exploring-the-redwood-forest monthly 0.5 2020-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543896753149-XMZSEJ05LY4O0SNOPKMJ/Visiting+the+Redwood+Forest+Northern+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543901073344-ENF1O0SAC0J4CTDGFRWF/Things+To+Do+In+the+Redwood+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543901008115-9F4E1TMNHDXNFA6X1CLR/Founders+Grove+Redwood+Forest+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543901120920-LS7EKF2Q9TSVFFILLN74/Where+to+Go+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543892099892-NW4LLQFZQMNXINI1HI5R/Stout+Grove+Jedediah+Smith+Redwoods+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Ian scrambled up this log while on our trail run in Stout Grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543892222224-WYS3L1S8SCD7AH994NTT/Stout+Grove+Things+to+Do+in+the+Redwood+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The root balls of the fallen trees are massive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543892418332-8JSFSB0KE3QBSZEKXNQV/What+to+Do+in+the+Giant+Redwoods+in+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Stout Grove has very little underbrush besides these sword ferns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543892563464-LF9Y3QE05F8GL1AGGWRX/Destinations+in+the+Redwood+Giant+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Seeing a cross section of a tree makes your realize how massive they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543892773966-JGCMWFSPBX071K7JOF1R/Where+to+Go+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Ian walking along the length of a fallen tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543893088623-1ELQ9SDMKZI75V84AJHH/Groves+to+Visit+in+the+Giant+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest For some reason when this tree fell it split into these layers of planks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543893237763-YHAAJDDHJDQRLT36Q981/Hiking+Spots+in+the+Redwood+Forest+Northern+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Throughout the Redwood Forest there are many burnt or partially burnt trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543893463721-GTK5E06RLT6P4DY1VET3/Swimming+Spots+in+the+Redwood+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Swimming in the Smith River on a 90-degree day felt amazing, especially because it doubled as a shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543893693371-M9VBMTZJ6K1K0EWMGL28/Smith+River+Swimming+Spot+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest This swimming spot is so blue, deep, and clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543894294530-HGQBK2Y6G57ZOR9FKUJC/Big+Tree+in+the+Redwood+Forest+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Ian looking very small by the Big Tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543894508683-BPR48WT842O6OL4NBGIW/Biggest+Trees+in+the+Redwood+Forest+in+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Besides the Big Tree, the grove is full of huge trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543894703111-0VD318A9NGLTQU1UTCOM/Prairie+Creek+Redwoods+State+Park+in+Northern+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Make sure to look up at the canopy and down at the roots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543895403221-GK1AQFKNSJCNS8JMX6LH/VerySmoothCurlyRedwood.jpg Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The bark of this fallen tree had peeled away to reveal very smooth curly redwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543895484528-G37BE0XHFZLGM6RW8YKU/BigTreeGrove.jpg Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest This is the kind of place that makes you feel very small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543894844603-EL8H2DX2O1TG0X3YO4O5/Prairie+Creek+Elk+Herd+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest We spotted these elk just off the roadway in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and we had to stop to let them cross. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543895103071-DD0M9Z6X6WYSR2X1CYGM/Where+to+See+Elk+in+the+Redwood+Forest+in+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Besides hanging out in the meadows, the elk are often spotted in the wetlands near the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543896043124-9HEID1YDDWO9HTF6NWOJ/Humbolt+Redwoods+State+Park+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The forest just begs you to explore it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543896552788-E82BEXKU08P82Z324ZY0/Redwood+National+Park+in+Northern+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest But then you end up having to crawl under a log like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543896252093-KXUV0FVSIZZVFHUVHIGI/Why+are+Redwood+Trees+Hollow Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest You might even find some trees that have been hollowed out by wildfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543896957131-V096X7GUE2XRWRSUV7J6/Avenue+of+Giants+in+the+Redwood+Forest+Northern+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest There are a lot of places to pull off along the Avenue of the Giants so you can explore the redwoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543897223023-8QBPTSQ9GGI4Z2Z3GICA/Why+are+Some+Redwoods+Hollow+and+Burned Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The trees have a very thick bark so they are able to withstand wildfire, but in some instances the wildfire gets under the bark and hollows out the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543895802953-ZKQHIOU7AU8XOL8H9955/Avenue+of+the+Giants+Road+Trip+in+Northern+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The Avenue of Giants is definitely a classic road trip experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543897837425-MRIBH1VU1VPKCSNSB6SH/Eternal+Treehouse+in+the+Redwood+Forest+Roadside+Attractions Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The Eternal Tree House is tucked behind a little gift shop along the Avenue of the Giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543897695344-GMOPSUDC32L903SB8AT4/Eternal+Treehouse+along+the+Avenue+of+the+Giants Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Ian emerging from the dark 20-foot-round, hollowed out stump house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543899165729-NABNWGXKJFD6ZMHNWYNE/What+to+Do+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Even when the trees have been hollowed out by wildfire they can still continue to live for hundreds of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543899359578-PPZ7WEWS4AMO71KQFPAZ/Places+to+Go+on+a+Redwood+Forest+Roadtrip Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Where the fallen trees have been cut to create the path, you can count the rings to see how old they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543899421366-OP829BQWKF8EF3DPW2BL/Vanlife+in+the+Redwood+Forest+in+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Ian standing in the root ball of a fallen giant in the Founders’ Grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543899015296-DCBHCYBD2A0EU8KMSWA4/Dyerville+Giant+in+the+Redwood+Forest+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The Dyerville Giant stretches so far into the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543898928156-RJJSPEKP8IC9RE5B07UV/Dyerville+Giant+Things+to+Do+in+the+Redwoods Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The Dyerville Giant isn’t only long, it also has a huge circumference! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543899659682-3Z3BEBNQ326HLL26P613/The+Charles+Kellogg+Travel+Log+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The massive Redwood Log was combined with Nash Quad truck to make the most unique home on wheels that we’ve seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543899751888-9RXN4F0BWVECB6XTW2OF/The+Travel+Log+in+Redwood+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest Can you imagine seeing this thing driving down the interstate!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543900223572-LQG4LNGX7C76S171RII5/Free+Camping+near+the+Redwoods Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The spot was quiet enough for an evening of rest and relaxation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543900261560-BID2RE0MP9D5C89VPJK8/Vanlife+Free+Camping+Smith+River+Recreation+Area Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest This large pull off is high above the Smith River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543900637109-T4GF2RSP7HJCATSGB6LW/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+in+the+Redwood+Forest Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest The Trinidad Rest Area is within a redwood grove of its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543900423907-0E1N3V019XYUF8CWACMX/Free+Campsites+in+the+Redwood+Forest+California Ad-van-tures - Wandering through the World’s Tallest Trees: Exploring the Redwood Forest It’s not often that we get views of old growth forest out our back doors at a rest stop! https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/8-places-to-go-on-your-first-visit-to-yosemite monthly 0.5 2019-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543271354353-YT5DDLOVCFXQUOZSXU2C/Where+to+Go+on+Your+First+Visit+to+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543115502378-26Z6RQIGR5KWU6JO2MJZ/Fallen+Giant+in+Mariposa+Grove+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Posing in front of the Fallen Monarch in Mariposa Grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543165945415-S4Y5NDUBW2RMQ59ZM6BY/Hiking+in+Mariposa+Grove+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Ian and his sister posing in front of the same tree when they were kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543165556806-5ES5M4L0ZORRGH89HLBI/Grizzly+Giant+Sequoia+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The Grizzly Giant has some branches that are as big as many of the trees surrounding it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543165820753-KNEZ4851YABMPE0PYUE5/California+Tunnel+Tree+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Ian, his dad, and his sister inside the California Tunnel Tree in Mariposa Grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543166282744-53C9R0PW6B99DABAKYUH/Mariposa+Grove+in+the+Rain+Yosemite+Hiking Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Yosemite was extra green and fresh when we were there because of recent rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543166764580-BX2VQOAALTPC66H6J95M/Stormy+Half+Dome+in+October+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The sky started as this really stormy dramatic view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543168870738-VZJQMUKGROJ57ZZOZJ2Z/Red+Sunset+Half+Dome+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite While we were leaving Glacier Point, Half Dome turn this rosy pink color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543169051458-9GRDGEQJBMBQAEY0GJN9/Glacier+Point+at+Sunset+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The view in the opposite direction of Half Dome is also really beautiful at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543169111550-8R78F8MHRDTC38G9HWP9/Things+to+Do+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Glacier Point is one of the most popular photo spots in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543169330625-JJ2PHWBJLP70PIVNC5CT/Things+to+Do+on+Your+First+Visit+to+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Washburn Point is definitely worth the stop on the way to Glacier Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543169464861-BYN88LDFTQ68UCK76KR3/Washburn+Point+on+Glacier+Point+Road Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Washburn Point shows you less of the North Face of Half Dome and more of the actual dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543169739485-2B2UWAR3OD9SO222XZ8J/Hiking+Sentinel+Dome+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Ian standing by the fallen Jeffrey Pine made famous by an Ansel Adams photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543170004641-RONLCMR3T8IOG8ULYVZ8/Windblown+Pine+on+Sentinel+Dome+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Another windblown pine on top of Sentinel Dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543169891371-VCJUX6L59W4QWJJI1Z25/Looking+West+from+Sentinel+Dome+down+Yosemite+Valley Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The view looking down Yosemite Valley from Sentinel Dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543170680552-3RLFX07IYCJXYIUNMI7K/Narrow+Steps+on+the+Mist+Trail+in+Yosemite+Valley Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The narrow stone steps built into the rock wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543170743693-D6QZ1ASBOSBJE4NJERMF/Vernal+Falls+Low+Water+in+Fall Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Vernal Falls is really beautiful even when the water is low. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543170843525-F63CK8IA7VI8ZS8YJVSD/Hiking+the+Mist+Trail+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The mist trail has so many of these steep granite steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543170949751-WZWJG4FMVFUA4N5GD2B0/The+View+from+the+top+of+Vernal+Falls Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The view from the top of Vernal Falls and the guardrail leading down to Vernal Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543171070161-800EVEG8Y658T3WUIU1E/Love+Locks+at+the+Top+of+Vernal+Falls+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Love locks on the fence at the top of Vernal Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543171356329-5YTMNF4XQ6J2JDVPUBI9/Silver+Apron+on+the+Merced+River+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite You can see how this would be a tempting natural waterslide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543171176648-Z4CESR3I5QAYARLNNP07/Nevada+Falls+Mist+Trail+Hike+to+Half+Dome Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Climbing up the Mist Trail next to Nevada Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543171229001-MT7XGG13XT50SK1TCDZJ/Nevada+Falls+in+October+on+the+Mist+Trail Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Nevada Falls is nearly 600-feet tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543171826590-K2XKZHJJOP6YGK44L0TB/Yosemite+Meadows+in+Fall Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The Yosemite Valley floor is a great place to find flat trails in Yosemite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543172007294-UFHIFX7VME193VU83K0P/Walking+in+Yosemite+Valley+Meadows+in+Fall Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The meadows of Yosemite are the perfect place for a picnic on a sunny fall day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543172313860-L6CD3ZU8NDUV2DLE257K/Tunnel+View+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite From the Tunnel View Overlook, you get a really amazing view of El Capitan and Half Dome peaks out from behind more mountains further down Yosemite Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543172687970-USPFFV77FZJ36RD3AQSX/Tufa+at+Mono+Lake+Outside+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite These tufa limestone formations can be found all around the shore of Mono Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543172869489-LJODSI0UFGD3IAUWCJQI/Looking+over+Mono+Lake+in+California Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite An overlook of the shallow, saline, Mono Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543269995156-QGP7XZF96RSJT9FCW8QI/Free+Camping+Outside+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The north side of the park has a really different look than the Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543173262462-138QB65Q6S8PF6SE4L1S/Sky+from+Tioga+Pass+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite This was the coldest night we’ve experienced in the van, and the cold dry air gave us a great view of the stars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543173703313-UINTT4AIE0DI9SRRTYDQ/Ellery+Lake+Outside+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite Another picture of the camping spot by the beautiful lake by the Tioga Pass Entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543173433840-D3U3LJQ8TN8CLTC7OHC4/Free+Camping+in+Goat+Meadow+Outside+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - 8 Places To Go On Your First Visit to Yosemite The Goat Meadow Sno Play Area camping spot is in the middle of a lush forest. Keep an eye out for the GIANT Sequoia cones. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/our-misty-half-dome-summit-attempt monthly 0.5 2019-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543086620748-IOOVCEJ7B9MGXEJIR3DQ/Hiker+Approaching+Half+Dome+in+the+Mist Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543086985401-P0Z8IMSUKGSU9TP39NS5/Amazing+Sunset+Photos+of+Half+Dome Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Two nights before we left, we caught a stormy sunset that turned Half Dome a glowing pink from Glacier Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543087116895-HXQ5ADH8CXUU0EO73J7A/HIking+Up+the+Stone+Stairs+of+Half+Dome Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Hiking some stairs built into a rock face on the Mist Trail on the way to Half Dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543093426287-KM5VNAG0Q0A71I3Q87XS/Hiking+the+Half+Dome+Trail+in+the+Rain Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt You don’t need a permit to hike here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543093464913-W2D85ED9EPEI477C9VS5/Hiking+on+Sub+Dome+When+It%27s+Misty Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt But you do need one to hike here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543088108222-7H4Z5SQTBYSE8YDSYP5P/Descending+from+Half+Dome+after+a+Rainy+Day Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Hiking Half Dome required quite of bit of planning, training, and preparation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543087932534-AKA30UORVNU24PC2DZ4P/Looking+over+Half+Dome+on+a+Stormy+Evening Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Contemplating whether I would actually be able to climb that enormous rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543093633283-TZD45LG5HU2I5A6E6R4G/What+You+Need+for+a+Hike+Up+Half+Dome+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt I just carried a small hydration vest and Ian carried the rest of our gear. Lucky me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543094001029-53V4FHR1421NPZBV6BE9/HIking+the+Half+Dome+Trail+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt A regular day pack should accommodate any gear that you need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543088474627-B1TPVX0WEUJ0Q53G4XLF/Morning+on+the+Mist+Trail+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt The gray early morning sky at the beginning of our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543088562774-1F5BS9OK5M96INJP0YG7/How+to+Avoid+the+Crowds+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt This was as close to a sunrise as we got while hiking up to Half Dome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543089290940-RV3X2WNQ2JLA9JZIUME0/Granite+Stairs+While+Climbing+Half+Dome Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Some of the many granite stairs along the Mist Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543088863634-TR0JIMDS8Q7GO5FK99GS/Vernal+Falls+in+Fall+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Vernal Falls, still beautiful when the water is low. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543089015596-FDJGDJ28KLXKLSL67532/Stairs+on+the+Mist+Trail+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Ian and his dad climbing the stone stairs in the early morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543089650294-XMUIOPRPBROG5VIAV1PQ/Places+to+Visiti+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt The view from the top of Vernal Falls and the guardrail that allows you to approach the falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543089796094-ELYR0CHZSGP06AGYMJEY/Love+Locks+at+Vernal+Falls+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Stay behind the fence at Vernal Falls. It’s there for a reason! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090160311-R3U2IJ8955H86DJZOA9J/Nevada+Falls+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Hiking the stairs up to Nevada Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090411401-2515XWAUINMDB6GCC5XC/Rocky+Slide+Step+of+the+Grand+Staircase+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt The stream between Vernal and Nevada Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090213457-JRAXOA7E7L8XGPWLKVJD/Nevada+Falls+on+a+Misty+Morning+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Nevada Falls is nearly 600-feet tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090666566-KZ85GE0GCLXE7YAUXHV2/Hiking+on+the+Flat+Trail+on+the+Way+up+Half+Dome Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Enjoying the flat part of the hike around Little Yosemite Valley campground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090756553-VUHHSCIIMRTZSBI0FCG8/Little+Yosemite+Valley+Campground+and+Backpacking Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt It was misty throughout the whole hike, so we were uncertain about our chances of climbing the cables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090959564-EFJTUET1RTVKK7SQS9CN/Hiking+up+Sub+Dome+in+Yosemite+into+the+Clouds Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt There were openings in the clouds, but in this picture you can see how the rock was fairly wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543090918588-FAUD7SQKBE5VZ5HRKDNM/What+to+Do+if+it+Rains+when+You%27re+Hiking+Half+Dome Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Part of Sub Dome has stone stairs that make the climb a lot easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543091154320-COQA4OI67B8HXFUGJ9L6/Climbing+the+Stairless+Section+of+Sub+Dome Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt The final bit of the Sub Dome does not have stairs, just rounded granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543091212189-FOU8I0Z3A9KI1X5EKZPX/Sub+Dome+in+Yosemite+Totally+in+Mist Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Ian’s dad and sister climbing up Sub Dome surrounded by the completely white void of the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543091498555-LBPODL66ITNFC3TLDP5X/Hiking+the+Half+Dome+Cables+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Here’s what the cables looked like when Ian’s family hiked Half Dome when he was a kid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543091391649-2DYJH1MP3OLAEADQFPXL/Can+You+Climb+the+Half+Dome+Cables+in+Mist%3F Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Here’s what the cables looked like on the day of our summit attempt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092059421-373B52ECC5L1GOS42A8K/Can+you+climb+Half+Dome+when+it%27s+cloudy%3F Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Here we are at the base of the cables. I’m sitting down because I was afraid of falling off the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092101186-E8WJV4UYMA54F6LPN0WW/Proposal+on+the+Half+Dome+Cables+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt We accidentally captured a marriage proposal happening on the cables in the background of our selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092156876-PTTQM3EPFXOBO02CCM0P/On+the+Summit+of+Half+Dome+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Ian’s family on the summit of Half Dome on a beautiful sunny day during their first Yosemite vacation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092362286-SAUR54K4D1IQ84185HRO/The+Slope+of+Half+Dome+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Patches of blue sky made turning around at the bottom of the cables even more difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092623701-VL8LFLW35QRKIKR788ZZ/Descending+from+Half+Dome+in+Yosemite+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Clinging to the rock for dear life during my Sub Dome descent. Fortunately there are no pictures of the butt-scooting moments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092911998-4GTRTOT4DZ3G5W336TA4/What+to+Bring+for+a+Hike+up+Half+Dome+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt The lower we got in the valley the more clear the sky seemed to get, but it was probably still very wet near the summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092816205-8IAHHIRD50HSC21Q2UM3/Hikes+to+Do+from+Yosemite+Valley Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt Your knees take quite the beating while heading down from Half Dome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543092763885-P7LU4FCOO0NMMEAWLBEM/What+to+do+in+Yosemite+in+October Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt The Mist Trail got really crowded near Vernal Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543095852642-WBZ51SWEORRB5RKHBP9Y/Hiking+up+Half+Dome+in+October+in+Yosemite Ad-van-tures - Our Misty Half Dome Summit Attempt https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/17-great-gift-ideas-for-vanlifers monthly 0.5 2019-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542742711305-YV92HTUGA4CHESJKIPK6/Great+Gift+Ideas+for+Vanlifers+and+Travelers Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542744722475-5IL6Q1VCU3VBPXWS5ODN/Sand+Free+Mat+for+Vanlife+and+RVing Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers We often just put the Sand-Free Mat outside our door partially folded—kind of like a welcome mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542745644816-GA876FY05HAB5ZRPMUXO/Using+the+Sand+Free+Mat+for+Mechanics+Work Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Our Sand-Free mat has been really handy whenever Ian fixes our van as well, so that he doesn’t have to lay on the dirty asphalt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542752164628-7A1OMPKQ4QZOCP5LZDQZ/Helinox+Chair+by+the+Hoh+River+Camping+Chair Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Using our Helinox chair and our Trekology table by the Hoh River in Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542752078948-BFH6KPMDTHC29RM2GUO3/Helinox+Chairs+for+Vanlife+or+RVing Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Kaylee relaxing in a Helinox One chair the Toiyanabe National Forest near Lake Tahoe in California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542751549622-WUX528P0B3DVA55OEIQB/Trekology+Folding+Table+for+Camping+and+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Our Trekology Table is really handy for eating outside, and it collapses to a very small size for storage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542746560594-SWOX8V9IN6Z8QCJFVBQO/Bluetooth+Speakers+for+Vanlife+and+Traveling Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers We use this speaker almost non-stop in the van! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542746906361-CKRF1YVKCPQMV7FHSOA1/Outdoor+Tech+Bluetooth+Speaker+for+Biking+and+Outdoors Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers These bike-mounted bluetooth speakers are great for getting Google directions while biking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542747376999-3GPHPNPG3MCGJYUSTU68/Great+Gifts+for+Outdoorsy+Types Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Queen of the Mountain, here I come! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542747439930-FZ0Q34UL0Z2IQ8EER6C6/Gifts+You+Should+Buy+for+the+Cyclists+in+Your+Life Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Rolling out tight muscles after a bike ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542747701022-9U8ZPLKM8J4FCDGDUCOJ/Great+Gifts+for+Athletes+and+Trail+Runners Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers This muscle roller hardly takes up any space in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542747971008-FRC0WVZ4P4IUL4EOY5GA/Gifts+for+Vanlifers+and+Camping Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers The spice tins are the most commented on item when we show people the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542748370837-QRIV0OABA2FG0VFQK9P2/Magnetic+Spice+Tins+for+Tiny+House+or+Camper+Van+Conversion Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers We never feel like we are lacking flavor, because we have most of the spices people typically use on a day-to-day basis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542748667854-RP556EY8L5EKI50O39F9/External+Batter+and+Power+Bank+for+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers These little guys are really handy for charging phones on the go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542748924922-B86PCYEHE4PLPPN1UPKC/Solar+Power+in+Our+Van+Gifts+for+Environmentalists Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers We can charge our external batteries off our roof-top solar panels and then take them anywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542749618847-PU5K7LOKMZMJDSHDS5GS/Gifts+to+Give+to+People+Who+Live+in+Vans Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542749213240-AMLL3TAYMHNBWFNJ3NLX/Great+Gifts+for+Van+Dwellers+and+RVers Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542749872153-8WYWEO73IBIHHCVMR0LY/What+You+Should+Give+to+Your+Vanlifer+This+Christmas Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers A grocery card allows the recipient to pick whatever food they would usually eat, especially things like fresh produce that can’t be given as a gift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542750338304-7C1NVGVGQR5DQWENLZNG/Gifts+for+Minimalist+Travelers Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Starbucks may not always be the best coffee, but it’s consistent. And the WiFi is really consistent too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542752915800-236U3ORY1A7QS6BQ8DDD/Gifts+to+Give+to+Full+Time+Travelers Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers The first Starbucks at Pikes Place Market in Seattle, which we visited on a bike ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542751668543-54H19S8L5SBETEPO8HJF/Gift+Ideas+for+Outdoor+Enthusiasts Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Hydro Flask—perfect for boat rides big and small! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542751776306-IH4NG9Q7FUKVH9BVK3PD/Gift+Ideas+for+Travelers+Hydroflask+Mugs Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers If we want to enjoy a chilly sunrise by the ocean, we can still have hot coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542750567147-0G9GOFL53SSCHXJ0ZMFN/Gifts+to+Give+to+the+Traveler+in+Your+Life Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers This was a really helpful gift from Ian’s dad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542750709585-8JENRTN3YRY76SVVTKHP/What+to+Get+a+Vanlifer+or+Tiny+Home+Dweller+for+a+Gift Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers When we were in Alaska and Canada, we used the Milepost and this atlas almost exclusively for navigation because we rarely had good cell phone service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542751232475-2WY82ASARLBEMGRJJ5WF/Books+to+Give+People+Who+Love+the+Outdoors Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers A few of the books I have read recently. Two Wheels North has already been passed along to someone else! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542754593917-JTTLB5UZERHSJQX9PC5T/Books+to+Give+People+Who+Love+Adventure Ad-van-tures - 17 Great Gift Ideas for Vanlifers and Travelers Living on the road gives you a lot of time for reading. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/3/snow-canyon-state-park monthly 0.5 2019-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541483540278-NSP0O76J4E8OZPJO9ISA/Petrified+Dunes+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Kaylee walking on the Petrified Dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541483933197-BGUOILI833SQBRTPJJXN/Things+to+Do+in+St.+George+Utah+Hiking Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park You can see black lava rock everywhere, but until you are right by the first Lava Tube, you can’t see the massive hole dropping straight into the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541484078779-OCUVFXCHY8HK60XJEJ6S/Exploring+the+Lava+Tubes+and+Caves+of+Snow+Canyon+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park You have to lower yourself into the first cave to get down in it, but it isn’t too difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541484455766-3F99Z3T28ZPBOEJW1IPN/Spelunking+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Ian checking out the lumpy Cauliflower Aa at the entrance of the second cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541484233220-XLNVE6II6URCWCOWWIG0/Places+to+Visit+in+Southern+Utah+Snow+Canyon+Caves Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Ian searching for more bats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541483719742-R5ZKKCL7MDQTKID942ZY/Lava+Tube+Entrances+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park The second tube you can go in has a much more open, gradual entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541484164699-7A65N3CDEQ77N2CHPPKE/Cave+Entrance+for+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Lava+Flow+Trail Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Kaylee emerging from Lava Tube Number 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541485154787-X57NFIK4WSPKTJ9ITRGM/Lava+Flow+Trail+Overlook+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park The view from the top of the Lava Flow Trail Overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541485258479-S4863HGNAWZNG4173J47/Beautiful+Sandstone+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park%2C+St.+George%2C+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Tri-colored sandstone formations on the Lava Flow Trail in Snow Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541485426464-YGXP3VCFTV6YLU0MOQ3N/Hiking+the+Petrified+Dunes+Trail+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park The climb to the top of the dunes is kind of steep, but it’s not difficult to walk on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541485496534-KQDV5NY4YE245BBMAZB2/Petrified+Dunes+Trail+Saint+George+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park These beautiful layers of red sandstone are sand dunes frozen in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541485573453-3SHSK3DZI6NMXO8M1B4F/Petrified+Dune+Scape+of+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park The layers of sandstone are all piled at different layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541485776314-UVOL757A9678V0T37A5L/Moqui+Marbles+in+Southern+Utah+Sandstone Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park These crazy little Moqui Marbles are all over the top of the Petrified Dune formations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541486156379-BIN0H2JVVRVNPRM67KU5/Hiking+in+Jenny%27s+Canyon+Snow+Canyon+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Ian entering Jenny’s Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541486251782-V1WBYMRW9BNCT1QTQC1K/Honeycomb+Sandstone+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Wind and water erosion have sculpted the canyon’s walls into a honeycomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541486204205-BWKBTWYNRMKTHZHOLXCY/Slot+Canyon+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Utah Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Looking up at the sliver of sky above us in the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541486526643-N9MB8RLT0P2P60WIFSF4/Most+Amazing+Places+to+Visit+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park The walls are a beautiful color when you are inside the canyon looking up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541486845249-KLMWOE3KSXH5MJ8PRN1K/Pioneer+Names+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Mormon+History Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Samuel Wittwer had kind of bad handwriting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541487003333-MFYMHYTI2YBPCHRGMJNI/Keyhole+on+the+Pioneer+Names+Trail+in+Snow+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Cheesin’ in a keyhole along the Pioneer Names trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541487216416-CVMWZXD5ECYFDIE644MH/Lava+in+Snow+Canyon+State+Park+Volcanic+Geology Ad-van-tures - Exploring Snow Canyon State Park Petrified sand dunes topped with lava rock in the middle of Snow Canyon. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/13/grimes-point-archaeological-site-and-sand-mountain monthly 0.5 2019-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542146308998-EVBGZ3Q67PSY7XQNASWG/On+Top+of+Grimes+Point+in+Falon+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542146816016-TU79BVKG8OHKVEYYZCZE/Grimes+Point+Cupules+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain The oldest petroglyphs at the site are these round pits, called cupules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542146967575-S83W8WROREYJBXNGKOON/Grimes+Point+Archaeological+Site+in+Falon+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain The older petroglyphs have wider lines and they have been partially regained their patina, like the spiral near the bottom of this rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542147071413-QV7GTK5IEV0C200RNLPQ/Grimes+Point+Petroglyphs+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain Newer petroglyphs are lighter in color and the designs are more complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542147279521-46KA43OH2EENGOB9WZVE/Sand+Mountain+in+Fallon+Nevada+Sand+Dunes Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542147756606-6AHUC6XNXE62QGEA3HDM/Vanlife+in+Falon+Nevada+Sand+Mountain+OHV+Area Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542148244835-DFC61SY8MSX6P1OC1Y3K/Free+Camping+in+Dayton+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain The free camping spot on BLM land near Dayton, Nevada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542148305148-T42ZM1LSALCMVNFPBJNJ/Free+Camping+at+Walker+Lake+in+Nevada+Desert Ad-van-tures - Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain Waking up to a gorgeous lake ringed by mountains in the middle of the Nevada desert was incredible. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/13/in-search-of-the-methuselah-tree-visiting-the-ancient-bristlecone-pine-forest monthly 0.5 2019-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542137075262-P4YXV0ZJHA566YWFNSAD/Gnarled+Bristlecone+Pine+in+the+Ancient+Bristlecone+Pine+Forest Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest A lot of the old bristlecone pines are twisted and gnarled like this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542137641113-2K6QPZN7TKGCZFV0EKP4/Leaning+Ancient+Bristlecone+Pine+in+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Bristlecone pines can grow in the harsh alpine conditions of the White Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542137824222-8VTR4DYFI01YLP942WIA/Methuselah+Trail+in+the+Inyo+National+Forest+in+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Methuselah may be the oldest, but all the trees in the grove are unfathomably old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542138533706-KN29K2ID17DIC4P1MQI4/Bristlecone+Growing+in+the+White+Mountains+of+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Could this tree growing on the rocks be Methuselah? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542138723701-46VQP5ADQ25HO54TEYIJ/How+to+Find+the+Methuselah+Tree+in+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Perhaps one of these is the world’s second oldest tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542138008864-F17E6A9A3DXR0SIFIUCZ/Methuselah+Tree+in+the+Inyo+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Maybe this grizzled specimen is Methuselah? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542140203339-MDFKGRSPXTPFW9HS8MFS/Ancient+Bristlecone+Pine+Forest+Inyo+National+Forest Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Kaylee enjoying the fading evening light along the Methuselah Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542140022234-BZ9RRZ0DWZFSSDBSKS38/Visiting+the+World%27s+Oldest+Trees+in+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Besides the venerable trees, the Methuselah Trail also gives you great views of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542139471286-O2Q1XMCQV4TV49ESVUS4/Hiking+the+Methuselah+Trail+in+the+Ancient+Bristlecone+Pine+Forest Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Ian standing by a tree that has lost all of its bark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542139759989-Q038NV6MRHC8S5KCWPXS/Where+to+Hike+to+See+the+Methuselah+Tree Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest The shapes these trees have assumed over the years are quite absurd in some cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542140821242-HC28DRYCFGPVRGP7LSYW/Inyo+National+Forest+in+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest We caught the sunset at this overlook while coming down from the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542141191271-6PL9X76A37XNMX03SJAM/Free+Campsite+in+the+Inyo+National+Forest+in+California Ad-van-tures - In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Dispersed camping in the Inyo National Forest. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/12/the-international-car-forest-of-the-last-church-and-palmetto-ghost-town monthly 0.5 2019-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542054095529-OQSLY4O5L0ZMLYA39MI9/International+Car+Forest+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town This stacked bus and limo are probably one of the coolest pieces of art in the International Car Forest of the Last Church near Goldfield, Nevada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542054499131-0H3SVP623W7SEJW263ZB/Palmetto+Ghost+Town+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town The old mill remains are built into a hill alongside the highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542054718009-PP9J3Z95TS50H4DBD2J8/Old+Palmetto+Ghost+Town+Post+Office+Ruins Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town The old Palmetto Post Office is the most intact building in Palmetto Ghost Town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542054782125-DT2GVP474YBV9BVBVTCB/Oven+in+Palmetto+Ghost+Town+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town Ian took this photo while inside the old mill “oven.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542056909476-95G5XXVWVRRQG4QQFXL5/Ghost+Towns+in+Nevada+to+Visit Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town The rabbit brush was blooming while we were traveling through this area of Nevada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542057194339-CALZT0ZMOCTKE1CYB09S/International+Car+Forest+in+Goldfield+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town Some of the artwork on the cars is really impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542057287818-XS18JGPR0P6G95KYXL9K/Upended+Bus+in+the+International+Car+Forest+Goldfield+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town How did they get that bus like that!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542057373438-B3VYJXYPM7GLWLVWE1GG/International+Car+Forest+of+the+Last+Church Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town There are probably about 40 cars, trucks, and buses sprouting out of the desert at different angles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542057481763-GE0A96I5KG1ZYKNVYDQH/Best+Roadside+Attractions+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town This art is composed of tons of tiny dots that make the image of this girl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542057621337-SKX467THLYEO84Y1AXH4/Yucca+Avenue+in+the+International+Car+Forest+Nevada Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town We spotted this random road sign for Yucca Dr. on top of a ridge nowhere close to a road while we were running around the International Car Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542058264429-XRXPLGLRCRJUBH4IWIY1/Vanlife+in+Nevada+International+Car+Forest Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town I was really afraid this bus would fall on our van. We did not leave the van parked here while we were running! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542058206923-40OMCJYK2ORO7CQIM0KU/Stop+Killer+Hippies+Nevada+Highway+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town Just try and stop us! We spotted this sign somewhere between Palmetto Ghost Town and the International Car Forest of the Last Church. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/8/three-days-in-death-valley-national-park monthly 0.5 2019-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541893882070-K3SRNVRO4KSXPK11PE0P/Lord+of+the+Dance+in+Badwater+Basin Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Striking a pose on the Badwater Basin salt pan, the lowest place in North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541884509433-F21V06GGLPNCGZ13MKJ8/The+Loneliest+Highway+in+America+Highway+51 Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The road we took leading to Death Valley. Nevada has many lonely roads like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541884705641-FTB7B70FTQE7X302JBOY/Wild+Burros+Outside+Death+Valley+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Wild burros outside Beatty, Nevada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541885090652-JSZX4EM957AFG72S586H/The+Last+Supper+Albert+Szukalski+Goldwell+Museum Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Last Supper: Ghost Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541885881973-HUJVDANXU4VTSO3RU69F/Goldwell+Open+Air+Museum+in+Nevada+Near+Rhyolite Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Kaylee’s Big (not so) Comfy Couch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541886489348-IJH623SUQ8HRRPCJ38XY/Oragami+Crane+in+Goldwell+Open+Air+Museum Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park One of the sculptures in the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541886252433-HAMCKQ0L0U6TITR2E0DZ/Posing+for+Photos+in+Goldwell+Open+Air+Museum+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park I’m not sure it was supposed to be interactive… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541886753524-19AECNDBOQOSXHNCMWFH/Goldwell+Open+Air+Museum%2C+Rhyolite+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Goldwell Open Air Museum is worth the stop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541888251730-S0YTTBGN8GOJ0T0JP0RT/Rhyolite+Ghost+Town+Train+Museum Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Rhyolite’s train depot is still in great shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541887367925-FWYR6MYUWVTXD98HO9P1/Train+Car+in+Rhyolite+Nevada+Ghost+Town Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park A boxcar has been left near the train depot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541887507787-NYXU4CHPCGYVIBBQ9EAC/Ghost+Towns+in+Death+Valley+California Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park It’s incredible that some of the wooden buildings have held up so well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541889751439-RPGV7GOSOMMCCKDETD9P/Rhyolite+Train+Depot+outside+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Ian waiting for a ghost train to arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541889449112-9DNKJU2C02FNYTR6FHJY/Joshua+Trees+in+Rhyolite+Ghost+Town+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park These quirky trees are Joshua Trees and they are all over this part of Nevada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541887894798-0M361H8P27Z05Y6Z0V2U/Ghost+Towns+to+Visit+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Boxcar child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541888443385-CMYRJXZMP4X8YJR41XX1/Visiting+Rhyolite+Ghost+Town+Outside+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Ian on the porch of the Rhyolite train depot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541888829753-WG4RZ0ILCGGK5BYNPXNZ/Things+to+Do+Near+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park A quick kiss before Ian had to board his ghost train. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541890111450-YTU7YPPU5FK4LU0G20DQ/Tom+Kelly%27s+Bottle+House+in+Rhyolite+Nevada+Ghost+Town Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park That’s a lot of beer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541890327408-7Y2CIXJCCSJEUZ2CCR6W/House+Made+of+Entirely+Bottles+in+Rhyolite+Ghost+Town Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The colors of the bottles give the house a really beautiful color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541891565760-PK5EEVXOHF0G4E241TLQ/Grapevine+Mountains+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Grapevine Mountains are super colorful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541891349135-6369JFC8XG7WKN3II4QJ/Red+Pass+in+Titus+Canyon+Drive+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park A few of the narrow, tight switchbacks on Titus Canyon Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541891269626-4B6KK5V88KMTPTHU76MC/Red+Pass+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Ian climbed a ways up Thimble Peak to get this bird’s eye shot of the van on Red Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541891792793-T8U8D0QN0N2FG3ROZOEB/Leadfield+Ghost+Town+on+Titus+Canyon+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Leadfield doesn’t have nearly as many buildings as Rhyolite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541891979289-K6TD3H4XPFM8D0Y27HSP/Mine+Shaft+in+Leadfield+Ghost+Town+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Mine shafts can be really dangerous, so we just snapped a picture of the entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892198734-GOLU6NKN86TVNKLT8MU1/Hello+from+Leadfield+Nevada+Death+Valley%27s+Ghost+Town Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Welcome to Leadfield, a mighty fine ghost town! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892096879-RFGML8OJG4P2QTOXE22H/Klare+Springs+on+Titus+Canyon+4x4+Road+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The ancient petroglyphs at Klare Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892386539-KJN9MFTFCEXBPA5ZJNVX/Hiking+in+Titus+Canyon+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Kaylee walking by the road in Titus Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892529163-4A0J39AT5XBMGH3YX733/Titus+Canyon+Narrows+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The narrows of Titus Canyon get really narrow at some points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892647369-8E9XNWVGFAI1O4J0ISDF/Conglomerate+Rock+in+Titus+Canyon+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Some conglomerate rock in the walls of Titus Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892742808-IYX7V6JT8V0R69YJ71OJ/Can+you+drive+Titus+Canyon+Road+in+a+Sprinter+Van%3F Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park If you drive Titus Canyon, make sure to get out of the car a few times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892876802-07G0NW4D16QWC4D0PLNU/Free+Camping+outside+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Our van parked at the Beatty Pond free campsite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541892970540-IHZUKJQ2PJ93XPIJPVQX/Where+to+Camp+for+Free+by+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The reservoir supports a lot of birds and other wildlife you wouldn’t normally see in the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541893334129-KZQSOF38AO4T4TMPVRKF/Mesquite+Flat+Sand+Dunes+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541893231106-UCBEA8XG4AZDXFN9G1AI/Hiking+in+the+Mesquite+Flat+Dunes+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The dunes are fairly short when you get into them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541893452211-S7HD8Z6NZS44AEMC14QE/Furnace+Creek+Temperature+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park We were fortunate that it was only 86 degrees when we were there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541893520486-EY3PHTLHRQRMJ61EN3M5/Ghost+Town+Erhu+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park A two-stringed erhu left behind by one of the Chinese miners during the mining boom days of Death Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541893705320-OPHCSGST7RQWJD6QICL2/Walking+on+the+Salt+Flats+of+Bad+Water+Basin+The+Lowest+Place+on+Earth Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Walking on the Badwater Basin salt pan is actually pretty challenging because of the extreme heat, even though it’s perfectly flat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894089504-1VC650PIY54WLE6FDFX4/Natural+Bridge+Hike+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Natural Bridge inside the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894203394-AM78FQ0ED82GFDUSKJH2/Hikes+to+Do+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Kaylee walks on the trail beyond the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894022449-IDFW9W7N1B0XY4CEA98R/Scrambling+up+the+Natural+Bridge+Canyon+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Ian snaps a shot near the end of the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894422508-Z3KQYTLQE6HLX570JV5J/Walking+in+Devil%27s+Golf+Course+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Walking in Devil’s Golf Course is really hard because you have to step around the formations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894577891-3PJ3S2MWQDJG5IGFPN7O/Starburst+over+Devil%27s+Golf+Course Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The formations stretch on as far as you can see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894492788-I8MLWPW8AK7U71WREA5Q/Devils+Golf+course+Things+to+Do+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park In case you wanted to know…they do actually taste salty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894674337-C58G4IPA7UC1DV79AVDL/Artists+Drive+at+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park You can see the colors in the mountainsides because there is so little vegetation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894764045-FJQ9ZWJJKBKM780G275Y/Artists+Palette+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Artist’s Palette has many colored splotches of minerals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894878914-3UHVSY6I8H71UCUDWF43/Sunset+over+Zabriskie+Point+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park We literally ran to get this composition before the colors in the sky changed. It’s fairly rare to have nice clouds like this in Death Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541894951252-FY6A89B817DR5BT14JC6/The+Pads+Free+Campsite+Outside+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park We woke up like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541895030961-3ADKJNCSFCC9V56YHSBK/Trail+Running+in+Death+Valley+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Badlands Trail at Zabriskie Point is great for trail running, just a bit hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541895056166-L69D9JXX663YAFVYV8LQ/Zabriskie+Point+Badlands+Hike Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The eroded, white badlands of Zabriskie Point by day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541895142742-E7G41FJ5WHV8726H4TQR/Golden+Canyon+Trail+Hike+in+Death+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park The Golden Canyon Trail has a similar look to Zabriskie point in some places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541895222461-YYSLV0O3LL67PB7W0AKH/Red+Cathedral+Golden+Canyon+Hiking+Trail Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park Red Cathedral has massive curved walls that face back toward Death Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541895278786-GB4YLERJUFXCIZ4WX47J/Dante%27s+View+in+Death+Valley+Overlooking+Badwater+Basin Ad-van-tures - Three Days in Death Valley National Park We’ve never seen anything else close to this view! What a strange place! https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/8/red-rock-canyon-and-hiking-ice-box-canyon monthly 0.5 2019-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541708888798-ECM55NCE594Z4549CMP8/Red+Rock+Canyon+Vanlife Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon The red Calico Hills reflected in the rear windows of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541709283120-VX4KBL7AOPNJNXH7823B/Calico+Hills+in+Red+Rock+Canyon+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon The trail runs underneath the Calico Hills and you can climb on and explore the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541709401654-D8DNMHC55MTWNKQVO7WN/Aztec+Sandstone+in+the+Calico+Hills+of+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon Striped Aztec sandstone in the Calico Hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541709608845-DV0IS5DLGNEHB0X2GR49/High+Point+Overlook+in+Red+Rock+Canyon+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon The High Point Overlook is a good spot to see the entire valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541709659356-L9QLKT5VFTB29FVAW10C/Tarantula+in+the+Desert+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon A tarantula that we spotted in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541709780830-80G12GPGQFGQDU59FES5/Desert+Tortoise+in+Red+Rock+Canyon+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon A Desert Tortoise along the trail to Ice Box Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541709813545-WUKJYGTEZCCO2ESPTDBB/Ice+Box+Canyon+Entrance+in+Red+Rock+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon The entrance to Ice Box Canyon from the open desert part of the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541710013680-9H65EB98N30UWQG5GKNI/Where+to+Hike+in+Red+Rock+Canyon+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon The walls of Ice Box Canyon have years of stains from water running over them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541710616866-JO5HSN4EREZPD896XQ41/Hiking+Ice+Box+Canyon+in+Red+Rock+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon There are boulders you have to navigate around on the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541710416605-DUDTUIQ7GKOM8B4E9H7E/The+Headwall+in+Ice+Box+Canyon+Red+Rock+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon The headwall of the waterfall where the hike ends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541710525815-A2Y94LC8R3H36DE074HX/Where+does+the+Ice+Box+Canyon+Hike+End%3F Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon We explored a bit beyond the headwall of the waterfall on a side branch of the canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541710765782-7R7XJZ4DOU0B0MDK4GQ6/Is+there+a+waterfall+in+Ice+Box+Canyon+in+Red+Rock+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon Kaylee standing near one of the dark pools of water left by the waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541710735398-CBHMRGWCOG58AS7X7MFM/The+Ice+Box+Canyon+Hike+in+Red+Rock+Canyon Ad-van-tures - Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon A photo taken by Ian, while looking down on the other hikers in the canyon. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/6/experiencing-las-vegas-vanlife-style monthly 0.5 2019-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541488901715-ORWCH3JO7LSO6XYEMZCD/Welcome+to+Fabulous+Las+Vegas+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489933826-WSVBDOV5R697QX59J4Z5/Walking+down+the+Strip+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style This is the actual opposite of our life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489856252-USRZ26CMAICJ7GTYB9XO/Visiting+Las+Vegas+in+a+Camper+Van+or+RV Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style So many people! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489003962-IT51V4684JT3OI9PDKHI/Free+Camping+Near+Las+Vegas+Lovell+Canyon+Road Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Seriously, only in Nevada would a Forest Service Road be sponsored by magicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489110282-CVCIGRXNVTQTARLIYB6R/Pineapple+Park+in+Las+Vegas+Desert+Spots Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Dessert first and then dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489144268-UP1E37JRZDDU7Q1BVONH/Where+to+Get+Dole+Whip+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style The bananas/pineapples foster! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489432017-QI9Z96Q3U9A72DOT02UN/Where+to+Get+Hawaiian+Food+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Ian about to dig into to some Hawaiian food at Aloha Kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490056513-8SZWUEJB4H74D135VBI0/The+Mirage+Atrium+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style The Mirage Atrium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490101758-AZ5IFBHYXK2FRO3ARYZZ/What+is+it+Like+to+Stay+on+the+Strip+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Inside the Mirage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489794563-OVLWPCDZUPK824AKCINP/Great+Balls+of+Fire+at+the+Mirage+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Fire balls shooting out of the Mirage’s reflecting pool as part of their Volcano show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490175670-1ANJF82DKZWU384P24CM/Modernist+Cuisine+Gallery+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Modernist Cuisine Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490259975-R4TH3S7ZJZF33FSVLDHX/Weirdest+Things+to+See+in+Las+Vegas+Casinos Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style A giant head chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490311181-60DSI4J08PFL14FNAPMO/Strolling+Through+the+Casinos+on+the+Las+Vegas+Strip Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style This part of the casino was kind of like the world’s fanciest shopping mall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490334239-19D5F0P87JSCIZD2HOQ4/Caesars+Palace+in+Las+Vegas+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style There are fountains and statues like this all over the strip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541489050963-IJCJWCRLNFFEC6V725CW/Free+Things+to+Do+on+the+Las+Vegas+Strip Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Dale Chihuly’s hand-blown glass flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490461614-OG2EQNMYIAH7HIRQNSCE/Fall+Flower+Garden+in+the+Bellagio+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style It takes a staff of 120 botanists to care for and design the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490389719-ZDFC66ORXG10T4K9O3YT/Creepy+Fairies+in+the+Bellagio+Flower+Garden+and+Botanical+Garden Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style These fairies are pretty creepy, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490423869-YDEEKJQ34EKDUZ0T1HAY/Visiting+the+Bellagio+Botanical+Garden Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style A traditional staple of fall decor—tigers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490610111-2N51PV9MNRV0OZ46686V/Cactus+Garden+at+Ethel+M.+Chocolates+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Cactuses big and small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490674632-L92ZT2ITZS9JZW2V7G34/Things+to+Do+in+Las+Vegas%3A+Ethel+M.+Chocolates Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style I don’t think little Miss Muffet would want to sit on these tuffets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490886492-C6VLV8FR3WVPQLE71ACV/Weirdest+Places+to+Go+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style Along with cactuses the gardens feature tons of other desert plants like this agave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490726003-ZPK2V0699M72RORMPONA/Free+Things+to+Do+in+Las+Vegas%3A+Ethel+M.+Chocolates Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style The production line inside the factory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541490980468-83FIJYH6NVNDWT2YU2HK/The+Craziest+Architecture+in+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/3/cathedral-gorge-state-park monthly 0.5 2019-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541455074351-NUBVVVCSWUDY96BK662A/CCC+Gazebo+at+Miller+Point Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park The gazebo at Miller Point was built by the CCC during the Great Depression. Stairs lead down Miller Point and into Cathedral Gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541455408076-XUJHJLJTD0QZZSCVZJ5B/Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park From the Eagle Point Trail, you get a bird’s eye view of Cathedral Gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541455317859-9KSTLJLK7Y93H1Y3MM5E/Birdseye+View+of+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park The soft bentonite clay of Cathedral Gorge’s unique formations was once an ancient lakebed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541455672081-WAU1XMFX18MS13F0I9V8/Miller+Point+in+Cathedra+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Kaylee running on the Miller Point trail. I was so thirsty that I ran back to the van at the end of the day to get water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541455812850-SGBFXCOEZJYAIAGTMBF4/Stairs+Descending+into+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Wooden stairs built into the clay of Miller Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456070335-MBA3DNYVJ6O79HFLV3YQ/Miller+Point+Hiking+Trail+in+Cathedral+Gorge Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Looking into one branch of Cathedral Gorge about halfway down Miller Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541455963406-QDHE58WMEUCH4HD6WDIZ/Hiking+in+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Ian walking on the Miller Point Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456367256-JVVYQWLQ1HMWCY5XZ4KH/Exploring+the+Caves+of+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park The “caves” are unbelievably deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456446952-G1XEGKB8J60T7ZFP2W55/Cathedral+Caves+in+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park It might be bright and hot outside, but the caves are still really cool and dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456551460-SHPJ21QMSZ6CTSE6QXMQ/What+to+Do+in+Cathedral+Caves+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Ian walking around outside the Cathedral Caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456812192-3ZWTI8VVJ1GGMQEND1V5/Most+Unique+Places+to+Hike+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park There are many places that are about half as wide as this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456770749-3WKYZEDCM0DHCYMMZC5N/Most+Beautiful+Spots+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park The light inside the caves is a golden orange color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541456848783-6VS4IHJVBFKZ7R4JM9P0/Cathedral+Gorge+Caves+and+slot+Canyons Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Some of the Canyon Caves actually had roofs in places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541457121911-BIHJCKCSOGFCOYT75489/Caves+to+Explore+in+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park I had to convince him not to shimmy all the way up like that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541457634100-GK4QMXNV9MK95NHLJER9/Most+Amazing+State+Parks+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park The view as you exit one of the Moon Caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541457195846-S13GOM18KK26OK37BIW9/Exploring+the+Caves+in+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Looking down from above into a cavern that we discovered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541457956640-VV66XP2FXFVXQQ8OUZ2R/Hiking+the+Juniper+Draw+Trail+in+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Some of the formations in the center of the valley that have detached from the walls through erosion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541458024394-23C0SITME3HSJOJF97WB/Best+Hikes+in+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Ian walking on Juniper Draw trail. There is no shade at all on the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541458114106-PBL9QE2OCDX401TEGAJQ/Things+to+Do+Near+Panaca%2C+Nevada Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Ian was pretty serious about exploring every nook and cranny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541458215757-YCWMLW2JR10P1C6Z4S0N/Caves+near+Miller+Point+in+Cathedral+Gorge Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park The walls of the gorge are full of interesting layers and formations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541458773502-55H6BPPGE6LT1X8M9MPL/Incredible+Badlands+of+Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park Ad-van-tures - One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park Our last look back over the gorge while returning to the van at the end of the day. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/11/3/valley-of-fire-state-park monthly 0.5 2022-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541277522481-O0JVE0WPJG02WE9NXRHV/Hiking+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park+in+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Kaylee exploring the striped sandstone formations of the Fire Wave in Valley of Fire State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541277838425-80OAFR3FV3CASDU2XKXF/Beehives+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park A very beehive looking Beehive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541278025450-69ILR1XNKJCD8OFA3NER/Valley+of+Fire+State+Park+Near+Las+Vegas%2C+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park An abstract Beehive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541284803905-MN82YCG5MRXD898JD110/Petrified+Log+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Yep. That’s a log that’s also a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541285064191-V34XMM1V5XKEAT1086NU/What+to+Do+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park+Nevada Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park We saw tons of lizards while we were walking around. We also saw lots of birds and two bighorn sheep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541278478384-G1D3ADCSQ73HYP5MRZ1K/How+big+is+Arch+Rock+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park%3F Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park The cutest little arch around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541279119953-8R3OOQSKNXNIZITXVHL5/The+Most+Scenic+Drives+near+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Mouse’s Tank Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541279418699-WVZ7YOKQQZ9XRIDP0GS9/Rainbow+Vista+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Rainbow Vista at dusk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541279911411-Y3N7UB3BEOYCQ7C1C423/Places+to+Hike+in+the+Desert+Near+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Enjoying the panoramic view of Silica Dome at the end of Fire Canyon Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541280468935-8G9YQQ2QP0BZO1SUOF79/The+Fire+Wave+in+Valley+of+Fire+Near+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park We were really impressed by the yellow sandstone that is also scattered through out the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541280744767-S220NNPU53V2V74NC2KR/Hiking+to+the+Fire+Wave+in+the+Valley+of+Fire Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Ian by the bowl of the Fire Wave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541280915930-F9VFIRHWNVJ14PO7WFRR/Exploring+Valley+of+Fire+near+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Make sure to check out the striped sandstone just beyond the Fire Wave as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541283983649-4XVI48RRY1N84CAMM73Z/White+Domes+Hiking+Trail+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park The colorful sandstone outcrops on the White Domes Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541284341188-R7QGOVMLJN5F00X6Q5S6/White+Domes+Loop+in+Valley+of+Fire+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Stone stairs on the White Domes trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541282162898-KRZ4DNS3JHGGHJ2731D7/Petroglyph+Canyon+Mouse%27s+Tank+Trail Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park There is a reason that the hike is also called “Petroglyph Canyon.” Hundreds of petroglyphs line the walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541283185971-R1NJ8MY7AVJDYHURBHSA/Experiencing+a+Storm+in+the+Desert+near+Las+Vegas Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park The sandstone formations of Petroglyph Canyon reflected in a puddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541282756605-OF598TKDQ4AI7FW3Z2DX/Evidence+of+Flash+Flooding+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Mud sculpted by the previous night’s storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541283408305-ARXCIFICYPCAWIOYRA6K/Mouse%27s+Tank+Trail+Valley+of+Fire Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park We enjoyed exploring all the nooks and crannies in the sandstone beyond Mouse’s Tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541283559156-LLU0EULRNMYZYV4RO2EW/Hiking+Trails+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Hiking up the sandy wash in Petroglyph Canyon. All the plants seemed greener because of the storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541284530559-CF4D7CJ4Z5XF1YYM2EDT/Scrambling+in+Valley+of+Fire+State+Park Ad-van-tures - Visiting Valley of Fire State Park Ian scrambling in the canyon beyond Mouse’s Tank. We found several more small arches that were definitely more impressive than the arch on the Scenic Loop. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/8/7/ten-places-to-visit-on-your-southern-british-columbia-vanlife-road-trip monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533687773633-3HGFFGIV61WLMX5F9AOR/Matier+Glacier+in+Joffre+Lakes+Provincial+Park Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The Matier Glacier hanging above Upper Joffre Lake in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park near Pemberton, British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533688067682-0N4YEAJ3WO3UW8C2QQR8/Driving+the+Coquihalla+Highway+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Get ready for tons of bugs if you are driving in British Columbia during the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533688319410-87SLV7YXERU6EUYWYL8D/Jamie+Davis%27+Tow+Yard+in+Hope+BC Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Jamie Davis' tow yard with one of his big red wreckers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533688436506-6I3XSU3AVLM4SMFCAXSP/Free+Camping+in+Hope+BC Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip A hazy sunset, caused by smoke from wildfires, on Laidlaw Road outside Hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533689424901-ASUHJF5YRZSABNMCQBYX/How+to+Use+Invasive+Himalayan+Blackberries Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Blackberries...a superfood! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533689393301-IKM36B0NO7XEN4ISZY8K/Invasive+Blackberry+Bushes+for+Making+Jam+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Himalayan Blackberries are an invasive species in this region, and they are everywhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533689524495-NRYTOO4A86HQWMJ8E0WW/Using+Himalayan+Blackberries+for+Canning Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Look at the size of these berries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533691714338-EMSAJY8649EQBBF5NFWL/Making+Jam+from+Himalayan+Blackberries+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The jam that we made in a Walmart parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533690335554-135MNZ0COIG87J1Y58GB/Othello+Tunnels+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The first tunnel is the longest and darkest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533690385456-G2S2W7FUBDKJF32AJN7A/What+to+Do+in+Othello+Tunnels+Provincial+Park Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip One of the tunnels has these cement pillars that give it a cathedral-esque feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533690465395-S6GAD6WLZVGGKJJYY2JW/Hiking+the+Othello+Tunnels+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The tunnels are in a nearly straight line, so you can see through them all at once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533690575162-KWL290N92ZB16EFI5K4O/Kettle+Valley+Rail+Trail+in+Othello+Tunnels+Provincial+Park Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The Coquihalla Gorge is beautiful on its own, and the tunnels are the cherry on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533691312255-EAGS19B9805P1FLKCSSX/Hiking+the+Tunnels+Loop+in+Othello+Tunnels+Provincial+Park Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The view from the top of the 5.4 km Tunnels Loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533692316624-MNH2UJFVZQGWX7Q51CST/Lighthouse+Park+in+West+Vancouver Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip There is a bunch of cool old cedar shake buildings in Lighthouse Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533692421083-2UFYKUQMD64K6L9AMY7A/Cargo+Ships+in+English+Bay+Near+Vancouver Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Cargo ships coming to port in English Bay outside Vancouver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533692244439-X81GQYOH4ZN00E9LG9L7/Lighthouse+Park+from+Eagle+Point+Valley+of+the+Giants Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The view of the lighthouse from the West Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533692730988-5MB5EVG8Z2OXAT63ISDZ/Brandywine+Falls+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Brandywine Falls is a picture perfect waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533692859108-Z8V526J11F22R7TAXMEY/Maisy+Lake+Brandywine+Falls+Provincial+Park Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Ian takes a look at Maisy Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533775048768-8CFT0RGG4W385JVVP66J/Hanging+Matier+Glacier+in+Joffre+Lakes+Provincial+Park Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Joffre Lakes is one of the more popular hikes in the area, and it's obvious to see why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533775892821-XZ10XXCAJOIR1SFPI018/Upper+Joffre+Lake+Hiking+Trail+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Ian poses for a shot with our hydration pack by the turquoise waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533776107883-H020U9OIBUEEQ8GXZTEC/Hiking+the+Joffre+Lakes+Trail+in+British+Columbia Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip The Matier Glacier and its streams--the glacier feeds the three lakes and gives them their color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533775167154-5RB0VF73TK1MBY6NJ5SO/IMG_8090.jpg Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533775207293-NR5QLEIDTT32GT7S4KUO/IMG_8092.jpg Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533775244598-VIIDCMS7FNTZONPP43EN/IMG_8094.jpg Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533775256507-RPU815SKTF2QZ4DXJITV/IMG_8095.jpg Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533777479266-RHM6COE227VI8RQFAKRF/Where+to+Eat+in+Blaine+Washington Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip I'm not sure if he knew that it would be a mixing bowl of margarita... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533777612011-0ZY6PFZETKPTTP8YCOB2/Blaine+Washington+Marine+Park+Free+Camping Ad-van-tures - Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip Orca sculptures in Blaine Marine Park. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/8/5/three-days-of-backpacking-on-the-y-ch-west-trail-and-observation-mountain monthly 0.5 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533509957625-3Q0XAJ1H3RR53NJLENDD/The+Kaskawulsh+Glacier+in+the+Yukon Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The Kaskawulsh Glacier can be viewed from the top of Observation Mountain or by plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533510279486-CG292QRRTHRZ2D1ZRFNI/Free+Camping+Spot+in+Burwash+Landing+along+Kluane+Lake Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Our beautiful camping spot right by Kluane Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533510695643-YFI4YVGGMZZDVFW9M8FP/How+We+Backpack+While+Living+in+our+Van+Full-time Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain A two-foot summer sausage--essential for every wilderness trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533510914457-4LKSEHVS2ROHYN8TBY16/Backpacking+on+the+Slim%27s+River+West+Trail Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The remains of the Bullion Creek Gold Rush near the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533512199110-DZR08X4KF0X7B9JGCIM8/Where+to+Backpack+Along+the+Alaska+Highway Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The trail was surprisingly dusty and much drier than we expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533516499929-276TNNNDABP1SGQZ5GAZ/Hiking+along+the+Slim%27s+River+West+Trail+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian's feet did not stay dry for long. There are random boardwalks throughout the trail, but they don't keep you from walking through standing water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533511973874-ZBDIBGF4TWJ64HKLCDX8/Sand+Dunes+in+Kluane+National+Park+in+Canada Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The sand dunes made us feel like we were walking on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533512129707-L5DWB98D3FQ6OS0WE9ME/Aay+River+Valley+Trail+Backpacking+Trip Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Kaylee hikes toward the mountains of the Kluane Ranges at the end of the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533514075188-VJHH3T8IQ55CJ3O43N6N/Swimming+in+Meander+Pools+in+the+Mudflats+of+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian enjoys a little bath time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533516825211-RB55UD98V3DVBVJXQXYD/Three+Day+Backpacking+Trip+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Walking out on mudflats was easy and cool in the breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533514221621-1IUTV5KZABSDBIK7IVTK/Glacial+Streams+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain One of the many small streams that you have to cross. Some of these were dry on the first day and flowing on the third day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533517143288-KTIMNJUHBJ38W1IDFGTE/Wolves+in+Kluane+National+Park+in+the+Yukon Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Wolf tracks in Kluane, distinguished from large dog tracks by the way the wolf walked directly and efficiently through the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533517993649-OWFZ372UB24NXUH4AS9X/Moose+Tracks+in+Kluane+National+Park+River+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Kluane has North America's largest subspecies of moose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533514539430-U37GX1X6071B9UQACVXY/Backpacking+in+the+Yukon+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian cooks some pasta sides for a lovely dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533514636604-DO81G70VKH0COPCXZY75/How+to+Get+into+the+Backcountry+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The log bench area where everyone seems to put their bear cans, along with our Ursack in the lower right corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533514787900-I1NYPFBT4TBHBPZMFPDH/Camping+in+Kluane+National+Park+Yukon Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Can't beat this view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533520762647-CUHXRDZZFZ35NJL92WDK/Alluvial+Fans+in+the+Aay+Chu+Glacial+River+Valley Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Walking out of the Canada Creek alluvial fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533520611438-FWRYVT15Z4KUXTEP94TM/Stream+Crossings+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain These photos do a good job of showing the texture of the many fans that have to be crossed on this route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533519651704-ZN8546SFX1XFI6GQDITN/Hiking+up+Observation+Mountain+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain It's more obvious than a game trail, but they weren't kidding about it being steep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533519718968-2ESWSIVRIJPN1EMUT8YG/How+steep+is+Observation+Mountain+in+Kluane+National+Park%3F Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain My wizard staff came in really useful for the water crossings and on the climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533519898952-GW20TDAV466JJQTXCOBU/The+Saddle+on+Observation+Mountain+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Walking once above the saddle is a lot less steep, but there is no game trail to follow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533519838023-PF7KTTSRTV18VR5AALHT/How+to+See+the+Kaskawulsh+Glacier+without+Hiring+a+Flightseeing+Tour Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain This photo shows the plateau that you can walk to instead for views of the glacier. Once you reach the saddle, you will get encouraging glimpses of the glacier to your right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533518339877-RMUHZET0DTWLB22I0E4S/The+Incredible+Kaskawulsh+Glacier Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian sits and takes in the view of the mighty Kaskawulsh Glacier and the St. Elias Range beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533519384669-3R7H3UYA284RW62LLLPE/The+Route+up+Observation+Mountain+to+Kaskawulsh+Glacier Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The glacier is the main course of this backpacking route, and the valley hike is just an appetizer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533519242406-5C6CVAXBOGEQMA2U9MHG/The+Effects+of+Climate+Change+on+the+Aay+Chu+River Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The effect of climate change is apparent when overlooking the toe of the glacier. The now massive Kaskawulsh River is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533511422789-08QKF9WOJOH9FDUSUKDU/Dall+Sheep+in+Kluane+National+Park+Alaska+Highway Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain It's the circle of life... unlike ungulates like deer and elk, sheep don't shed their horns, so this hefty horn must have been from a sheep that died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533511490313-DLN69D1ZYI99800TXVH7/The+Most+Fun+Backpacking+Route+along+the+Alaska+Highway Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian sounds the horn of triumph after crossing the high water on Canada Creek. He actually put his mouth on it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533511346329-Y7HP8PWQ8TPBWVZWDSE2/Dall+Sheep+on+Observation+Mountain+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Dall sheep on the other side of the summit of Observation Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533522193551-Z93OC8N3UQ5E3TNXJ3Z8/The+Aay+Chu+and+Alsek+Rivers+in+the+Yukon Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Slim's River was much larger and muddier on our way out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533522147732-N4E19V2AHTF5HRFI8WM7/Camping+in+the+Backcountry+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian gets his sleeping bag out while the moon rises over the mountains behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533522353472-L70Q9J7O30JYFDZODNDW/Midnight+Sun+in+the+Yukon+Kluane+Range Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain The predawn mountains with rays of sun streaming over the peaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533520300120-NN8BFYM29XEIILEE3UVA/Crossing+Bullion+Creek+in+Kluane+National+Park+Canada Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain This portion of the trail is very desert-like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533520347470-4M5929WQE7VX6PLH1DUN/HIking+on+the+Mud+Flats+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain Ian by the much higher river on the way out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533522857518-SYQS5F7U01CNA200EQTI/Descending+Observation+Mountain+in+Kluane+National+Park Ad-van-tures - Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/5/13/what-to-do-when-your-van-gets-the-black-death-on-day-4 monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526229355815-4AQRTXR9HX2BNYKSCVWY/How+to+Repair+a+Sprinter+Injector+Leak+Yourself Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… Unburned diesel fuel and exhaust spewed all over the injectors and the head of the engine. This black gunk is the telltale sign of the Black Death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526230005979-DV62EWQNF21GRXH5U42J/Huge+Sandstone+Arch+in+the+Red+River+Gorge+of+Kentucky Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… The natural sandstone arches and rock formations in Kentucky were a huge surprise to us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526230425823-K5WSEGJTP93O1ZSS139N/Driving+Through+Nada+Tunnel+In+a+Sprinter+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… We drove the van through Nada Tunnel into the Red River Gorge. It's a one lane tunnel carved straight through a mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526230661840-MBFZF5FV90OWFN672XLI/Nada+Tunnel+in+Kentucky%27s+Red+River+Gorge Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… It's totally pitch black inside the tunnel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526232071410-P5O5W1T3OD5HNDR4CCTX/Sprinter+Black+Death+2008+Sprinter Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… The black gunk was apparent around the injectors and along with the chuffing, we were certain it was Black Death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526231307211-4I4IGCP1ODKOIN98TWTS/Wrigley+Taproom+in+Corbin+Kentucky Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… We enjoyed cold beer and cold AC in the Wrigley Taproom several times while we were in Corbin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526231226682-V20Y38BWLF66F1N6RARG/Cooking+in+Our+Sprinter+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… Cooking in the van was a trying experience, because it was so hot. We were trying to keep a low profile since we were immobile, so we couldn't even open the doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526231590525-LLT7W25Q1LC9ORX9N4R5/Terrible+Sunburn+in+Kentucky+Sun Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… Ian got an insane sunburn one day when we went running. Definitely do wear sunscreen if your van breaks down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526232638426-XBAKQSSMO29CUBV95LB2/How+to+Deal+with+a+Sprinter+Injector+Leak+While+Traveling Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… A picture of the van mid-repair. (Ian replaced a brake sensor as well while we were waiting at the shop, that's why the van is jacked up and the wheel is off.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526232811411-BMGB1981IJSBWALDW3G5/Common+Sprinter+Injector+Leak Ad-van-tures - What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4… We are super grateful to ADE Automotive Services, for not only fixing our van, but also for letting Ian help out with the repair as well, something they definitely didn't have to do. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/2018/1/27/meet-violet-b monthly 0.5 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1525532272849-YRQ1LEEH04EEDGOBE2FS/How+to+chose+a+Sprinter+for+a+DIY+Camper+Van Ad-van-tures - Meet Violet B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526225339241-KSCBNRRFZW02GLV0KX78/Why+Sprinters+are+a+Common+Choice+for+Camper+Vans Ad-van-tures - Meet Violet B. Sprinters are some of the most common vehicles for camper van builds. They are large enough to live in, but still easy enough to drive. Photo by Tobias Tullius on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526223334287-YFFVFE5U2E6GMYQRYD9J/How+to+Buy+a+Sprinter+to+Make+a+Camper+Conversion Ad-van-tures - Meet Violet B. A detailed spreadsheet listing all of the vans we were considering was really helpful when we were van shopping--especially since there were two people searching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526223041643-NX4BBWOUAR2IP76GN4E2/Where+to+Find+a+Van+for+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Ad-van-tures - Meet Violet B. Van shopping entailed hours of scouring Craigslist and other car dealer websites to find our almost perfect van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526223857588-ETEHSZW3B00GPHM09T44/Considerations+When+Purchasing+a+Camper+Van+for+a+Conversion Ad-van-tures - Meet Violet B. Poor Ian had to drive the van back from Minnesota in the middle of a horrible snow storm. Fortunately he made it. He left Dulles International by plane at 5am one day and was back with our new home on wheels by close of business the next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1526226080480-O1L8HAK4AB6FW26E8T2Q/Sprinter+Specs+and+Considerations+When+Buying+a+Van Ad-van-tures - Meet Violet B. We were happy to find a Sprinter van that was basically empty. https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Oregon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/North+Carolina monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Roadside+Attractions monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Bike+Touring monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Free+Camping monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Utah monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/West+Virginia monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Yukon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/State+Parks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Lake+Superior monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Colorado monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Van+Conversion monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Wisconsin monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Arizona monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Nevada monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Vanlife monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Montana monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Kentucky monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Minnesota monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/British+Columbia monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/California monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Michigan monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Canada monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Washington+DC monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/National+Parks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Cities monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Ontario monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/category/Virginia monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Shining+Rock+Wilderness monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Water monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Backpacking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Charleston monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Van+Kitchen monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Queen%27s+Garden monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Row+River+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Little+Grand+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Shipwrecks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sea+Stacks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ocracoke+Ferry monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Daniel+Boone+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Western+Montana monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Summit monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Beaches monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tofte monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kaskawulsh+Glacier monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Umpqua+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Old+Woman+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Van+Flooring monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wildlife monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Swagbucks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Split+Rock+Lighthouse monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Biki monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Walter%27s+Wiggles monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gear+Review monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tomichi+Route monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hair monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Petrified+Dunes+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wilderness monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bellagio+Conservatory+and+Botanical+Garden monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/California monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/John+Dellenback+Dunes+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Double+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sprinter+Injector+Leak monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Haw+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dante%27s+View monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sand+Dunes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Observa monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Spouting+Horn monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Chequamegon+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Petroglyphs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lighthouse+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Exploration+Peak+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ocracoke+Lighthouse monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Racetrack+Playa monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Moqui+Marbles monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/National+Wildlife+Refuges monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Soo+Locks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wakefield monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Brandywine+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Death+Valley+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Whirligigs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Potato+River+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Port+Orford monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife+Tips monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Whale+Rock monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Red+River+Gorge monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Manistique+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Watton monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Black+Balsam+Knob monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Island+in+the+Sky monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Beer monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Brookings monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/State+Parks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Roses monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Superior monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vernal+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Washburn+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Bellagio monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ocean monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wrangell-St.Elias+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Port+Wing+WI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Superior+Provincial+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Juniper+Draw+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Prometheus+Tree monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Mirage monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Jackpine+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Nevada monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Food monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pukaskwa+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Salt+Flats monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Shafer+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sand+Mountain monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Nevada+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Michigan monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Star+Wars monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gravel+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grotto+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wolves monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Valley+of+Fire+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canal+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Washington+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fire+Wave monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canada+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/High+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cooking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dark+Angel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Elk monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bighorn+Sheep monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Maslowski+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Free+Camping monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bergland monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Germfask monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Frugal+Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cobble+Beaches monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Winter monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Observation+Mountain monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Needles monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bryce+Amphitheater monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Trees monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/William+B.+Umstead+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kamloops monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Giant+City monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Marquette monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mesquite+Flat+Sand+Dunes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Simpson+Reef monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Temperance+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/National+Parks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Upheaval+Dome monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Skoolies monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canyon+Caves monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gravel+Bikes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Main+Streets monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Checkerboard+Mesa monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Superior+Ale+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Silica+Dome monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Swamp+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Shore+Acres+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gold+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lutsen monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tunnel+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kluane+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Flowers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Hatteras+National+Seashore monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Appalachian+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Buck+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Beaver+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/West+Virginia monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Minneapolis monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Colorado monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Liberty+Cap monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Coos+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/White+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Islands monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Columbia+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rain+Gear monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Provincial+Parks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Reflective+Gear monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Panniers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Blue+Ridge+Parkway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Oregon+Dunes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Octopus+Tree monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/White+Rim monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Park+Avenue monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Routes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Trail+Running monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Two+Harbors monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fat+Biking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Minnesota monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Goldfield+NV monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lighthouses monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Panaca monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sequoias monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sunsets monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fire+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hiking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Badwater+Basin monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hart%27s+Cove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pizza monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Navajo+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Odanah monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Private+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Point+Iroquois monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Travel+Planning monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Leadfield+Ghost+Town monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Taconite monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Community monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Arch+Rock monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/North+Carolina monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Montreal+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rhyolite+Ghost+Town monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hair+Washing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hope+BC monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Avenue+of+the+Giants monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cathedral+Gorge+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Silver+Creek+Cliff+Tunnel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Mirrors monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mesa+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pioche monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kolob+Terrace monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Thunder+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Warmshowers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lava+Tubes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pemberton monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Winter+Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sea+to+Sky+Highway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gunnison+Route monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cassiar+Highway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Montana monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Yosemite+Valley monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kentucky monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Isle+Royale monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sentinel+Dome monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Slot+Canyons monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sprinter+Repair monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Snow+Canyon+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mist+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canada monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Trans-Canada+Highway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Atlatl+Rock monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+South monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Joffre+Lakes+Provinicial+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Virginia monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Landscape+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/National+Forests monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grand+View+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Portland monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Northern+Rockies monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Covered+Bridges+Scenic+Bikeway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Reedsport monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Moab monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Corbin monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/St.+George monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Solar+Power monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tamarack+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Thimble+Peak monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Archaeology monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Half+Dome+Village monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Batchawana+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Chainsaw+Art monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Food+Planning monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Seal+Rock+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Inbox+Dollars monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Books monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Nipigon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Expedition+Foods monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Delicate+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bikepacking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Camp+Stoves monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Jedediah+Smith+Redwoods+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Emerald+Pool monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sunday+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ocracoke+Island monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/White+Domes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Paradise+MI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Climate+Change monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cloverdale+BC monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sunrises monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Manitouwadge monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Power+Banks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Road+Trip monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Lookout monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hot+Springs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Urban+Parks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Haystack+Rock monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mt.+Josephine monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Turret+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Copper+Harbor monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Foraging monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Highway+101 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Redwood+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lakewalk monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sprinter+Specs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Siuslaw+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Moose monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bong+Bridge monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Osaugie+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/World%27s+Largest+Chest+of+Drawers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tarantulas monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Farview+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kluane+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Libraries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Aloha+Kitchen monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pine+Tree+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Brule+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tunnels monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dayton+NV monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sprinter+Fuel+Line monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Graffiti monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Squamish monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Petrified+Wood monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kayaking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Haines+Junction monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Artesian+Wells monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Half+Dome+Cables monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Kiwanda monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bergland+to+Sidnaw+Rail+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canoeing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mission+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Palisade+Head monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Secret+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bluetooth+Speakers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ishpeming monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Horseman+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ontario monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Gogebic monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ophir+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bay+Mills monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pays+Plat monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Palmetto+Ghost+Town monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Jessie+M.+Honeyman+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Eternal+Treehouse monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Inspiration+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Klare+Spring monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Highway+2 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/North+Star+Bicycle+Route monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Neon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/CycleAware monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pigsah+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Waterfalls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mystic+Hot+Springs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mono+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sub+Dome monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Devil%27s+Golf+Course monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Van+Conversion monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Perpetua monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gunnison+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Stovepipe+Wells monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ibotta monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tettegouche+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bryce+Canyon+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Blue+Ridge+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wilson monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grand+Portage monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Michigan monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Painted+Wall monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Washington+DC monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vollis+Simpson monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Terrace+Bay+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Red+Sands+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Othello+Tunnels monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Horseshoe+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Desert monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/El+Capitan monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Roadside+Attractions monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Thor%27s+Well monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/English+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Flour+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grand+Marais monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Yosemite monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/White+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Oak+Flat+Loop monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/History monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kalahari+Biltong monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Caesar%27s+Place monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Van+Buying monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Riverside+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cascade+Head monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cheap+Eats monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canyonlands+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Artist%27s+Palette monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Monument+Rocks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife+Budget monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sprinter+Black+Death monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Construction monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Manistique+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gitchi-Gami+State+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Schreiber monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Colorado+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mission+Valley monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/British+Columbia monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife+Showers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/High+Point+Overlook monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Methuselah+Tree monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fallon+NV monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dyerville+Giant monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canyon+Overlook+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cross+River+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bridges monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Stealth+Camping monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Slim%27s+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grimes+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Illinois monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ice+Box+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lava+Flow+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Charles+Kellogg+Travel+Log monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Running monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Corny+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Windows monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Balanced+Rock monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Public+Land monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wolfe+Ranch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Trains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Art monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Touring monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Jenny%27s+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Blaine+WA monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Eagle+Point+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Nada+Tunnel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rabbit+Blanket monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Warner+Route monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Strip monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grizzly+Bears monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Saving+Water monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sprinter+Brake+Sensor monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Flathead+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Quarry+Cove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Lahotan monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Job+Spotter monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wisconsin monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cathedral+Caves monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Glacier+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tennent+Mountain monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mariposa+Grove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Panamint+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Save+the+Redwoods+League monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Badlands+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Beatty+NV monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Blanco monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/High-Visibility+Gear monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Photography monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Little+Yosemite+Valley monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Desert+Tortoises monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Minimal+Living monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Iron+Ore+Heritage+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Davidson+Windmill monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bellagio+Flowers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dynamo+Hub monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Outer+Banks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bessemer monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Prairie+Creek+Redwoods+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Charlotte monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife+Hacks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Trails monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Safety monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dean+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Zabriskie+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tunnel+View monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Border+Crossings monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/K%C3%9CHL monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Alaska+Highway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Neebing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Elephant+Rock monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ethel+M.+Chocolates monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ottawa+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Checkout+51 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Secret+Garden monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Paddle-to-the-Sea monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Clothing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Goldwell+Open+Air+Museum monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Couch+Surfing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Red+Cathedral monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kansas monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Stashers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Casinos monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/International+Car+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Marathon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Zion+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tide+Pools monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lakenenland monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Arches monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Angels+Landing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bad+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Black+Birch+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Caving monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fetch+Rewards monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Samuel+Boardman+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Lights monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Golden+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ancient+Bristlecone+Pine+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ferries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rainbow+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dall+Sheep monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Whales monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Big+Tree monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Earning+Station monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Frame+Packs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Helmets monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Tour+Planning monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Brighton+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Newberry+MI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Art+Loeb+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Artist%27s+Drive monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Geology monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Flute+Reed+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Biking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rogue+River-Siskiyou+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Monroe monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Siltcoos+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Red+Canyon+Road monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Metalmorphosis monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Katherine+Cove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Northland+College monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kama+Bay+Lookout monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Redwood+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Humboldt+Redwoods+State+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hidden+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Aero+Tech+Designs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Superior+Circle+Tour monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Modernist+Cuisine monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Merced+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ironwood monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bars monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Superior+WI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife+Essentials monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Parks+Canada monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Red+Pass monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Terrace+Bay+Lighthouse monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Canyons monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Florence monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Arches+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Agawa+Rock+Pictographs monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Utah monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cactuses monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Black+Canyon+of+the+Gunnison monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Double+O+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Commuting monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bryce+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cook%27s+Chasm monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wawa monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Arizona monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Las+Vegas monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tioga+Pass monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sault+Ste.+Marie monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kenton monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dole+Whip monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mallard+Creek+Greenway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Calico+Hills monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Conserve+School monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Clothing monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Silver+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pants monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Agua+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Badlands monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Natural+Bridges monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Hatteras+Lighthouse monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Beehives monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Smith+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Munising monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Furnace+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grapevine+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gift+Guide monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Umpqua+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Outdoor+Tech monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cities monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/WIFI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tom+Kellys+Bottle+House monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Highway+17 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vancouver monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Duluth monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Whistler monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/St.+Mary%27s+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sunset+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Coffee monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Highway+13 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Arago monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kadunce+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Smoked+Fish monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Umpqua+Highway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Whittlesey+Creek+National+Wildlife+Refuge monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/International+Rose+Test+Garden monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Green+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bayfield+Peninsula monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Dorena+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Grand+Portage+National+Monument monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Piracy+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bullion+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cycling+Gear monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wildfires monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Raleigh monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Zion+Narrows monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Zion+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Biltong monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Moon+Caves monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sunrise+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Bike+Shops monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Hiawatha+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/New+Years+Resolutions monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mirage+Volcano monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/North+Country+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Thunder+Cove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/White+Rim+Road monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Glaciers monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cornucopia+WI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/BLM+Land monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cape+Meares monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Castlegar monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Gooseberry+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pacific+City monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rust+Abatement monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Abandoned+Places monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Camping+Gear monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Forest+Service+Land monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pioneer+Names+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Seney+National+Wildlife+Refuge monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Wawa+Goose monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Great+Lakes monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Superior+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rain monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Half+Dome monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Devils+Garden monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Partition+Arch monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Two+Hearted+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Saxon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Butterfly+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ruth+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Waldport monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Flat+Tires monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Stream+Crossings monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Mouse%27s+Tank monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Terrace+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Methuselah+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lake+Huron monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Methuselah+Grove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Provincial+Land monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Coquihalla+Highway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Elk+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rendezvous monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Negaunee monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Lovell+Canyon+Road monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Black+Rock+Road monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fox+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Red+Rock+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pebble+Beaches monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Highway+61 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pictured+Rocks monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Subway monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Sheep+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Durham monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/North+Shore monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Siskiyou+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Joshua+Trees monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Oregon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Yaquina+Head monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Travel+Apps monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Whitehorse monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Running+Gear monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Movie+Locations monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Rossport monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Inyo+National+Forest monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Shingleton monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ghost+Towns monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Highway+53 monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Cottage+Grove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Au+Train monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Car+Art monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Black+Beach+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Redwoods monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Stout+Grove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Ashland+WI monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Yukon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Brimley monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Miller+Point monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pahvant+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Northern+California monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Camp+Food monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Kaministiquia+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tahquamenon+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Chilliwack monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Keewenaw+Peninsula monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Aguasabon+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Oregon+Coast monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Heceta+Head monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/The+Maze monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Caesar%27s+Palace monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Pineapple+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Founders%27+Grove monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Museums monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Vanlife+Laundry monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Matier+Glacier monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Tents monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Walker+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Titus+Canyon monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Fairyland monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Asheville monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Goulais+River monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/advanture/tag/Upper+Peninsula monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/about daily 0.75 2024-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1516842957458-G6NR7MMKRJJ4JOFXW9V2/DSC_0436.JPG About https://www.thevanimals.com/home daily 1.0 2024-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517493565381-E3SUXGMROKSAQ2AVO5RV/DSC_4818.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541532483485-AKJL4LVS0EBD1FTPFGE0/DSC_7628.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541532065535-AGSHDNJ9KC00N0P6F2X0/DSC_0638.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541532281427-2P2HSSJDSBRAP348TMK3/DSC_0465.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1570633759356-KZFLTASDQRQ6W6WNWQTB/20190717_082541_Fotor.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548974652663-18KYCQ6SKSPT0D8ZPI0U/DSC_2221_Fotor.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1516762340722-CFVRQSEWE3S6O55SMMTL/IMGP6833.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1516761970702-BY151G2EN09SXB2C6ZJF/IMG_1794.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1516761100250-KRRFBOAGXWV66V2D4Y9Z/DSC_0472.jpg Home https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks daily 0.75 2021-03-09 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/how-to-select-a-battery-for-your-camper-van-solar-power-system monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615256540550-VAO0RIJ3Q16AI4VHM2U6/How+to+Select+House+Batteries+for+Your+Camper+Van DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615242795289-65KIFDMRNU0MD66S95CD/Building+out+a+Camper+Van+with+Solar+Panel+Batteries DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Solar power will allow you to spend time boondocking rather than staying at expensive campgrounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615242851835-A010LXG6RIEA76ATOSRQ/Solar+Power+System+Battery+for+Off+Grid+Boondocking DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Solar power will help you get off the grid in truly remote locations, like this campsite in Alaska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615242309744-2S7RLIWT49THPS272IF7/Solar+Power+System+for+Camper+Van+Build+Out DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System When calculating your draw, don’t forget about small devices like your propane/CO detector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615243010583-1C1DBEQLCOP1KJM8YMJQ/Calculate+the+Load+in+Your+Camper+Van+Build+Out DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Calculating your energy load requires estimating how much you will use each device in your van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615242122372-YS60REA8MZ6RQEZKYWIY/Calculating+the+Energy+Draw+in+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System The fridge will be one of the biggest draws in your van, so it makes sense to purchase a high-efficiency 12-volt fridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615241040316-9ZNJWQ0YCEW5LI8ZSLIZ/What+Battery+to+Chose+for+Your+Camper+Van+Build DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Testing out our van’s solar power battery before putting it into our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615241803410-IN171KQMR2EKQ8MMBKNC/Battery+options+for+off+grid+solar+systems DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Each type of battery has different pros and cons for using in a camper van solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615241597512-KPW1B347VVI2AUEAR717/What+kind+of+battery+to+choose+for+vanlife+house+batteries DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System The power converted from your solar panels gets stored in your battery so it is essential to pick the right one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615243215386-KOR76PE3LFWABKNPM9JU/Difference+between+AGM+and+Gel+Batteries+for+Camper+Van DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System FLA batteries aren’t a great choice for most van builds because batteries are kept in an inconvenient place like under the bed with little ventilation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615244424838-3J7OALJYGJ2KAEEIG0HF/Choosing+the+Right+Battery+for+Your+Van%27s+Solar+Power+System DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System SLA batteries balance safety and budget for your camper van solar power system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615241710327-EOZAHVY9T2RA1RJBPD03/Picking+a+Solar+Battery+for+Your+Van+Build DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System It is important to have other components like a charge controller to keep your battery healthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615241419252-8077N12UFDQPLB1NYDE1/How+to+Choose+a+Solar+Battery+Off+Grid DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Gel batteries are the most sensitive type of battery and require a solar charge controller set to the correct parameters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615243325381-966X1K9A4E8WK3PE4GTF/What+Battery+to+Select+for+a+Camper+Van+Build+Solar+Power DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Gel batteries are a great choice if you will be spending time in hot climates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615244235498-PVDRSIX92WIMFJJ6961U/Should+You+Buy+Lithium+Ion+Batteries+for+a+Camper+Van DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Lithium ion battery’s downside that they can’t be charged below freezing which could be issue if you’re spending time in wintery climates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615243679421-WPZ269478D390Z2N5G1X/Lithium+Ion+or+Gel+Batteries+for+Camper+Van+Build DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System However with a little temperature control (and the right budget), a LiFePo4 battery would be a great choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615244135554-1RF0V9ZZX0FZTAYWP5QV/Gel+or+LiFePO4+Battery+for+Solar+Power+Off+Grid DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System When considering a solar battery you should also consider how easily you can install it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1615244902584-6KORXUO32SNYC29C7OHQ/Best+Batteries+for+Off+Grid+Vanlife DIY Van Conversion Tips and Tricks - How To Select a Battery for Your Camper Van Solar Power System Selecting the right solar battery for your van will keep you powered even in the most remote places. https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/category/Vanlife monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/category/Van+Build monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/category/Van+Build+Budget monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/category/Solar+Power monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Build monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Kitchen monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Sealed+Lead+Acid+Batteries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Vanlife+Essentials monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Propane+System monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Solar+Power monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Fridge monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Gel+Batteries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Frugal+Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/AGM+Batteries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Flooded+Lead+Acid+Batteries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Winter monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Battery monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Winter+Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Conversion monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Vanlife monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Electrical monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Solar+Panels monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Build+Budget monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Build+Planning monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Fan monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Lights monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Van+Outlets monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/LiFePo4+Batteries monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/diy-van-conversion-tips-and-tricks/tag/Boondocking monthly 0.5 https://www.thevanimals.com/buying-our-sprinter-van daily 0.75 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548090329132-W5ULO9JG9PXFJ0ETSCJ3/DSC_6089.JPG Buying Our Sprinter Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517145716853-KW79T6UDJ4DGFOXE0AH6/HowtoBuyYourOwnSprinterVan.JPG Buying Our Sprinter Van Ian works on the van shortly after driving it from Minnesota to Virginia. We were able to check off most of the items on our van shopping wish list. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523970590435-9CWFNMM102FJ94GZQDQD/Does+a+Sprinter+Handle+Well+in+Snow Buying Our Sprinter Van Violet B. on a snowy Wisconsin back country road. For how big it is, the van handles surprisingly well in snow. https://www.thevanimals.com/thebuild daily 0.75 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541717855020-1VXH0OBJJF1IZU6WE1Y4/Building+Out+a+Camper+Van Van Build https://www.thevanimals.com/rust-abatement daily 0.75 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548091377999-6C9OGRXNWGEXFN5977RT/IMG_2914.jpg Rust Abatement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517146267953-JTUTCTR2NRN799JSU18P/How+to+Remove+Rust+on+Your+Sprinter Rust Abatement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517347141781-QXN9OXO1SRLZO25LAYEO/Interior+Plastic+Paneling+in+a+Sprinter+Van Rust Abatement You can see the panels that have been taken down in the left of the picture and where they have been removed on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517670374802-S8NVYF15U7U6Y8CMQFNG/Deep+Cleaning+a+Sprinter+Van+for+Build+Out Rust Abatement If you’re buying and converting a used van, you’re definitely going to want really scrub all of the dust out of it before getting to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517670326663-OVYMM9XIQPO4PAGRUKRP/Remove+Rust+from+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion Rust Abatement Ian's dad, Brian, removes the crusty, brittle fasteners that attach the plastic trim to the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517348496133-YDS1W2S7OGOC96OXH3BI/How+to+Clean+Up+the+Rust+on+a+Campervan Rust Abatement Danni, the rust consultant, checks out the condition of the vehicle with Ian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517670289712-A2OSPUZEMIAXDLCKXL5L/Here%27s+How+We+Got+Rid+of+Rust+in+Our+Van+Build Rust Abatement We had to cover the holes prior to washing the vehicle in some "balmy" January weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517348971366-33IW6JOYQE303K5NBF9C/Rust+Abatement+for+Camper+Vans+and+RVs Rust Abatement Ian’s dad scrapes away some huge patches of rust underneath the plastic trim panels. For some reason these areas remained the original white color when the van was repainted blue by the previous owner, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517670242027-4HJO0I70F62VTDQ6EW0W/Rust+Abatement+for+Recreational+Vehicles Rust Abatement Rust abatement is kind of tedious, so have some friends over to help you out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517349940069-9ZCPTMHAX2VLNDNWSNFU/Preventing+Future+Rust+on+Our+Campervan Rust Abatement In this picture, you can see the rim of clean metal surrounding the rust patches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517544103202-HNGQV3BONPR6K7ET47ZI/How+to+Remove+Rust+from+the+Inside+of+Sprinter+Van+Panels Rust Abatement The Sprinter van’s panels has these v-shaped pockets that can collect water that gets underneath the panels. There was lots of patches of rust inside these panels that was very difficult to remove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517540168080-J8XF7YM3DEN19JLCBT8X/Using+a+Rust+Reformer+on+our+Camper+Van+Build Rust Abatement Ian takes a moment to survey his work, before applying rust converter, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517540462199-ZITC78W4UMA23J1OFO3E/We+Removed+Rust+from+Our+Camper+Van+Here%27s+How Rust Abatement We wiped down all the previously rusted spots after sanding them to clean off the dust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517545818964-T2DAV2JCB1A7WXGOE5J3/How+to+Get+Rid+of+Rust+on+a+Vehicle+without+Repainting Rust Abatement The van after the rust had been removed and we had applied the rust reformer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517545459751-33MILQYWEYM14QSV0AKL/Using+Rustoleum+Rust+Remover+on+our+Camper+Van+Build Rust Abatement This rust reformer, after thorough rust removal, has done a really good job of halting the rusting process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517663130905-7CN280MWC5FX8JWB4E6W/How+to+Apply+Bed+Liner+on+a+Camper+Van Rust Abatement Quasimodo tapes the line above the wheel well for the bed liner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517665315096-6FDWXCR98CP9NVXW5R8T/Can+You+Remove+Rust+Yourself+From+a+Camper+Van Rust Abatement You can use either isopropyl alcohol or mineral spirits to remove any residues or waxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517665251185-UEO9FCJGUPM2YHQVWXJZ/HeresHowWeDeRustedourVan.JPG Rust Abatement Kaylee really gets into the dusting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517665796565-CUZIV8VRCUMY43QOBH94/Using+Rustoleum+Bed+Liner+on+a+Camper+Van Rust Abatement This two-part truck bed liner has held up really well over time. We haven’t had any chipping or flaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517667591117-X6CQ3EEABGCPIR8115MP/OurReviewofRustoleumTruckBedLiner.JPG Rust Abatement After the two-part epoxy bed liner has been mixed, it has to sit for 15 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517671511836-R1PVJCCU7DQD64YP8R4W/Applying+Bed+Liner+on+Our+Camper+Van+Conversion Rust Abatement Ideally the bed liner would have been applied during a 3-day period with no rain, but that’s hard to find in January in Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517670189140-3GYU4EV725HJDZYVEDMB/Protecting+Our+Van+Conversion+from+Rust Rust Abatement The interior plastic panels came in handy for protecting the van from rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517712666244-O5BQTJ2IQ1QUUSK5BT2W/The+Finished+Bed+Liner+on+Camper+Van+Conversion Rust Abatement We were pretty pleased with how even the bed liner looked after our DIY application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517712758364-JXODSSRVPUL40NS5P1JK/Bed+Liner+on+the+Base+of+Our+Camper+Van Rust Abatement Here’s how the bed liner looked before we reattached the exterior trim panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517753146114-L3NJZATGFVBXY27KSABV/How+to+Keep+the+Trim+Panels+on+Your+Sprinter+Van Rust Abatement Applying silicone to the fasteners to make them more secure and water tight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517751497824-I63Q895RC3X3STIYPJEA/Reinstalling+the+Exterior+Panels+on+our+Sprinter+Van Rust Abatement There are a surprising number of pieces of plastic trim on this van. It was a bit of a puzzle to put it back together again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517753023011-EXINWOZGYK2H621H1JE6/Finished+Camper+Van+with+Bed+Liner Rust Abatement The fresh bed liner gives the van a nice rugged look—perfect for a self-converted Sprinter camper van! https://www.thevanimals.com/framing-the-van daily 0.75 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548093587508-9UOS7S8PY1DMX0N67EQX/DSC_5526.JPG Framing the Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520605513515-PKMZ4TJRTX4R3LMHJQ3C/HowWeAttachedOurWallstoOurVan.JPG Framing the Van This 2x4 board installed in the wall of our van allowed us to mount our bed cabinetry to our van’s wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520607027562-UBZ9B57H7LPO87S4BK0I/How+to+Create+Sturdy+Studs+in+Your+Van Framing the Van Chiseling these notches in the boards by hand was quite time consuming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520603934372-U6Q1K78AKC73K0MQIJYV/Framing+the+Walls+of+a+Camper+Van Framing the Van In other panels we were able to attach the boards vertically so we could avoid any chiseling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521126750696-DW2UPEI7P2YVR5UAXWOO/How+to+Build+Walls+in+A+Camper+Van Framing the Van Without recessing the holes, the wide pan head screws would have stuck up out of the wood too far for us to attach our cedar paneling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521122445115-15QHDA46CRUNLTQ5P0K1/How+to+Attach+Things+to+Metal+Van+Walls Framing the Van We just used a very large drill bit to create the recessed holes for the screws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521128341848-RJY9SNGZZ6BZT4KSD7A6/How+To+Build+Walls+in+a+Sprinter+Van Framing the Van The recessed screw holes also allow the screws to go further through the wood so that there is more screw sticking into the metal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521213653728-0ZPX45ZYRBLC3OMIZ75E/Framing+and+Insulating+a+Camper+Van Framing the Van We slid a larger piece of wood behind the metal ribs, and then laid a smaller piece on top of the larger piece to bring the stud flush to the surface of the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521291124775-6QUO3E4QO0I8B950EEM9/Hanging+the+Walls+and+Cabinets+in+a+DIY+Van+Build Framing the Van In this picture, you can see where we slid some pieces of wood behind the ribs to serve as studs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521292280990-ERCJ65JV1GT69JNSFDU4/How+to+Hang+a+Ceiling+in+a+Camper+Van Framing the Van Setting the screws into the wood before attaching it to the ceiling will save you a lot of time with your hands above your head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521292976319-0PLMXVTA7P9YG3S7HC76/Framing+the+Walls+and+Ceiling+Van+Build Framing the Van Ian pre-drills a hole in the metal of the ceiling rib before attaching a piece of 2x2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521295880822-8RIBRDS2QVM6RC3ORUUE/How+to+Add+a+Ceiling+to+a+Camper+Van Framing the Van This picture shows the spacing of the studs in the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521296455618-S1XI3LUABUUUGG8NU6PM/Framing+the+Ceiling+of+a+RV+Camper Framing the Van We used the self-tapping sheet metal screws to attach the studs into the ceiling as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521473048883-RYOYQ6COLFVLLVW1E7G7/Framing+around+Vent+in+Van+Build+RV Framing the Van Ian screws the vent frame into place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1521473861702-IP77S6XGHV6CZNCW2Z7B/Putting+a+Fan+into+the+Ceiling+of+a+Camper+Van Framing the Van We made sure to run the wires underneath the frame, so that they wouldn't get pinched by the trim later on. https://www.thevanimals.com/installing-the-fan daily 0.75 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548092361717-ZWCYJ16MV8P77IO0FKMA/DSC_5190.JPG Installing the Fan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517756142060-Q2HOQUEF89H3BQZ9ND7Q/How+to+Install+a+Fan+in+Your+Camper+Van Installing the Fan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517761180237-D31C5N8G93UHAYAXK0L1/Drilling+into+the+roof+of+a+camper+van+to+install+a+fan Installing the Fan You can see the four corners of our fan drilled into the ceiling in this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517765190333-N2H1JITDOD2V7NYV57HV/Installing+a+Fantastic+Fan+in+a+Camper+Van+or+RV Installing the Fan Ian installs the Fan-Tastic Vent with the butyl tape on the bottom of the vent’s flange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517762885092-5RW1QCH901PSOE6Z5M9Y/Instructions+to+Install+a+Camper+Van+Vent Installing the Fan Ian poses for a photo with his cardboard template. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1519224071979-5FMM7Q6F6PKKKDEJB9ME/Guide+to+Install+a+Camper+Van+Conversion+Vent Installing the Fan Ian places the van above out kitchen area in the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517763257557-0PPS8L7M80CHMHT9RJ1C/How+to+Cut+a+Hole+in+a+Sprinter+Roof+for+a+Fan Installing the Fan In this photo you can see why we had to cut out the middle of the template in order for it to lay flat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517763657731-7TTVWS31HKMZH6J8AGWM/How+to+Install+a+Fan+in+an+RV Installing the Fan Ian uses a hammer and awl to make an indentation to allow the drill bit to gain purchase on the slippery roof of the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517764059953-E972IA0CGVFHLZRJ6ZM4/Cutting+into+a+Sprinter+Roof+for+a+Vent Installing the Fan Ian begins the drilling with a small drill bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517764548312-XTXKUQSM9CP40TO6S624/Installing+a+Vent+in+a+Camper+Van+or+Tiny+House Installing the Fan Ian about to use the largest drill bit in our van roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517771753668-MW5W21A9HJ9GVNRYX12V/Fantastic+Fan+Installation+in+a+Sprinter+Van Installing the Fan Ian cutting the first side of the hole through the blue painters tape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517772104336-C69OBRSL40H81VWABNSC/Cutting+a+Hole+in+a+Sprinter+Roof+to+Install+a+Fan Installing the Fan Looking through the completed hole for the fan in the roof of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1519226186639-32OZ9TZTF19472DLV9II/Using+Butyl+Tape+to+Install+a+Camper+Van+Fan Installing the Fan Butyl tape is a really stick putty like tape that will hold your fan in place and create a seal against the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517772907250-TJRYE8DBGZXX57O4OSYH/Butyl+Tape+-+What+is+it+Used+for+in+an+RV Installing the Fan Ian presses the butyl tape into place on the fan before removing the wax paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517774497543-EY85L9KU71B4D9O7ILRT/How+to+Install+a+Vent+in+a+Camper+Van+without+Leaks Installing the Fan The lap-sealant is applied with a normal caulk gun, but it's a lot more fluid than a silicone caulk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1519225394645-24M4ZBDF5I3ZS0FJJ7LK/How+to+Frame+a+Vent+in+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Installing the Fan Ian screws the fan’s frame into the ribs of the van roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1519224839626-QT0RRRTEGZC5V3WD4P3S/Finishing+the+Installation+of+the+Vent+in+the+Camper+Van Installing the Fan The finished fan installation in the roof of the van with the wooden frame around it. https://www.thevanimals.com/insulating-the-van daily 0.75 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548094605638-S5EC4K4A4SQBXWNRY6K0/DSC_6051.JPG Insulating the Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520601923028-TMTKRPHEMJFKDK8TLX5A/DSC_5631.JPG Insulating the Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517839139510-WFDTOPPRJ94IF5FJ03JN/Insulating+the+Floor+of+a+Sprinter+Van Insulating the Van Kaylee measures the Reflectix using the van floor as a template. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1519230059198-GR6J2ALP4R8ZKYAVP599/DSC_4984.JPG Insulating the Van Our van with the Reflectix installed in the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517839086771-CI5QEGXJADQO8RZ125OQ/How+to+Insulate+the+Floor+of+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Insulating the Van Here is the subfloor with the Reflectix showing through underneath it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520212214435-DGZJUAY31YEDTUN712N6/DSC_5794.JPG Insulating the Van Ian measures and cuts the floor insulation for our main kitchen and living space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520212762664-I82ETIMHHVNZ40B1SDCG/Foam+Insulation+for+the+Floor+of+a+Camper+Van Insulating the Van Ian cuts the foam for underneath the floor mats under the seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520259583632-G5HT0AWK0R4WJCR1ZXRL/IMG-3017.JPG Insulating the Van Adding a half inch of XPS will keep our feet warmer without losing too much headroom. Here is a view of the floor foam cut out for our step area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1517840107867-ISHX4SJNX2IBBB8URHX5/Insulating+a+Camper+Van-+What+to+Use Insulating the Van In this photo, you can see the shallow areas in the middle of the side panels and the deeper panels that run along the bottom and top of the walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520260610503-M7S49SEOVULSPSQ93Q6R/DSC_5524.JPG Insulating the Van Anywhere there would be cabinetry, we had to put wood "studs" in the walls to support the weight of the cabinets and attach them to the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520259217082-O5U067MIA6BRWPA2OXO8/How+to+Insulate+a+Camper+Van+without+Losing+any+Space Insulating the Van Kaylee test fits the template inside the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520259131100-NF9IU983UD8B2WJWJ982/IMG-3033.JPG Insulating the Van Make sure to write which panel the template is for on each side of the template, because they will likely look very similar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520260797444-NJJB1NLGV625Y9OZKFLY/What+to+Use+to+Insulate+a+Camper+Van Insulating the Van We used this old tomato knife and a larger bread knife to cut the polyiso insulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520261592837-U3ZVATRM4D83T8W73NA6/IMG-3036.JPG Insulating the Van Using a utility knife and then snapping the foam is the best way to cut the XPS insulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520083724061-SODWG0HLMF5YZZJPSH1S/DSC_5331.JPG Insulating the Van A view of the polyiso insulation. Fitting the back panel with the 2-inch poly iso took a lot of carving and shaping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520084712239-Y7OFO8USR789CEFGF18Z/DSC_5541.JPG Insulating the Van Using the one-inch blue board on the other side was much easier than carving down the polyiso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520089072999-USIFGFFYMA9PXFSIQB14/What+to+Do+to+Insulate+Your+Camper+Van Insulating the Van Kaylee dons protective gear...including swim goggles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520089552567-IGXZGJSR55JE44VSICYS/DSC_5593.JPG Insulating the Van Ian unwraps our second roll of insulation. It's best to keep these things in their packaging until the moment you are ready to use them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520091053205-CNEL5OFCUE14BX7OKMFK/Fiberglass+insulation+for+a+camper+van+build+out Insulating the Van Ian cuts the fiberglass insulation with a utility knife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520091556612-S2JYSJL8ESNKEB83W8MV/DSC_5582.JPG Insulating the Van Here's the finished insulated wall. As you can see, the insulation is not compressed. There is also insulation inside the ribs as far as we could reach it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520262437433-CVPB34RUPOY1MSRCA79H/How+to+Insulate+the+ceiling+of+a+camper+van+without+Losing+Space Insulating the Van Ian shaves off a bit of the foam with a bread knive to make it fit inside the ribs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520263352724-B8WN7EN71C7IFTXQXT5T/Insulating+the+Ceiling+of+a+Sprinter+Van Insulating the Van You need to make sure to get good help for insulating the ceiling--someone tall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520264412819-CKEUXAU6DQFJRUBZ5AOP/Installing+Foam+Insulation+in+a+Camper+Van Insulating the Van Ian fits the foam into the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520265122000-DUQHLJCG9SSE26YF7HYW/Supplies+You+Need+to+Insulate+Your+Van Insulating the Van We had to cut notches out of the foam to fit around all of our wood studs in the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520178423977-N0KKV5RFIK6N35GZKCY2/DSC_5249.JPG Insulating the Van Many of the gaps in the walls were stuffed with the scraps from the polyiso insulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520179202185-0KAG757CAQ6SQ463HSJ3/DSC_5693.JPG Insulating the Van We use the Big Gap filler since the areas we were trying to fill had quite a lot of space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520180598283-TQX6PHDQ45GJUPY7YPA8/Using+Spray+Foam+in+Your+Camper+Van+Build Insulating the Van Stop spraying the foam well before where you want it to stop, because it will continue to flow for a good 15 seconds after you stop holding the trigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520181426503-MN7AUQB0Z0OQQHSIMV9T/How+much+Spray+Foam+Do+You+Need+for+a+Camper+Van Insulating the Van Our small graveyard of spent cans of foam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520183620383-WJ98CZQLWLEC96P2D0LG/How+to+Use+Spray+Foam+to+Insulate+Van+Ribs Insulating the Van The ribs in the ceiling were to small to fill with fiberglass so we sealed them with spray foam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520183554032-JDWZ300P0ETOSGT3VNQY/DSC_5622.JPG Insulating the Van It was pretty easy to cut off the foam-sicles by using a thin saw blade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520267951218-U11OLIOL85I1TKQU6V7V/Keeping+Your+Van%27s+Insulation+Dry Insulating the Van Since we installed some of our bed platform cabinetry prior to finishing all aspects of the insulation, we had to make sure to put the vapor barrier behind these furnishings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520347698513-77WKLJF06ULA69VRSJ4M/DSC_5732.JPG Insulating the Van An electric stapler makes quick work of installing the insulation, but it definitely isn't necessary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520267882438-HQUJMHHCTDK36XHXW8CF/How+to+Install+a+Vapor+Barrier+in+a+Camper+Van+Build Insulating the Van Kaylee uses some scrap wood to hold up the plastic sheeting until we are ready to install our ceiling panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520432279736-5SETH706379OV7L7N2O0/Everything+You+Need+to+Install+Camper+Van+Insulation Insulating the Van These tiny magnets are crazy strong! Later we will use them in our insulated curtains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520432923005-KG3SQ1SL750UQA1CT83J/Using+a+Vapor+Barrier+to+Manage+Moisture+in+a+Camper+Van Insulating the Van Rainbow duct tape is not required, but it is a bit more fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1520438650805-VWM1UPRUBSFS7VQQXH05/Sealing+Vapor+Barrier+in+a+Camper+Van+for+Moisture+Control Insulating the Van We also sealed off the fiberglass that we put in our doors as well. https://www.thevanimals.com/laying-our-flooring daily 0.75 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548110492391-2UGG1E8UDTW2LQJ1CSZ3/DSC_6788.JPG Laying Our Flooring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523971121222-7L6G1J1PW4HLNLLTHCDJ/Laying+the+Flooring+in+a+Camper+Van Laying Our Flooring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523974086698-R5RCTY10PJ0ZK5F5K7CB/How+to+Use+Subfloor+in+Your+Camper+Van Laying Our Flooring The Reflectix underneath the subfloor of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523971609929-2VH1OJC7Q28T41GTZKA8/DSC_5001.JPG Laying Our Flooring The subfloor of our van that came with it when we purchased it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523976608534-7OWIGJTCS4CZ71V7E6XL/Adding+Storage+to+the+Step+in+a+Sprinter+Van Laying Our Flooring We made sure that the step had a very snug fit, because it's not attached to the van itself, only to the rest of the plywood flooring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523971893040-XC1TB7NQ9TZDOBZ74VGQ/DSC_5752.JPG Laying Our Flooring The step is made from a sturdy, high-quality 3/4-inch plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523976886990-E97AU670DXO0HC630HTR/How+to+Build+a+Storage+Step+for+a+Sprinter+Van Laying Our Flooring The cedar trim was cut from 6-inch planks, and it matches the cabinetry and our walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523976953192-4XQM9GKGCY761VIPVM71/Building+a+Storage+Cubby+in+the+Step+of+a+Sprinter+Van Laying Our Flooring The trim was attached using pocket holes, and lies flat with the finished vinyl floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523974433312-9LJGIMTMYXQWILXYQBPW/How+to+Insulate+your+Camper+Van+Floor+Without+Losing+Space Laying Our Flooring 1/2-inch XPS insulation under our floor adds an R-value of 3.0 to keep or toes warm on cold mornings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523979518610-U5U98X2GYVDRYLUKVOY4/Guide+to+Adding+a+Floor+in+a+Camper+Van Laying Our Flooring The finished storage area in our step adds floor space and a place for shoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523995817061-MOG8BJDSI8WCURI651XJ/Using+Underlayment+in+a+Campervan+Floor Laying Our Flooring Ian lays the plywood underlayment portion of the flooring in the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523996341338-PGS8DTTLHW1XMVP1S0AV/DSC_6850.JPG Laying Our Flooring Ian screws the plywood underlayment through the foam insulation into the plywood subfloor below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1523998378981-QJC6RU6OPB8YRGSMWTJ4/How+to+Cut+the+Floor+of+Your+Camper+Van+to+Size Laying Our Flooring We used the plywood underlayment as a template to cut the vinyl to the correct size and shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524016742071-WHD04M8XOYOT9ZTEE6VH/Using+Vinyl+Flooring+in+a+Camper+Van Laying Our Flooring Kaylee uses a utility knife to cut the vinyl sheet flooring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524002549711-N1GNQQKCPMG9FU94G584/What+Kind+of+Flooring+Should+You+Use+in+a+Camper+Van Laying Our Flooring Ian rolls back the vinyl flooring for storage until we were ready to install it. Delaying the installation of the vinyl helped prevent us from scratching or scuffing the finished flooring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524003918683-GLWJRBMQ2AV00UKJAMLO/What%27s+most+durable+flooring+in+a+camper+van%3F Laying Our Flooring We used this high-strength adhesive to attach the flooring in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524012779039-HJ872OOCREBO25SZD8UI/What%27s+the+best+flooring+option+for+a+camper+van%3F Laying Our Flooring Ian sprays the adhesive to attach the vinyl flooring in our Sprinter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524014721317-QDE3CAH9KXCYNT6E7FFV/Finishing+the+Flooring+in+Your+Camper+Conversion Laying Our Flooring Ian rolls the vinyl flooring out onto the Spray adhesive in the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524014899537-T0WPS2EGH4AET37Q4JW4/DSC_6882.JPG Laying Our Flooring We weighed each section of flooring down while adhesive was curing. https://www.thevanimals.com/building-our-bed-platform daily 0.75 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203819490-AR8TN9Z7CABSZTPMS764/DSC_0918.JPG Building Our Bed Platform https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524019976795-W51ZXXCJ2PDA0FL4D7OF/Building+a+Functional+Bed+Platform+in+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform Part way through building the bed platform https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524069491424-2KO5N8AA9VKBUA2HX4PJ/Building+Storage+into+a+Bed+Platform+in+a+Van Building Our Bed Platform Ian shows the uprights that separate the cupboards of our bedside cabinetry. The left side of the board matches the curve of the van wall, and the right side is angled to provide the shape for a comfortable backrest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524069773076-K7PO8FAKHASLJI2FT5PV/Cabinetry+in+a+Platform+Bed+in+a+Van+Conversion Building Our Bed Platform Ian lays out all of the wooden pieces of the cabinetry, while planning the best way to fasten them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524070074583-7OH8B80WJEWE7HMRW6UV/Building+a+Couch+and+Bed+into+a+Bed+Platform+in+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform Corner clamps came in handy to keep the bed cabinets square, because they were a fairly odd shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524070321533-NIT1SUFKXW8CHRV3LLO3/Building+Angled+Cabinetry+for+a+Couch+Cabinet+in+a+Van+or+Bus Building Our Bed Platform Ian joins the 1/4 inch cabinet back to the 1/2-inch plywood uprights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524075122465-0MHTWLI4GB85BTZ7B33B/How+to+Design+Storage+in+a+Van+Conversion Building Our Bed Platform A bit of humor is required when building a van home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524076468027-K5UAWQGW4HU7THG6LRET/Framing+a+Sprinter+Van+to+Hold+Up+Cabinetry Building Our Bed Platform Ian attaches the studs to the van's metal ribs. Later we screwed the back of our bed cabinets to these studs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524181391927-QHM17ZZR8W0WZ9ABOFKK/DIY+Cabinets+and+Bed+Platform+for+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform Ian attaches the 2x4 legs that support our cabinetry and the rail that supports our bed platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538200497502-QUWL1NVXZ2Q8YME3JBN0/Build+a+Bed+Platform+without+Leg+Supports+Underneath Building Our Bed Platform The angle brackets help prevent the three legs of our bed platform to shift out of place when we drive on bumpy, gravel roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538200602293-9WUM3W6WX2IWMTOM0LPO/Attaching+a+Bed+Platform+to+the+Walls+of+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform We nailed through these reinforcements in the back of the cabinetry and into the studs inside our van wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524243849124-UQ8ZV9N2FC25GPMGTAFT/What+type+of+finish+should+be+used+in+a+camper+van%3F Building Our Bed Platform Kaylee applies the third and final coat of water-based polyurethane to the bed cabinetry. The top sill of the bed cabinetry is the perfect size for holding a Nalgene water bottle, or in this case a Hamms! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524247122327-RJY8PN1JIKPEI20HXFC4/Finishes+That+are+Safe+to+Use+in+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform We used one coat of the poly/stain combo, followed by two coats of a clear polyurethane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524248121513-TWTNR6X3PCSPYDA0S8I7/DSC_7303.JPG Building Our Bed Platform A mounting board was added along the length of the cabinet's front to raise the hinges to the same level as our mattress. When the doors fold down, they rest flat on the mattress and can be used a sort of tray to hold a cup of coffee or other dishes while in bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524953823671-EKD5KWZGDK92VB442209/Versatile+Storage+Cubbies+for+Vanlife+or+Buslife Building Our Bed Platform Our cabinet bottoms are made from a 1/4-inch plywood. While it bows a little, it's plenty sturdy for storing our clothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524953955437-QC0EFY60UU8DL2B8LC8E/DSC_7514.JPG Building Our Bed Platform The cabinet bottoms are removable in case we ever need to access the things we store underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538200724252-DLKYHEV2R5X4HSWVJUEY/Creating+Table+Tops+in+a+Bed+Platform Building Our Bed Platform The doors to the cabinetry are made of 1/2-inch plywood reinforced with 3/4-inch plywood behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538200839386-KIB5LDXQZR39C3R3PB7E/What+type+of+hardware+should+you+use+in+a+camper+van%3F Building Our Bed Platform Piano hinges are almost totally hidden once installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524954317205-93K8C2FA8PZ26TSCVMBK/Multi-functional+Furniture+Vanlife+Ideas Building Our Bed Platform The cabinet doors make a tray when folded down and you can set a cup of coffee or snacks on them while reading and lounging in bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538201148707-UY27GE4ZBT3VB7ZI9V3R/Van+Conversion+Ideas-+Bed+Platform Building Our Bed Platform Kaylee uses the "bed couch" while reading a book on a fall day in Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524069256276-YXWR5QSPDQSIP6UTBY68/How+to+Use+Rails+to+Hold+up+a+Bed+Platform Building Our Bed Platform Ian drills holes in the aluminum angle spaced to match the holes that are already in the sprinter van ribs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524277303578-HY5P4PAHCLOA69ZJKU2U/Using+a+Rail+System+for+Vanlife+Bed+Platform Building Our Bed Platform In this photo you can see two of the pieces of aluminum angle that support our bed platforms on the passenger side. You can also see some of the holes where we pushed the bolts through and the spaces in the wall that we fished them through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524278639932-24JY8JC1AXZ5VB522MYO/What+thickness+of+plywood+do+you+need+for+a+vanlife+bed+platform%3F Building Our Bed Platform The steel angle iron is attached across the width of the platform to prevent bowing. Even when we sit on the edge, the platforms barely bend. The 2x4s also lend some strength in the opposite direction, completing a frame around the platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524279245858-V52ZT6104D61G91SBQ06/Bed+Platform+Ideas+for+a+Camper+Conversion Building Our Bed Platform Ian attaches the 2x4s to the plywood pieces of our removable mattress platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524278991926-PW2UMUKWMO0PAJET84AZ/Ideas+for+Bed+Platform+for+Tiny+Home+without+Supportsthout Building Our Bed Platform This bed is just the right size! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524279675819-91QWM86M0ONML09BTW4K/Removable+Bed+Platform+for+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform The removable bed platforms resting on the 2x2 rail on the cabinets and the aluminum angle iron on the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524314517244-CVL72MBVQMC2D1LTH7SA/How+to+Store+Bikes+under+a+Bed+in+a+Van+Build Building Our Bed Platform We used blue painters tape to mark out where the bikes should be installed in the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524314597787-L95X41KCMLYHBPII4G0T/The+Simplest+Bike+Storage+Option+in+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform You can purchase bike clamps like these online for storing your bike in your camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524314969699-GINNCD3YF9VECX63KSZG/Easiest+Storage+Solution+for+Road+Bikes+in+a+Camper+Van Building Our Bed Platform The fork clamps are probably the easiest way you can store road bikes in a van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524315074639-R4T0TRITIKLSRNEOUI1U/Building+a+%22Garage%22+into+your+Van+Conversion Building Our Bed Platform Our bikes easily stored in the “garage” under our bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538202635281-ZKNND6CKCM0SL84RLX84/DSC_5403.JPG Building Our Bed Platform With the bikes in place under the bed platform, large storage areas on the driver's side, and our mattress on top, we were pretty satisfied with our work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538201416972-QX3QRQ6JU7Q97E1GIEUO/Why+you+need+to+build+a+garage+and+utility+room+into+your+camper+van. Building Our Bed Platform The fuse box and solar charge controller are mounted to the back of the bed platform's front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538201669465-86IXLH5MDQYZI3OJBSZW/DSC_0862.JPG Building Our Bed Platform The front of the bed is finished with plywood with a large door in the front with a table within it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538201915959-QKMHBOIYY5F8Z9DJJ3UT/DSC_0906.JPG Building Our Bed Platform The large door in the front of our bed cabinetry gives us a place to store food and a little hobbit door if we want to get underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538202559379-GHV30771YV78KTSB4MB6/IMG_8128_Fotor.jpg Building Our Bed Platform This fold up table, which is built into the door on front of the bed platform, is a great place to eat a home cooked meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537904111757-HJ3V6Q4PG3OGMZLDZOKT/Vanlife+Ideas+-+How+to+Build+a+Van+You+Can+Actually+Live+in Building Our Bed Platform The finished bed platform, complete with the quilt made by Kaylee's grandma. (Thanks Grandma Boni!) https://www.thevanimals.com/fridge-bench daily 0.75 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203537368-7T27S5AC059SHTOB7H6S/DSC_0924.JPG Fridge Storage Bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203044527-S6XBZPN1EE6FRERJ9M3W/DSC_0923.JPG Fridge Storage Bench Our fridge storage bench stores our food and other items, provides a comfortable place to sit, and works in tandem with our table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524778989953-JWHNSCTSIUNM9LEZW4MV/Effective+Storage+for+a+Van+Conversion Fridge Storage Bench Ian carefully measures each piece of the fridge storage bench on a piece of 3/4-inch plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524844632485-61QXDOR8GTFDU41P7KBQ/DSC_5918.JPG Fridge Storage Bench Ian cuts the pieces of the fridge bench with his circular saw, using a fence made of another board in order to keep the cuts straight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524843784072-26T4ARFE8IXAJ1WKCTNO/Ideas+for+Storing+Your+Fridge+in+Your+Camper+Van Fridge Storage Bench We test fit the bench within the van, and we also test fit the fridge within the bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524844763815-XF5CKK1M66BP6NB59FT6/The+Easiest+Way+to+Hide+a+Dometic+Fridge+in+a+Van Fridge Storage Bench We used corner clamps to keep the piece together while test fitting it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524846676468-U2Y246G4YMUTU2CI06SU/How+to+Build+a+Fridge+Storage+Bench Fridge Storage Bench The bench taped and ready to be folded like a piece of origami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524846948189-YS1CT50C2MM46LGANDM5/Tips+and+Tricks+for+Building+DIY+Plywood+Furniture+for+a+Van Fridge Storage Bench Taping the corner prior to gluing helped prevent unsightly gaps from forming along the miter joint, especially since the joints were so long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524847687386-QKY6DV022JI4BYE4DBSX/Build+a+Bench+to+Store+Your+Van%27s+Fridge Fridge Storage Bench Ian paints wood glue into the 45 degree corner joints. The 45 degree joints give the bench a really nice seamless look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524848251684-FJHM9PF93B5DB50SWCLF/Storing+the+Dometic+Fridge+in+Your+Camper Fridge Storage Bench In this photo you can see the spacer in the back of the bench to make the back piece offset to match the notch in the wall of the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203151615-62L7ASJP3W4E0XZYKO77/Great+Functional+Camper+Van+Ideas Fridge Storage Bench This handle cut into the bench, allows us to open the lid of the bench and the lid to the fridge all in one smooth movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203116525-MYLFAFGM81PG746QCV93/image-asset.jpeg Fridge Storage Bench The 45-degree corner joints are reinforced with aluminum angle brackets--strong on the inside and stylish on the outside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524951212196-MIUBGG61N6N3GJT21FQT/Storage+Solutions+for+a+Tiny+House Fridge Storage Bench The lids of the bench, attached and hinged with continuous hinges, and ready for finishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524950990552-HB5G127OU4TNO57LWWXQ/Plywood+Construction+Techniques+in+a+Camper+Van Fridge Storage Bench These strips of wood are used to attach lids of the bench to the box structure of the bench while keeping the screws hidden inside of the bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524850760585-L0D7ATVSLFCJG2EC7E3Z/What+type+of+finish+should+you+use+in+a+camper+van%3F Fridge Storage Bench To finish the bench, we used a stain/polyurethane combo finish for the first coat, followed by two coats of clear poly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524850699383-MJ4NWIX6RASBZ7XFMEFM/DSC_6035.JPG Fridge Storage Bench High quality nylon bristle brushes work best for applying polyurethane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524954824976-TJ5E5XMG0UE5YS5H57I9/How+to+Vent+the+Fridge+in+Your+Camper+Van Fridge Storage Bench The stencil that we used for the vents for the intake and exhaust on the fridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524954931022-ZK3XCDWEF0N0UOGFP1CX/Tutorial+to+Build+a+Bench+to+Store+Your+Van%27s+Fridge Fridge Storage Bench Kaylee cuts out the paddle slots in the vent with the jig saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524955046682-L3DKRC2LTDHTE0240IVM/How+to+Vent+a+Dometic+Fridge Fridge Storage Bench Kaylee founds the edges of the paddles using a sanding bit on a Dremel tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524955140003-DD0J85HVH4PO0Q3H2429/Building+Your+Dream+Camper+Van+Conversion Fridge Storage Bench The finished vents ready to be cut down to size and painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524956796409-T33N38VGGDDVY1R85HM2/Building+Plywood+Furniture+for+a+Camper+Van Fridge Storage Bench Sawdust paddles left behind by the Dremel tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524956696927-ZEIUA286NOMNKGXLRU0E/DSC_7530.JPG Fridge Storage Bench The finished bench, with the vent, voltmeter, light switches, USB ports and cushions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203355509-1TP86QDLIIVEIB7EAKNN/Vanlife+Storage+Ideas Fridge Storage Bench The fridge bench showing our fridge and the storage area. https://www.thevanimals.com/our-solar-power-system daily 0.75 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402904780-MIF17EH0WMRYMKEUQ6DA/MountingRenogySolarPanels.jpg Our Solar Power System We’ll show you all the details of our camper van’s off-grid solar system and explain how it works in the simplest way possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402051987-CKMJ8CTPRQ6P0A9Y0XWZ/How+to+Build+a+Sprinter+Camper+Van+Roof+Rack Our Solar Power System With some research installing the solar electrical system for your camper van is definitely doable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404805405-R5WIDN2LNNPX9S1L5M8V/How+To+Crimp+Wires+for+a+Solar+Power+System Our Solar Power System 12-volt electrical systems are safer to work with than household systems, but you still need to be careful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404311183-62VAVRZA8KEKFNAMPZAC/Installing+a+solar+power+system+will+allow+you+to+boondock Our Solar Power System Installing a solar power system in your camper van will allow you to easily travel to remote places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403452764-A3FXXVOK1RGHGPYW9XCI/How+to+Build+a+Roof+Rack+for+the+Top+of+a+Sprinter+Van Our Solar Power System Ian installing the solar array on the top of our Sprinter camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401689562-5QG6WR03RIT3F5BIIOIL/4020RoofRackj.jpg Our Solar Power System We built a low profile rack to install our van’s solar panels in a stealthy way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403396748-C97P9TWCGI1NYXP87RW4/InstallingSolarPanelsonYourVan.jpg Our Solar Power System Building out your camper van with solar power is fairly easy to do as long as you understand the basics of solar power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401653131-LWUNMI2X3VD80CL9HAO0/Building+an+Aluminum+Roof+Rack+for+Solar+Panels Our Solar Power System Ian works on building the aluminum rack for our van’s solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610851614462-W2ZUC7Q69T673HX8DIMX/How+to+Design+a+Solar+System+for+a+Van+or+Tiny+House Our Solar Power System The fuse box splits out the solar power in your camper van out to the load. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401347568-Z8KQ5QJT54MFQMB30YCJ/Using+a+Renogy+Solar+Power+System+in+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We originally purchased an inverter so we could have AC power in our camper van, but we realized that we didn’t need it and we returned it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610909701532-VQMGJSHP6LMQ9WZNDYW3/How+to+Power+Your+Camper+Van+with+Solar+Power Our Solar Power System Figuring out what size solar battery you need will be based off of what you need to power in your camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610724357353-1YIMPEAVCM24ZTS7GEP7/How+to+Power+a+Fridge+in+Your+Camper+Van+with+Solar Our Solar Power System To figure out the load in your camper van, you need to add the watt-hours of all your devices, thinking about how long they will run each day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852560546-1M3ZYKWHBANNQPIMCTC1/Components+for+a+12v+Camper+Van+RV+Solar+System Our Solar Power System Something like your van’s fridge will draw 24 hours per day, but a USB outlet will only draw while you have something plugged in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610910181491-N8A9UPUHG32VKLMEVWNU/How+to+Determine+the+Draw+On+Your+Camper+Van%27s+Solar+System Our Solar Power System It’s best to overestimate the amount of power you will use in your van so that you won’t run into power issues if it’s cloudy or snowy and you’re not getting as much solar power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852257696-LUFWN8OQZ5E1IGLX1CNR/Building+Out+a+Camper+Van+Solar+Power+System Our Solar Power System This little remote solar meter allows us to make sure that our battery is staying “healthy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610722991602-YBSQKTI71PQX5IO7BZXE/How+to+Connect+the+Load+in+Your+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System You need to overestimate battery usage so that you can keep important devices like a propane monitor running 24/7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610723822766-HWQDJBKC4Y7VRUTVUB1P/How+to+Select+the+Correct+Size+Wiring+for+Your+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System You won’t want to have to stop using your fan on a super hot day just because your van battery is running low. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610759935747-ATQFDCAKDT5WGBX58PRB/Solar+Power+Planning+for+Your+Camper+Van+System Our Solar Power System There are several types of batteries that are used for solar power storage in camper vans. It’s important to select the safest one you can while keeping within your budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403706435-5QF3I8Y9TO6MF5J2ZLP1/Battery+and+Solar+Controller+for+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We selected a 200Ah Gel Battery for our camper van conversion. We tested our solar system set up prior to mounting everything in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402814681-YXGQMV68YVCXIBXASWPR/Renogy+Solar+Panel+Installation+for+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We have three 100-watt solar panels that provide power for our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403525780-KK4FU3U460L48R5R79J7/How+to+Install+a+Roof+Rack+on+a+Sprinter+Van Our Solar Power System Calculate how many panels you need by dividing your consumption by 5-6 hours of full sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610910485117-MU78UQ6AI8R5Y06HXAV1/Buying+Solar+Panels+for+a+Camper+Van+System Our Solar Power System After calculating the size of our draw, we decided to have three 100-watt solar panels in parallel on the roof of our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852683187-YUQYNVJANHSCM4L269DR/How+Much+Power+do+12v+USB+Outlets+Take Our Solar Power System You do not want anymore than 14.4 volts to be going into your battery from your solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610760086017-2FL2MXMYX268L59RFONT/How+to+Plan+Your+Camper+Van%27s+Solar+Power+System Our Solar Power System The charge controller is the intelligent part of a camper van solar power system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404352960-0VDOYVDG8RU26YDQO1D2/Create+a+Battery+Platform+Above+the+Wheel+Well Our Solar Power System We selected a 40amp solar charge controller for our camper van system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610725418259-PTBJYMKCIO6DNORT8WEL/Wiring+the+Solar+System+in+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Solar Power System To size your van’s charge controller correctly you need to calculate the maximum amperage of your solar panels and your load. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852395411-8TXN16VIFKM1R5HIQD1C/Calculating+Your+Power+Needs+for+Your+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System This MT-50 remote solar meter connects to our solar charge controller so that we can monitor our solar array and components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403139851-ZACLRHNWXVWC29BY5RBX/Mounting+Renogy+Solar+Panels+on+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System It’s important to test your solar power set up prior to mounting everything on your camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401999866-VFXMNINJN2CX62T82EB4/Low+Profile+Roof+Rack+for+Sprinter+Solar+Panels Our Solar Power System We opted to mount our solar panels in parallel for our camper van solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610721416718-YMEE6NCU1E21PB04O2Y2/How+to+Build+a+Solar+Powered+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System Selecting parallel, series, or series-parallel will depend on your own needs for vanlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610762672552-LHWFA4VP21NHBPQCF9IB/How+to+Plan+Out+an+Off+Grid+RV+Solar+System Our Solar Power System We designed the solar panel system in our van as a 12-volt system with three 100-watt solar panels connected in parallel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404487482-CNC4TFWSUGSJ1ZCGJW13/Solar+Fuse+for+Vanlife+Solar+Power Our Solar Power System We purchased this 20amp fuse and fuse holder from Renogy to protect this fuse which is installed underneath our solar panels on our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402179154-K8Y06QD5SWPU0OFATMZL/Mounting+the+Solar+Panels+on+Our+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We have a 20a fuse mounted under the solar panels on top of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403826436-2DBM5QBZX9E2VHN6V7OI/How+to+Run+Wires+from+Your+Panels+to+Your+Solar+Panels Our Solar Power System The wires from our solar panels run into our van near the sliding door frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610723630719-NVRPW4L3JZI6UVU1H0FX/How+to+Seal+the+Components+on+the+Roof+of+Your+Camper+Van+Solar Our Solar Power System Self-leveling lap sealant should used to seal off the solar port where your solar wires go into your van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610723346142-9D49MWJLKIQVHMUIXVZC/How+to+Install+Solar+Panels+on+Your+Roof+of+Your+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We used butyl tape to adhere and seal the solar port to our camper van roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610763831686-2FGUBPREOZFIIIZI18J9/How+to+Run+the+Wire+for+Your+Van%27s+Solar+System Our Solar Power System This panel made of flexible plywood conceals the bundle of wires coming down from our solar panel and the wires going back out to our lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403979704-7DBZLIJTLZ1TZ9P3LDK3/Wires+Going+to+Renogy+Battery+in+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System The wires from our solar panels runs through this hole in our bed platform that we drilled with a whole saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852085834-CGV18G0UVPZSG5HKUJII/How+to+Pick+a+Solar+Charge+Controller+for+Your+Van Our Solar Power System Only plug your solar panels into your charge controller after you have connected it to your battery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852009133-B38NGPFB7BJCRMEAXBRY/How+to+Size+a+Battery+for+a+Camper+Van+Solar+Power+System Our Solar Power System Our battery is connected to our solar charge controller with 10AWG wires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404408031-ORZC5DJV8ANA8SIP4EPN/Fuse+Box+and+Charge+Controller+Components+in+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We mounted our charge controller under our bed platform in a place where it could still get plenty of ventilation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610765394471-08BOGO043CRZNEVVZO5W/Sizing+the+12v+Electrical+System+in+Your+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System In our van we have a positive wire going to each device and a negative wire that goes back to the battery. Red and black wires are traditionally used to show negative and positive terminals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610721911022-RM56C7K2FL4BPRK70PMR/Picking+out+a+Fuse+Box+for+Your+Solar+System+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System On our fuse box, we have a red positive wire that goes out to each device and a black negative wire that completes the circuit by returning to the fuse box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404859702-MMV7VIDXTYEIMD3LRWR6/Wiring+our+Electrical+Components+in+Our+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System Ian works on wiring the load in our camper van conversion’s solar power system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610721782150-HCZ05XN24MFJHO5RXFE0/Installing+a+Fuse+Box+for+Your+Solar+Camper+Van+System Our Solar Power System The fuse box splits out the power from the battery to all your devices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610851852560-EF957214XCP7KW9C08MW/Determining+Your+Load+for+a+Camper+Van+Conversion+Solar+System Our Solar Power System In the fuse box there is a slot for a blade fuse for each circuit connected to the fuse box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610722529971-B2D0EXA5S7D80R26JMVK/Wiring+the+Load+in+Your+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System Each of the devices in our camper van has it’s own circuit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610724079736-W285ZEFZLTHEE03SA4LD/Wiring+the+Fan+in+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Solar Power System Once you have run the wires through your van, you can connect them to the wires on your devices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403775605-H73XIFU2YKOZHDZRELPF/Wiring+Under+Ceiling+in+Our+Van+Conversion Our Solar Power System To size wires correctly you much know how far you will be running the wire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404036007-549GOM26UDX77F8OYJ7Y/What+Kind+of+Wire+Should+You+Use+in+a+12v+Solar+Power+System Our Solar Power System We used a chart in order to find the correct sized wires for our van’s solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404264742-3QZE6QQ9F04XP3W4AOLK/Running+Wire+Through+the+Walls+of+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We used two different gauge wires in our camper van’s solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404540211-77487GXEEFC3J8VFQTIL/Easiest+Way+to+Run+Wires+in+Your+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System It’s smart to consider running wires for your solar system in places where your van already has wires for lights or blinkers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404211363-KZF4GMFJP21S64OXV4CC/Use+Wire+Conduit+to+Run+Wire+in+Your+Cabinets Our Solar Power System We used split loom to protect the wires for our van’s solar power system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610724788030-PAF77729QBQUL1EEKSRO/How+to+Run+Wires+in+Your+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We left this small notch in the back of our bench to run wires protected by split loom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610722017890-7725Q74QT6Y4B7VB963V/How+to+Install+Outlets+in+Your+Camper+Conversion Our Solar Power System You will want to protect the back of outlets with wood boxes to ensure your connections hold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610766206249-TI48IEKYG3F16MVHKQVK/Camper+Conversion+Solar+Panel+and+Electrical+System Our Solar Power System This access panel holds a huge bundle of wires. It’s good to put your solar wires in places where you could access them without tearing your entire van apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610765107919-3PLZH2PPT54OE2K0933X/How+to+Size+Wire+for+Your+Camper+Solar+System Our Solar Power System We ran our wires behind our ceiling paneling between the ribs that the panels are screwed into. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610765920540-ISO1RN52L2VBKVTYPIEU/DIY+Camper+Van+Solar+Power+Tutorial Our Solar Power System You should wait to attach your lights until you have your ceiling panels installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404089490-TPMP9LYROEG057U7QI9H/Connectors+for+Solar+Wires+in+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System Butt connectors for our 12v power system in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404444471-OC7E8DKMI6JTR6UBMSFJ/Wire+Connectors+for+a+12+Volt+Electrical+System Our Solar Power System Buying a set of multiple types of quick crimp connectors is the most economical ways to buy these connectors for building out a solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404595903-TRMGQWB7SUSHN4CE5KQ0/Crimper+for+Solar+Power+System Our Solar Power System To attach a crimp connector you first need to strip the plastic off the end of the wire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404640187-KTYIA3USV6GZK4V0SPO8/StrippedWireEnds.jpg Our Solar Power System Wires in our camper van with the copper interior exposed after stripping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404763346-NP181LRP5WKM6BDHGPGQ/KayleeCrimpingWires.jpg Our Solar Power System Using the crimping tool to attach a butt connector to a wire for our van’s solar power system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610724935937-KXNB7CO7K8JVUQ3MO78Z/Using+Heat+Shrink+Tubing+to+Protect+Connections+in+Your+Camper+Van+Wiring Our Solar Power System You can use heat shrink tubing to protect the connections that you crimp on your camper van’s wiring system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403304495-LMLN3V9WII1JD47YGYMC/Finished+Solar+Roof+Rack+on+Our+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System This aluminum rack attaches our solar panels to the roof of our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403172538-G4UYUQDN7SXAF7IG70JX/Renogy+Installation+of+Solar+on+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We used existing rails on the roof of our van in order to mount the solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402425703-EHBMNBOAET1G7GF2VE4R/Hardware+Needed+to+Install+a+Roof+Rack+on+a+Sprinter+Van Our Solar Power System We designed our solar roof rack to be very low profile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403355216-S4IN86RSDSTXIUIULBQQ/Sprinter+Roof+Rack+for+Renogy+Solar+Panels Our Solar Power System The rack had to be just high enough to lift the panels above the curve of the van roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402286377-AS4M4XM8W51A5EIPII5I/Easy+Way+to+Create+a+Solar+Panel+Rack+for+a+Vehicle Our Solar Power System From the ground, it’s difficult to see the roof rack from ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401385455-52DHH0GTBTLETKSOP0H5/CuttingAluminumforOurSolarRack.jpg Our Solar Power System We built our rack from 80/20 aluminum rails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401430763-FWESU2KU01KJHEB9U2PB/4020+for+our+Vanlife+Solar+Roof+Rack Our Solar Power System These aluminum rails have slots where you can slide the head of a bolt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546401554757-RLKVWBMLLZNK9H9IPEE3/Make+Your+Own+Solar+Panel+Roof+Rack+for+Boondocking Our Solar Power System Because they are aluminum, the rails are also easy to cut and drill through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402589119-LMYMJUGHS9YBZDGJCJWB/Solar+Panel+Rack+for+Off+Grid+Vehicle Our Solar Power System It’s easier to drill through the metal rails if you use a auto center punch to make a dimple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402530815-8NI3GAXFLGEYO63UW0WV/Sprinter+Van+Roof+Rack+DIY Our Solar Power System These rails are somewhat expensive, so you’ll definitely want to measure twice and cut once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402475296-C3ZWDLSPVLJWY6IPBG6Q/Roof+Rack+Hardware+for+Sprinter+Van Our Solar Power System Ian puts together our DIY solar roof rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403661484-HU0AXFPH7AGY9XU1I9EL/How+to+Install+a+Roof+Rack+on+a+Sprinter+Without+Drilling Our Solar Power System Small pieces of rail are used as spacers to raise the cross pieces to the correct height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403613628-VPL5PQY4D97P8NBV5RCH/How+to+Use+the+Rails+on+a+Sprinter+to+Attach+Solar+Panels Our Solar Power System An elevator bolt is slid into the rail on top of our van to attach the roof rack for our solar pane.s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546402862930-J1BG7IW10B07ZP3ETBMA/All+the+Hardware+Needed+to+Install+a+Camper+Van+Roof+Rack Our Solar Power System Here’s all the hardware that we used to build the DIY solar roof racks for our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403206624-YIP4EIQ12P7KDR1QA5MX/Renogy+Mounting+Brackets+for+a+Solar+Panel Our Solar Power System Renogy solar panels come with these mounting brackets that we used to attach it to our roof rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610763938375-ZUGPIZORHKTJOZDD4ROK/How+to+Select+a+Solar+System+for+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Solar Power System We have eight 12v lights in our van and it is bright! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852457157-74PN91727Z4F6BNL2G10/Selecting+Components+for+Your+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System These switches allow us to turn the lights above our bed on and off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852176374-R65SAZ6RGPZQVEGT9Z95/How+to+Install+Switches+for+Your+Solar+Camper+Van+System Our Solar Power System All of the sets of lights in our van are on independent switches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610851446802-F3G72R1KTZVMGS6397J7/Designing+a+Camper+Van+Conversion+Solar+System Our Solar Power System We even have lights under our bed so that we can see when we are getting things our of the storage area of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610759639680-YT3W8JXT53FI6HOQLFQO/Installing+a+12v+Solar+Power+System+in+Your+Van Our Solar Power System There are several types of 12v USB outlets you can choose from. We opted for the round ones that can use the same housing as our light switches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610851311076-QGN6V6WNV5XDWOMH42V5/How+to+Pick+Solar+Panels+and+Components+for+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System USB outlets are very handing for charging phones and other devices so we installed them through out our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404904623-P9T4YM91YKU3MBCC2L0C/Installing+Van+Electrical Our Solar Power System Ian installing the 12v USB outlets in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546405020684-S8O2V6U4IB5X3FL6P2TF/Holes+for+Solar+Switches+in+a+Van Our Solar Power System A spade bit is the perfect tool to use to install the round outlets and switches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852626950-A75M8G66CZ9CGZVDA4XV/Do+You+Need+an+Inverter+in+Your+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System You can use this little solar voltmeter to quickly monitor how your solar array/battery is doing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546404982321-VA22C56BXDY3UTIV939C/Installing+12-Volt+Light+Switches+in+a+Camper+Van Our Solar Power System We installed this small solar meter in a place where we can easily see it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610852307822-7E42VT32U48U1GMEV06R/Solar+Power+Monitor+System+for+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Solar Power System The monitor shows you the voltage coming into your solar panels and going out from your battery to the load. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610723516755-C2H7NTBRXIXXWW0PZLTE/Picking+the+Correct+Size+Wires+for+Your+Camper+Conversion Our Solar Power System Ian works on installing the fan in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610723429717-ZYWKBNHKB1TZOEMEC6NB/How+Big+Do+You+Need+to+Build+Your+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System Our fan is essential for temperature and moisture control in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546403742427-JH3RXC49QA3WVBA1X8QX/Layout+of+Wires+under+Ceiling Our Solar Power System Our Fantastic Fan has the second highest draw in our camper van solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610722835516-TL8QIUERX5553Y7XTACS/What+You+Can+Power+with+Your+Camper+Van%27s+Solar+System Our Solar Power System We have a small propane/CO detector above the locker that stores our 20-lb propane tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610722912407-GKNDWEE2I2QPIZRDJBXA/How+to+Power+Your+Camper+Van+24%2F7+with+Solar+Power Our Solar Power System The propane detector has an extremely low draw even though it’s running 24/7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610724679528-2YUGTHSRH1YQA2VPBB77/What+You+Can+Power+in+Your+Camper+Van+with+Solar Our Solar Power System Our high-efficiency fridge is essential to us being able to live off grid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610724583923-HGQ67BTX16SC6JHN4370/Picking+Out+a+Fridge+for+Your+Camper+Van+for+Solar+Panel Our Solar Power System Spending more on a high-efficiency fridge will save you money on your solar system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610725337874-O3QCM3QO99XMBVXEYROS/How+Much+Can+Solar+Panels+Power+on+a+Van Our Solar Power System Snow and ice has actually been a greater detriment to our solar system than clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610725217763-IIRPNMQFZRITSE3NFOLG/How+to+Build+our+a+Camper+Van+Solar+System Our Solar Power System Overall we have been extremely happy with how our solar panel has turned out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1610919568562-RKHBSLI24IXLXRKBC4AN/Solar+Power+System+Tutorial+for+Camper+Van+Conversions Our Solar Power System If you have questions about your own solar/electrical system for your camper van conversion, feel free to get in touch with us! https://www.thevanimals.com/building-custom-cabinetry-for-our-van daily 0.75 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546655339265-27ZI8ZZCUUVKGECM1WUJ/DSC_7301_Fotor.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543024101600-ZNXU1S3RMNTIB5X42FUE/FinishedVanCabinets.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Building our cabinets was one the more complex elements of woodworking in our van. We built and designed the cabinets with the items we would be storing in mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546397171040-G7HFH0AF1KAQDOWJ0VB5/Planning+and+Designing+Cabinets+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We have a large space for the kitchen in our van, and it is designed well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546443907490-SIOXE9Y5H96KJN9JG3BK/PlanningCabinetsforOurVan.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We have an entire binder of various designs for the elements of our van. This is the design we landed on for our cabinets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546443293438-49VLTIQEWIK7ZAAMIJR5/Design+Functional+Cabinetry+for+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Our entire water system is contained within this cabinet under the sink. These ten gallons usually last one to two weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546446488828-IB3TES9DKLCDZ8D0N0OJ/Building+Cabinets+for+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van This photo shows the water cabinet and the propane locker cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546443588834-2J6USWVNN6F2X5GYJVUR/Designing+Your+Camper+Van+for+Maximum+Storage Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here are our designs for the propane locker that fits within the larger cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546444765654-L3XH3S96JVU4PQDLGB52/Ideas+for+Storing+Propane+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Our propane locker keeps our propane tank secure and forces any leaking propane out a hole in the bottom of the van rather than allowing it to leak into our living space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546445147178-QOFV1CZ8CGV0WDK626WF/Designing+a+Custom+Chuck+Box+for+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Our cabinetry includes a chuck box that we can remove in order to cook outside the van. It holds our dishes and our stove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546445210532-MV8M1O4G1FYRLVGZ6KGS/Building+the+Perfect+Kitchen+in+Your+Camper+Conversion Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Under the chuck box we have a storage space for water bottles, extra dishes, and food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546445837677-9M6CTM8YORAAL2EGDLTX/Storage+Baskets+for+Vanlife+DIY+Kitchen Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van I made these baskets to fit this particular space in the van. A small lip on the shelves hold them in place while we drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546445888567-SHG4IHHEKUBU6SEQLTA7/How+to+Maximize+Storage+in+a+Van%2C+Bus%2C+or+Tiny+House Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We keep utensils and dry foods in these baskets. The bottom is reinforced with a piece of 1/4-inch plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546445446025-FGBUQKGI85R5TLD84PH7/How+to+Build+the+Case+for+Custom+Vanlife+Cabinets Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The basic design for our cabinetry is very similar to that of most under-counter kitchen cabinets in houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060414689-IGVN2DY1CU20X15KWBBX/CabinetryPlans.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here you can see the pieces we needed for the walls of our cabinet cases—basic plywood rectangles with the toe kick cut out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542059683121-63XYB9E1CZW5WYWD6V8W/How+to+Build+Custom+Case+and+Frame+Cabinets+for+a+Van+Kitchen Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The cabinet wall next to the sink rises above the counter, giving this end a nice lip and capping the edge of the countertop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542150971819-4OPMZAD19VC3AIB850QK/How+to+Build+Plywood+Cabinets+for+a+Tiny+House Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We sanded the plywood for our cabinet cases thoroughly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060492025-Z0KJXC2K77OG2MWAW65H/Tools+We+Love+for+Building+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian measures the line he’s drawn for the cut at multiple places to make sure that it’s accurate and perfectly straight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060679475-JDTKAUMQ0I8EHN5QTCNK/How+to+Build+Cabinets+with+Plywood Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We used this piece of plastic paneling from the van’s original walls to guide many of our cuts because it’s perfectly straight. We clamped it down using a piece of plywood on top if it wasn’t long enough to reach across the plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546620841448-6D6W3JZPJX2KMW85A17L/How+to+Build+Cabinets+with+Maximum+Storage+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian cuts the corner off one of the walls of the case in order to accommodate our toe kick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060839182-QRZN0FO9HD1VR013UOOD/Using+Case+and+Frame+Cabinets+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian prepares to cut the case of one cabinet. You can support the cut using saw horses if you’re working by yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542149968932-R352596UZTRQMP02CTFF/What+materials+can+you+use+to+build+cabinets+in+a+van%3F Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van A table saw would be the ideal tool for cutting large pieces of plywood like this, but the circular saw works fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542150872231-3FIBZCDQ0YXOI33RENPB/Should+you+build+your+own+cabinets+for+a+camper+van%3F Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Having a helper to catch the cut is will make building cabinetry a lot easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542151307889-J1LBC96Q7FL1O3KVWDZJ/Kitchen+Ideas+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Sanding between layers helps the finish to penetrate and adhere better. Make sure to wipe the dust off though or it will affect the finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542151527173-U7ME8UHPF5264RW9GHXU/How+to+Finish+Kitchen+Cabinets+for+Food+Safety+in+a+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van One of the great things about water-based poly is that it can be applied indoors, because it has very little odor—a huge bonus if you are building a van during the winter in northern Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542151619967-RFKHHIZC035T09S92ONM/Stain+and+Finish+to+Safely+Use+in+a+Van+Conversion Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Finishing all the woodwork in our van was one of the simplest but most time consuming tasks involved in the build. Make sure you have other projects you can work on while the finish is drying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542836166388-NT82GCDWX6D36HNIDS8O/SandingCabinets.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Make sure you don’t go overboard when sanding edges, you could affect the size of the board and throw off the entire cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546626265077-SE958HW6OB0RLGK5ATDS/Tools+Needed+to+Build+Custom+Cabinetry+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van This is the case for the propane cabinet before we installed the propane locker. Pro tip: don’t write giant numbers on the wood so your girlfriend doesn’t have to spend a million hours sanding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060129944-TY9Z293VT6SXHVPSB4C7/Building+Techniques+for+Plywood+Cabinets+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van This is a splint of solid wood that we used in the cabinet under the chuck box so that we didn’t have to drill into the end grain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542837579475-X83V7BYSXFCUMSKFS90E/Frame+and+Case+Cabinets+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here are the three separate case modules lined up like they are in the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542837787121-PWUCF7C11ZJ1OO1O1B8E/Build+Custom+Plywood+Cabinets+for+Van+Conversion Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van In this photo you can see how the toe kick is built into the cabinets rather than the cabinets sitting atop a hollow base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542838538925-ZNATUVDSLGUNIZ6QJ5GS/How+to+Build+Cabinets+for+a+Van+without+Losing+Space Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Corner clamps helped us so much when joining 90-degree angles for our cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542839240896-N8FKET2P7Z9BJBSIID9P/Build+Cabinets+in+a+Van+that+Maximize+Space Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian removes a corner clamp after joining the chuck box shelf to the cabinet case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542836933397-WP4KKBVOOUQH6YACR0XU/Building+the+Face+Frame+for+Van+Kitchen+Cabinets Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian cuts a piece of cedar to the right length for our face frame using his circular saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542838707067-TWUEQ3WS132ZTYQ5PYWU/Conceal+Plywood+Cabinets+with+Face+Frame Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here is the finished face frame laid out in front of the cabinet cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543017531461-2WDT6NP1ELOEZ6TXFJ6W/Designing+a+Functional+Kitchen+in+Your+Tiny+House Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian test fits the chuck box to make sure that we had built everything correctly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543016290308-5PK8V08Y2XERRHJ7F9TH/VanCabinetswithFrame.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here the face frame is resting on top of the cases for the cabinetry. We installed the face frame inside the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543018292997-X41CG3D2M9IZLJ05QNF9/Tutorial+for+Building+Cabinets+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We joined the face frame using these pocket holes on the back rough-cut side of the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543017090897-2CPHG2T406QR8J4OPMT7/CustomVanCabinetsCedar.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Eventually the frame would be joined to the cabinet cases using the pre-drilled pocket holes you can see all over this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543018478530-9MMP1P6NJ2ROSDAT9GF1/How+to+Build+Sturdy+Cabinets+that+Will+Hold+Up+in+a+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van In this photo you can see how the cabinets were connected using a brace that joins the backs of the two cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543018850206-NLR02MDS7KB16IVLARYM/TestingtheCabinetsintheVan.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van It would have been impossible to move this cabinetry into the van if it were built as one unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543019094996-RLU2162WROXNQ2IUADH0/Design+the+Perfect+Kitchen+in+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van These braces further connect the cabinets to each other and helps keep them square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543019244299-PPSODZWYZ8GC25W2VBSY/Plywood+Camper+Van+Cabinets Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The braces on the tops give us something to attach the face frame too as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543019472796-J2OWVNLB3H1LI9JOXQQR/Designing+Modular+Cabinets+for+the+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian screws a screw into one of the pocket holes to attach a brace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543017804458-OFLZGWNB8MNNIDX85FQS/How+to+Build+a+Toe+Kick+in+Cabinets+without+a+Base Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van These bottom braces connect the cabinet cases to each other and this is also the top of the toe kick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543018031555-5ZRNWJVYS50S5IUZ6WAG/Maximize+Your+Storage+Space+in+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We attached the braces to the frame first so that we wouldn’t have to lay on the floor of the van to attach them. We even screwed the screws that would be screwed into the cabinet walls most of the way in while it was still in the garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543020124130-8SB9X5TZI28HYKP5KICX/Building+Beautiful+Cabinetry+for+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We had to be fairly careful when we were moving the frame into the van, because it was a bit delicate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543020762321-UVF3IMDKRNAZMHQCO9A2/Easy+to+Build+Camper+Van+Cabinets Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Attaching the frame wasn’t very difficult because we had already drilled all the pocket holes we need to attach it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543020928110-MWC7OIQIZIRVGSSRLTC5/What+Type+of+Wood+to+Use+in+a+Van+Kitchen Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van There is no lip on the frame around the space for the chuck box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060181378-XVU8CX3QKFP0KJ42YOQ5/Building+Custom+Cabinetry+without+a+Router Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here is one of the pocket holes that we used extensively throughout this build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543021056609-1RVN0EUFH9K55Z8JQLOK/FrameandPocketHoles.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The pocket holes allow you to hide your screws rather than going in through the front of the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542838123945-WZA93R2E20TT5BZFC0JQ/Cabinetry+that+Hides+a+Food+Pump+for+Your+Van+Sink Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van In this photo you can see the toe kick board prior to its installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542839009267-PRIGXXO8234RSIO1GUWT/Tools+We+Used+for+Our+Cabinets+in+our+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here is a picture of the removable face plate that hides our galley foot pump for our sink. Also this kind of looks like a Milwaukee advertisement… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543020355975-W4GHUYGHTPSCK9G9XYHZ/How+to+Hide+a+Foot+Pump+for+Your+Van%27s+Sink Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The ugly white plastic pump is hidden within the toe kick of our cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543020542681-WSQZY29U1RFSEG9EXCK2/PumpfromAbove.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van If we ever need to remove our pump, it will be as easy as taking this little cover plate out, rather than disassembling the cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546636157118-PULPX100D0503DO26COR/Easy+DIY+Cabinet+Doors+for+Custom+Cabinetry Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian cuts a piece of wood for the cedar plank and brace cabinet doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542836739861-OH3RT5D8JEJAZJBUG94S/Plank+Style+Cabinet+Doors+for+Camper+Van+Build Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Here all the pieces of the cabinet doors ready to be joined together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542837282198-ISXW85RJ6ARJKCVLP0M4/How+to+Build+Barn+Door+Style+Simple+Cabinet+Doors Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We tried to arrange the planks in a way that the varied widths looked somewhat random. The cedar is reclaimed so it has some knicks and some scratches in it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542059899173-T5LFN6SE80GI0UOY032V/Building+Brace+and+Plank+Cabinet+Doors+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van These plywood braces hold our plank cabinet doors together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542059976269-5WVX13U8LKY09IZ2HQ19/Cute+Cabinet+Doors+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We made sure to attach each plank to each brace using at least two screws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060062528-Y7GPDA2NSQKPQP16OFQO/What+You+Need+to+Keep+Your+Cabinet+Doors+Closed+in+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van This photo shows our roller catches and our antique brass finish hinges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542059824830-AMM8PZDFVZFZH9V1IGQZ/LatchonCabinets.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Since nothing inside our doors are pressing against them while we drive we only needed these very minimal catches to keep them closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542059768713-WA8EN51OIYW15HFSOJAX/The+Easiest+Type+of+Cabinet+to+Build+for+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The hinges we picked are mostly hidden, so they have a very low, minimal profile on our cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1542060261627-0CIX2C18AF3532I5AS3A/OurStorageSpace.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Under our chuck box we have a large storage area for things like our tea kettle and water bottles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543021185321-U3E8SGS651A7ZA1QHP5K/How+to+Cut+Countertop+Narrower+for+a+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Cutting the countertop with just one hand! (just kidding, I was only preventing the saw from falling onto the garage floor.) The board clamped to the counter helped guide the cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543021396400-R94ZV4NLWUKV3O2DNSR6/How+to+Install+a+Countertop+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian measures the length needed for the countertop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543021535108-WJS6TCK88472JIK6IIKB/UsingaBoardtoCutStraight.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van This board is the first board in our paneling above the counter, and we used it to make sure we had the right length before cutting our counter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543022361754-4TABCO24XAGQ7I8KV5EV/Cutting+a+Hole+for+the+Sink+in+Our+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian using a jig saw to cut the circular hole for our sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543022512505-97497BXQS11HVILM1VRL/Using+a+Laminate+Countertop+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We weren’t too concerned about making this cut smooth, because it would be hidden by the lip of the sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543022635289-04Y021Z3936DTP2P2SZ1/How+to+Install+a+Real+Sink+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian test fits the sink, and fortunately it fits well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543021747467-RWON7K8I7OZGX26H877M/How+to+Make+a+Sturdy+Kitchen+Set+Up+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We used little corner braces to mount the countertop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543021895339-9WJ5JN6XDODEGH8DGJ4M/TheSinkAreaofCabinets.jpg Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We screwed through the bottom of these corner braces to attach the counter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543022042083-K2LQ3902EF8NGY3E8549/Reinforcing+the+Cabinets+in+a+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van Ian attaches the corner braces using pocket holes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546395493886-1J2YLU2U6KCR3MEMOESM/How+to+Pick+Countertop+for+Your+Camper+Van Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van We are happy with the look of the pre-fab countertop, even though we originally wanted to create our own countertop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546395599220-761D4USQIEW7RPT0F60I/Best+Ideas+for+a+Sprinter+Van+Build Building Custom Cabinetry for Our Van The cabinets fit with the style of the van. Because of the extra time we took in the design stage, we also have really useful areas for storage and cooking. https://www.thevanimals.com/installing-our-van-sink-and-fresh-water-system daily 0.75 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548113885060-4XKG2A1LB706JIL8WBPP/DSC_3098_Fotor.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537402768217-DURQBSQ4TZP8OJ8UZHHK/DSC_7341.JPG Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537404967173-X9UTYCGPZJNDYOXW9AVW/Install+a+Sink+in+the+Countertop+in+a+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Ian carefully cuts the hole for the sink using the jigsaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537405096688-P018M35ABONL11GAVB4D/DSC_7331.JPG Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System In this photo, you can see the traced line from the sink rim and then the cutting line about a 1/2” on the inside of the traced line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537405189188-EHNAUPD4OI6LLMMR9LS1/DSC_7333.JPG Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Here is the finished cut for the sink. It may not be pretty, but it is hidden under the rim of the sink, so any jagged edges doesn’t matter too much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537405344839-J4ZDIIRWWH9U2OMIJIND/How+to+Use+a+Full+Size+Sink+in+a+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Ian test fits the sink after cutting the hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537405438122-XLR09FP8GLU76SZWWSWR/Round+stainless+steel+sink+for+camper+van+or+RV Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We were careful during the conversion not to scratch the counter or the sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545192424105-6D9W50D6E58ETBG7D8NL/Sink+Installation+for+a+Tiny+House Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The sink after installation—installing the sink was a very simple process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545192612902-X590EIWKM1MDLM4WW71O/SinkwithSpices.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We like our sink because it is wide and deep enough for doing all the dishes we have in the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537406097804-0ZOFHNOTX9M48ZLU4EBX/Save+Money+By+Making+Your+Own+Faucet+for+Your+Van+Kitchen Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We built our faucet with five pipe fittings and vinyl hose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537406973325-8OH3ZXECS3KMB6OMTTD7/DIY+Faucet+for+Foot+Pump+Water+System Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System It was easier to fit the hose through the faucet with the pipe fittings separated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537407392422-OCQ0UIMWK3C9C3NN5C54/DIY+Freshwater+System+in+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System By cutting a slit in the end of the hose we were able to wrap the hose around itself to make the tip narrower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537405987828-CIXDAY5D3FO6KWIYYAID/DSC_7439.JPG Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Here are the completed faucet and hose ready to be installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545408769569-SVMW5232PG2VN0BWTP6B/HoseReducerforVanPump.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System In this photo you can see the hose reducer and the hose clamps that we used to fix the mistake we made in hose sizing when we were creating the faucet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537405783597-37UJUU6NNGZ8LE7W0BJQ/Build+a+Water+System+that+Works+in+Your+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We sealed the hole for the faucet’s hose using a silicone caulk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545232674487-NIE3RK27HVU2V455YMCH/Cute+DIY+Van+Faucet Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The finished faucet was both affordable and it matches the rustic look of our van’s interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537403997066-KWCOBRJHZFOH4USN13I0/Using+a+Whale+Gusher+Galley+Pump+in+Your+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We used this Whale Gusher Galley foot pump to pump our freshwater to the faucet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537408583163-LKV4VEFTML2HLED8UZXI/DSC_7138.JPG Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We built the foot pump into the baseboard of our cabinets in our van’s kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537408785039-5WWYDL5U3NWN90BHA3LF/Using+a+Foot+Pump+in+Your+Fresh+Water+Van+System Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We cut a small slot so in the cover plate so that the pedal can move up and down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545233341468-FJHWNHF184DBKRSQNH2N/Concealing+Your+Water+Foot+Pump+in+Your+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Here is the hidden pump with the cabinets finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537408868029-1BYAFEOMH6GFG5HQ4YL6/Tips+for+Making+Your+Van+Kitchen+The+Best Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System In this picture you can see the removable cover plate that houses the foot pump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545233708635-7JD5YQ9R9XX3L5PUKC6E/Is+a+foot+pump+good+for+a+van+sink%3F Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We had to move the pump out a few inches from the toe kick so that we could use the pedal without hitting our feet on the cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537407636866-240PEH8G5Z82YEQUJZOY/The+correct+type+of+food+safe+tubing+to+use+for+your+camper+van+water. Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We used a smaller hose for the faucet and the 1/2” inner-diameter hose for the pump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537409375486-13O9UINVXT21ZFW1MQPE/The+best+pump+for+a+camper+van+or+tiny+house. Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The pump’s intake is the bottom barb and the output is the top barb. The two barbs rotate so that you can position them however works for your system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537409218405-DFKZXNZIIJB4QRY1C08R/How+to+Easily+Store+Freshwater+in+a+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The intake hose runs to our two freshwater jugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545234036703-1EBI92WDCK5ZLB7GK463/Super+Simple+Water+System+for+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System When one freshwater jug runs out, we move the hose to the full one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545235947005-LULO840QMOD5V4G4OBF7/Everything+You+Need+to+Build+Your+Camper%27s+Water+System Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We had to cut this rubber flat washer hole bigger so that it could fit around our hose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545235685006-NZ3NXL1HPATCU81EE88J/Best+Water+Jugs+to+Use+in+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We put the rubber washer inside the cap, so when we screw the cap down, the water doesn’t splash out while we drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537407999685-JI79ES8153CFHYGEX6M6/What+type+of+filter+to+use+in+a+camper+van%3F Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The Aqua Source Clear Filter from Whale Systems can clean up to 1,188 gallons of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537409057671-H1VAJGIFKDKDYI7BN8YY/How+to+treat+your+water+in+a+camper+van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The filter connects to the same 1/2” inner-diameter hose the pump uses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537409594383-7GXCLGZ7LSO8SEEON62Q/How+to+Connect+Your+Freshwater+to+Your+Faucet+in+a+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We mounted the filter out of the way next to the sink’s basin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545235346417-QKRGCLESQG9A28DL7WR1/Wall+Mounted+Filter+for+Vanlife+Water+System Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We mounted the filter to the wall using the provided plastic clips. These clips will allow us to easily change the filter whenever we drink 1,188 gallons of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545411749532-089V28JHX2YP076YZ8AS/How+to+Store+Grey+Water+in+Your+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We capture our gray water using a 2.5 gallon disposable drinking water container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545412154964-O8VDN1ARSQDHLPYA7XMS/LoopinSumpHose.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We put a loop in our flexible drain pipe to act as a P-trap. You can also spot a grimy gray water jug in this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545234416548-VSRZUU6FLSN1UTSLIC2U/UnderourVanSink.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The flexible sump hose of our van’s drain pipe is attached to the tailpiece of our sink strainer with a rubber reducing washer and a hose clamp. We’ve never had any leaks from the drain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545451614506-SR7SVFRL7BXPTUAFJC7T/Great+Backsplash+for+a+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The weldable sheet metal after being washed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545451814184-UYKMVNYV94HNDBIP1BOK/DIY+Rusted+Metal+Backsplash+for+RV Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System To create a rusty patina for our backsplash, we catalyzed the oxidation using vinegar and salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545451950566-BI9N5YYH7BSGL366HJTC/ColorfulRustedPatinaonWeldableSheetMetal.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We got this amazing blue speckled patina, but we weren’t able to stop the oxidation process in able to maintain it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537410035321-BIFY4H7UO4ETXPBHHVP7/Creating+a+Cheap+Backsplash+for+Van+or+RF Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Rust-Oleum Stops Rust—for when you want some glossy rust in your van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537410192454-6GPJKN03HV8WCAOJOW7Z/Rustic+and+Cheap+Van+Conversion+Ideas Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System Don’t spray this in your house. It was a bad idea. We had to open all the doors and windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537410559022-KPW3J3T3U3FTB6DDQMNY/Creating+a+DIY+Van+Backsplash Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System This is the product we used as a sealant. The oxidation continued underneath the enamel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1537410955105-IYC2IVTQJ7FX7CV8D8YS/IMGP7431.JPG Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The enamel did give the backsplash a nice glossy finish and texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545193286211-EABCZQZDG3YXY6OAOTXB/Rustic+Metal+Backsplash+in+a+Camper+Van Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We mounted the backsplash with a flat pine trim. If we were to create the frame again, we would probably seal it with some clear polyurethane because the rust has begun to stain the wood a bit gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545192818671-7DPN5L40ULAR9EC6UHQM/How+to+Protect+Your+Van+from+Water+Damage Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We sealed the bottom of backsplash with caulk so that water wouldn’t run behind the counter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545233037657-JLJ4693EBRP93C3FFHCU/CaulkAroundtheEdge.jpg Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System We also sealed the joint between the end of the cabinetry and the counter to stop water from getting in that seam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1545455397016-9L78MMC4KFENEQ1SW4YE/Spice+Tins+for+Vanlife+Kitchen Installing Our Sink and Fresh Water System The sink is both an attractive and an extremely functional area of our van’s kitchen. We keep our magnetic spice tins attached to our metal backsplash, which is a good way to keep them organized while living on the road. https://www.thevanimals.com/paneling-our-walls-and-ceiling daily 0.75 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541551302816-H8PO6X4888Q8953B7JU9/DSC_0949_Fotor.jpg Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1529195003714-0TAJNXIF6L5JQ0EG8MNA/DSC_7494.JPG Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Ian test fits the final ceiling panel before screwing it to the wood lath underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533528786749-Y8GIQCPPROOSPKMIY31X/How+to+Use+Tongue+and+Groove+in+a+Camper+Conversion Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The driver side paneling is all dependent on the first piece of paneling that we installed behind the countertop, so it was critical that that piece be straight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533528918385-JACVH6JO0MU5FRXKHK6X/DSC_7345.JPG Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The wood stud peeking out behind the vapor barrier of the van. Installing these studs made installing the paneling simple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533529457018-O9M622PH7LDD6UC5XTD6/How+to+Panel+the+Walls+of+a+Van+with+Tongue+and+Groove+Cedar Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We had to carefully measure for each piece, because the van isn't square like a room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533529290378-JEHDPNMPA856VKKF9QM4/DSC_7346.JPG Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We varied the length and the arrangements of the boards to give it a random look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541547635152-D5Q274T9YZUTNXX5TDQE/What+type+of+sheet+metal+screws+to+use+to+panel+the+walls+of+a+van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling There is no way to hide these sheet metal screws, so instead we chose a zinc-plated screw that kind of matches our brushed bronze cabinet hardware. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541547318903-GD329XTHBXN13EGUT0UY/FullWall.jpg Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We only fastened every third or fourth board, and we lined up the screws so that they would have a cleaner appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538204716183-BGHN24DW87PQ8GUNKCEK/Save+Money+By+Only+paneling+above+Furniture+in+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The board above our bed cabinetry required a ripping half of the board and cutting a notch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538204834354-33JAP4R5Y65DFOKX0ZOM/DIY+Guide+to+Putting+Up+Walls+in+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The board that goes over the bed platform was easier because we only had to cut a notch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538205122289-YDJL75Q69LTWWLGM2RFY/How+to+Panel+Around+the+Ribs+in+a+Sprinter+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Where the boards butted up against the back of the van, we "stair-stepped" the boards rather than trying to match the angle of the rib on each piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541546551558-SKI27QAKH7G7EVBKFI3I/DSC_0969_Fotor.jpg Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Most of the boards slipped right underneath these black plastic protectors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533531033748-6KWEKDRI9HM4QPAUGIEQ/The+Best+Way+to+Panel+Your+Van+with+Cedar Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The nearly finished cedar paneling, prior to installing the ceiling. We left the final piece off, until the ceiling was in because the ceiling was going to be tucked underneath it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533536853383-1ZH5NO6V6FL66ORSXMYP/How+to+Use+Lath+to+Attach+Your+Ceiling+in+Your+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We used lath as a spacer to allow the wires to run underneath the ceiling paneling without being pinched at all. Lath is about 17 cents a piece so it's a lot cheaper than using a thin piece of trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533537898118-MWLDS29SKLNK254TG0XD/What+to+Do+with+Dome+Lights+in+Your+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We wanted to keep the dome lights in our van, but they had too thin a profile to be installed in the cedar walls. We put them in the ceiling instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533570903346-D35BYVXZQLPZPFZTD439/How+to+Move+Dome+Lights+to+Your+Ceiling+in+Your+Sprinter+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Ian disconnects the wiring from the dome light so that we could run the wiring underneath the ceiling panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533571106965-1N13NK72P7S6S3A54DU8/The+Lightest+Type+of+Ceiling+for+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The lauan plywood has a naturally smooth, almost glossy, texture. It's lightweight, and it has a nice light color that reflects light when left unfinished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541549099668-7NPVKDGRHCFGQABETAMK/The+easiest+way+to+panel+your+van%27s+ceiling+with+wood Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Our ceiling has four pieces of paneling with the seams running widthwise across the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541549274185-E0M780SAGBW7GSZRWHPI/Using+Lauan+Plywood+on+the+Ceiling+of+a+Sprinter Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The van's roof has a slight curve that we wanted to retain, so we chose a flexible material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533571313745-H89UVZ0GORXTV8BA096X/How+to+Finish+the+Ceiling+Around+Doors+in+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The profile of the front piece of paneling before installation. We found this shape by creating a cardboard stencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541702080177-B7RGQT8S5OMMZ37RT3B0/How+to+Finish+to+Finish+the+Front+of+Your+Sprinter+Van+Ceiling Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling There is a large pillar in front of the sliding door, and we had to cut the ceiling panel to match this shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541702132180-D1VS8VC5QPYIJF28OIIB/Lightweight+Lauan+Plywood+for+a+Camper+Conversion+Ceiling Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The metal frame of the rear doors of the Sprinter is curved so we had to match the ceiling to this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541702167239-R0Z30EYELB0GT2EUYAO0/What+Materials+Can+You+Use+for+a+Curved+Ceiling+in+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We had to cut some notches in the back piece of the ceiling to accommodate these plastic wiring covers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533571528467-3ZG7BKXNKHUWTGYF55LH/How+to+Install+Lights+in+the+Roof+of+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Ian uses a hole saw to cut the holes for the solar-powered, 12-volt lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533572217474-DX5J5JR4X07B1Z1LBCJF/DSC_7485.JPG Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The hole for the fan would later be finished with plastic trim that came with the fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533573692370-D0I4ZEWME0IFODUZIOKG/How+to+Install+12v+lights+in+the+Ceiling+of+a+Van+Conversion Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We taped the wiring into place above the ceiling where the lights would be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533572986095-5Q8FH3VFAMGFQHX8W100/DSC_7490.JPG Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We put the dome lights that came with the van into the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1533574021702-SZ45KBAJJRC0QHT001TL/DSC_7495.JPG Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling Ian installs a piece of the ceiling paneling. It was helpful to have one person hold the panels while the other person screwed them in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541549784866-0IRQVKZ0UT9KXPWQWDEL/Trimming+the+Roof+of+a+Sprinter+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The angled piece of tongue and groove hides the wiring harness that runs across the driver side of the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541549674695-17OORRX01JAJF56AMOHE/DSC_0963_Fotor.jpg Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The angled piece of tongue and groove at the top of the walls echoes the curve of the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541550298669-5WW9YSQYENHNDI0X4QQS/How+to+Finish+the+Cracks+in+the+Ceiling+of+a+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We put the screws in pairs, one into each ceiling panel, lining them up with the pairs in the other pieces of trim for a uniform look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541550725746-GNU66ND16G0EX58TG60E/How+to+Keep+Your+Ceiling+Panels+Attached+to+Your+Van+Roof Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We added a piece of trim where the panels meet the headliner, and this is the piece we used to attach the snap fasteners that we hang our insulated curtains from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541550172048-2E93R4DFLZYEWCQKX7XI/Ideas+for+Finishing+Your+Camper+Van Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We think the final ceiling with the trim going across looks very clean. We are very happy with the lauan plywood and how it matches the rest of the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541550612108-SXLV5WIKKX8S50P4VX74/DSC_0956_Fotor.jpg Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling The final plastic trim on the Fantastic Fan vent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541702682296-1YAQPODOLUZL1HVHLSY9/How+to+Match+the+Profile+of+a+Camper+Van%27s+Walls Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We cut this piece of cedar to approximately match the profile of the metal rib of the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1541702770880-5KO13GYNV8Z1Y8GM5HL2/IMG_1626_Fotor.jpg Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling This panel hides the thick bundle of wires that run from our solar panels to our battery and from the fuse box to the lights and fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538237642861-CKZUKY5LTM5S0QJQ7PKH/Easily+Panel+the+Walls+of+Your+Camper+Van+with+Wood Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We were able to replace the plastic on the sliding door with the extra lauan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538237875522-BVW3RAUN84RUV7V85LOB/Paneling+Sprinter+Van+Doors+with+Wood Paneling Our Walls and Ceiling We used the same plastic clips from the doors' original plastic panels to attach the wood panels. https://www.thevanimals.com/foldup-van-table-for-two daily 0.75 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538203618174-E2RNNKM6ZCVYS6JQDLBP/DSC_0890.JPG Fold-Up Van Table for Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548112381427-U382VI2M9VTQMIVC45GB/Building+a+Table+into+Your+Bed+Platform+in+a+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two Writing and relaxing at our fold up van table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524674566227-Y33J5Z9YSGO77TPWR3KW/Creating+Easy+to+Access+Underbed+Storage+in+a+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two The front of the bed platform front ready to receive the double-hinged cabinet door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524675092877-ZWHZ3KCPE7A7KYWC2FEK/DSC_6104.JPG Fold-Up Van Table for Two The front of the bed platform and the frame for the the cabinet door resting within its opening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524675647777-KEO8PTJE7VRRVEOHVP07/Ideas+for+Where+to+Put+a+Table+in+a+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two The 2-inch frame of the cabinet door is in the right of the picture and the table that fits within this door frame is in the left of the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538197848413-HS9MVGVIBTOF2A7Z9ZN0/How+to+Install+a+Fold+Up+Table+in+Your+Camper+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two The door fits within the front of the bed platform, hinging out. The table fits within this door, hinging up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524675839287-3Z1RN0E0SNT1T6VXNGQ3/Use+Continuous+Piano+Hinges+for+Camper+Van+Storage Fold-Up Van Table for Two A continuous hinge attaches in multiple places along the length of the door. Making a good choice for plywood cabinets and for a van conversion that will subject it to constant movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1524675779286-P423ZNDJQT9F78PGLJX6/DSC_6111.JPG Fold-Up Van Table for Two Ian deburrs the continuous hinge with an iron file. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538198277209-UJ4P6L5YI28S8Q62IAE0/How+to+Keep+Cabinets+Closed+in+YOur+Camper+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two A simple slide lock on the back keeps our table from smacking about while we drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538198716251-GC9HFGG6JTMMJ2JBU6AV/Hardware+to+Use+in+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion Fold-Up Van Table for Two A sash lock (usually used on windows) is a stylish and latch for keeping our giant cabinet door closed while we drive, and also while we use the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538198912318-699B162TFNSA9W952ALH/Clever+Details+in+a+Camper+Conversion Fold-Up Van Table for Two The table is supported by a short length of board that slides back into the frame of our cabinetry when not in use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538199223587-GYNRXQ9C96CZP2TPI3H4/Design+for+a+Hidden+Table+in+a+Camper+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two The support is attached to interior wall of our cabinetry with nuts and bolts. The slot cut into the board allows us to slide this board out a specific distance for the table to rest on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1538199538983-E1KY7HGA0OM1F936EK13/Create+a+Functional+Table+in+a+Camper+Van Fold-Up Van Table for Two The fold-out table is supported by a small board that slides out of our cabinetry. https://www.thevanimals.com/404-error-page daily 0.75 2020-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1543165103017-ON8NC05Y9V0P3N50I19I/CyberVanimals.JPG 404 Error Page https://www.thevanimals.com/constructing-a-diy-propane-locker-for-our-camper-van daily 0.75 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546835163953-O733O2SYPYGBP40JNPUP/DSC_7288_Fotor.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437596066-GNBOAKFSK01WMF6TT0SN/FullsizePropaneTankinVan.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Including a full size propane tank in our has saved us over $500 in fuel costs. Our DIY propane locker built into the cabinetry of our van allows us to store and use the propane more safely for cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546729800348-K6QG2PTLBKXJCZJ16HPW/What%27s+the+most+affordable+way+to+cook+in+a+van%3F Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We use a two-burner camp stove in our van to cook our food. Unless it’s really hot, we usually cook two hot meals a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546730224306-M70PP8VVD0QU0F169L95/How+to+Cook+with+Propane+in+a+Camper+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Our Camp Chef Everest stove has proved to be a great stove for vanlife. It gives you a lot of control over temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546824792675-VRVLTBO0KQUPSO22JVR6/CookingoutsidewithourVan%27sChuckBox.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Cooking outside with our chuck box is one of our favorite things to do on warm summer evenings. This spot in Meeker, Colorado was especially perfect. Cooking with our chuck box outdoors it the only time we use 2-lb propane cylinders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546732152741-8YIXCTD8D99LCAJWEIC3/Designing+a+Propane+Locker+for+a+20lb+Propane+Tank Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van These are the plans for the propane locker in the cabinetry of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546732367174-5ZJ2G9E53A1RT1FOXSCK/VanFanonWhileCooking.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We always use the fan for ventilation when we are cooking. With ventilation, cooking with camp stove is not that much different than cooking with a gas stove and a hood in a typical household. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438214771-804ERMHTMU43MHYWIXVG/Building+a+Sealable+Propane+Tank+in+a+Camper+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Ian works on the outside case for the cabinet that would eventually contain the propane locker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438284497-3O9OYC7P5NWPGRGBXVV5/Build+a+Cabinet+to+Store+Your+Propane+Tank+in+Your+Camper+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Our cabinet are simple plywood cases with a solid wood face frame. This L-shaped case holds the propane locker and the other wall is shared with the cabinet that holds our water system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438440320-13SXSS3QIF975UNRKVHV/Plywood+Propane+Locker+for+a+Camper+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Ian marks the holes needed to attach the piano hinge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438489906-32FUX0UN1SWG3R2YJ7YZ/How+do+people+store+propane+in+a+camper+van%3F Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Pre-drilling countersink holes is really helpful if you are trying to build cabinets from plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438667319-4T80V39MGB7QYFGX0K4K/Marine+Locker+for+Storing+Propane+in+a+Van+Kitchen Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Those two tabs on the top of the propane locker allowed us to easily screw it in to the walls of the cabinets on either side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438065841-972Q6PHH6T2RR5YCJO1G/HingeonPropaneLocker.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We added these two angled pieces of wood around the hinge to reinforce the places where we had accidentally split the plywood a bit when attaching the hinge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439115642-NO6WDWW0XZ8G2YIN3AQ3/Building+a+Propane+Locker+into+Your+Vanlife+Kitchen Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The door is inset from the walls of the larger cabinet, because it needed to be able to swing open within the face frame of the cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437647608-7AX0WGIGT1RYKQ1LLFQS/Propane+Locker+in+a+Van+Conversion Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We are able to open the door of the propane locker all the way through the door of the larger kitchen cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438360343-EQVEV0GH1CPMAUV51UDN/How+to+Use+Weather+Stripping+to+Seal+a+Propane+Locker Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van This weather stripping had adhesive backing, so it’s very easy to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439011329-03GW4219EWCHER9LN5YZ/GasketaroundtheedgeofthePropaneLocker.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We put weather stripping all the way around the frame of the door. When the door is closed, it compresses the rubber tape to make a seal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438562457-MFXKAJDCZCJGSL4NG57W/Hardware+You+Can+Use+in+a+Propane+Locker Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van These suitcase latches are really easy to install and use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546438879146-EY9AU077W3162WZA1WW8/Building+a+Propane+Locker+to+Store+Fuel+for+Vanlife Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The u-shaped arm bar pulls the latch tight so that our seal is compressed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437281462-7LS5ECBB2KMFRH0LH7XQ/SuitcaseLatchesonPropaneLocker.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van To turn our propane on when cooking, all we have to do is pop these two latches open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439155553-ANWOIANERDFYUIQS89BI/How+to+Regulate+a+20+lb+propane+tank+for+a+camp+stove Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We can run the hose through the slit in the weather stripping into this c-shaped hole and then close the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439272493-YIL0BC1HTECCVIE0N99Z/How+to+Use+a+Full+Size+Propane+Tank+in+Your+Van+Build Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We created a gasket around the hose with more weatherstripping running around the hose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437539445-HISOHOR4XIK3UTKAZMHQ/Ideas+to+connect+your+propane+tank+to+your+stove+in+a+camper Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The hose runs out of our propane locker through a hole located in the top corner of the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437793111-HEKH8FXID6XGHMMV1YI2/Can+You+Store+a+Full+Size+Propane+Tank+in+a+Vehicle Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The hose connects to the propane cylinder, which is secured inside the propane locker using a piece of rigid foam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437489566-RQWWV0IYGIH1UJBL8I5M/The+easiest+way+to+set+up+a+propane+powered+stove+in+a+van+or+RV Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The hose goes through a hole in our counter top so we can connect it to our camp stove when cooking in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437111314-CTR83TS2BGOHJS1WNAOK/Use+a+Desk+Grommet+to+Access+Your+Propane+Hose Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We used this desk grommet to make the hole look more finished and to prevent the hose from slipping back underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546436997475-ALIFGJQKPQX7URCKY6MA/Easily+Access+Propane+Hose+in+a+Van+or+Bus+Kitchen Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The grommet gives a clean looking access port for the propane hose in our Sprinter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437054555-TGUNM23IXALHDWD78574/PropaneHoseinourVan.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The grommet prevents the hose from slipping under the counter, but we can still pull the hose out for attaching it to our stove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439868910-7C42MIPWZGXAHLTSD6RA/How+to+Vent+the+Propane+Tank+in+Your+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van All modern propane tanks have an over-pressure relief valve on the back side of the hose valve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437742347-W6Y47JDVOILMJI0DIX1K/Vent+Your+Propane+with+an+Overpressure+Hose Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We connected a vinyl tube to the over pressure relief valve so that we could vent propane outside our van if the valve was ever tripped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440139389-6IN7BY035T9BIAHTFAY8/Vent+Propane+by+Drilling+a+Hole+in+Your+Van+Floor Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van Here are all the layers we had to drill through in the floor of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439788774-LHWYYEF94N5LS7O4ESBT/PropaneExhaustHole.jpg Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van This 90 degree fitting should prevent too much water from splashing up into the van while we drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439720563-4Q4DRCHC6314PI9P7ON3/Propane+Gas+Vent+in+the+Floor+of+a+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van This vinyl tube runs from the propane tank to outside our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439379889-09X1MJVNVM1IZD2R5V3Y/Propane+and+CO+detector+for+vanlife Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We had to file a small channel in the back of the frame so that we could run the wires from the detector to our power system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439454616-3Q38QHFA47N0X5DTJVP0/12-volt+propane+detector+for+camper+van+kitchen Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The propane and CO detector mounted above our propane locker before we finished the cabinets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546811154488-Y6NUAEE9SDPX8C8QDWSU/12V+Propane+Detector+in+our+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The propane detector shows a small green light when it’s working and has power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546437856258-X25WJ1S7ANSRZIW1VPQL/Propane+Fire+Extinguisher+Small+for+Camper+Van Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van We always keep this small fire extinguisher handy in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440089279-7SGPR8WBOURVN8AHG7UC/Ideas+for+safely+storing+propane+in+a+van+or+bus Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van If we have any of these small green cylinders in our van, we try to keep them in the propane locker as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546439589670-LBGIVL6932U9NWJMTD21/Interior+storage+for+a+van+propane+tank+in+a+vehicle Constructing a Propane Locker for our Camper Van The propane locker is tucked into our larger cabinetry, so we can access our tank, but we don’t have to look at it. https://www.thevanimals.com/vanlife-removable-chuck-box daily 0.75 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1548113484564-DZACOCX2VZ36KHIZ9UNM/DSC_6208_Fotor.jpg Vanlife Removable Chuck Box https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547250271807-GME4GS5B44N66ENG8H37/IMG_5295_Fotor.jpg Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Cooking with our chuck box along the White River in Meeker, Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546442190193-3931PV4PQNZP6QORGW4V/DIY+Chuck+Box+for+Camp+Cooking Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Our chuck box is just a simple plywood box with two compartments. This entire box can be removed for outdoor cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441171768-7TM802OJYLLKX3ED04VX/StoveinourChuckBox.jpg Vanlife Removable Chuck Box The top compartment of the chuck box is for storing our stove, and we built it to the precise dimensions of this stove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441408048-OS1RMZB6GHHZPTM5OH7C/Creative+Ideas+for+Vanlife+Kitchen Vanlife Removable Chuck Box The bottom compartment of our chuck box holds our dishes and pots and pans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441494220-NYKA0QZE4MSZRACLO6TM/Design+for+a+Camper+Van+Conversion+Kitchen Vanlife Removable Chuck Box When we want to cook outside, we can put the ingredients and utensils in this compartment to bring them out to the picnic table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547509931996-E84D4DTDKLITQJ11Q0YF/Ideas+for+Van+Kitchen+Cabinetry Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Ian cuts plywood for the chuck box and the cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547510629036-8MQH4023NIWKWQCWYJJC/Creating+a+DIY+Plywood+Chuck+Box+for+Camping Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Having someone to hold and catch the piece you are cutting is a really big help https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546442035791-2N07VJEBJO69KQZPXXW0/Car+Camping+Chuck+Box+for+Cooking Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Our chuck box is a very simple plywood box with two sections and hinged doors. It’s screwed together with countersunk screws and reinforced with wood glue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546442314760-8CG2S2EF8LYDNNA2KH3H/DIY+Camping+Chuck+Box Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Ian attaches a small piece of trim to the back of the door to fill the gap between them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441661882-BZES19AAE864W24X899J/Great+Ideas+for+Vanlife+Kitchen+Storage Vanlife Removable Chuck Box This piece of wood overlaps behind the gap in the doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546442383349-52MQ6OSXUU9676WELF4X/How+to+Build+a+Chuck+Box+for+RV Vanlife Removable Chuck Box The screws that came with the hinges were a tiny bit too long, and they poked through the plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440922982-3JM4OYC2LHIQMVRORTWN/How+to+Finish+the+Cabinets+in+Your+Van+Conversion Vanlife Removable Chuck Box We used these cute little butt hinges to hang our chuck box doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440673485-XUS94HBT739W65MXDCN1/HookandStapleLatch.jpg Vanlife Removable Chuck Box These 2-1/2” butt hinges don’t require mortising, and they are mostly hidden except for this slim knuckle on the outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441601706-7DKCT5J0SO4U2XZ9BVBE/How+to+Build+a+Portable+Camping+Chuck+Box+in+a+Van+Conversion Vanlife Removable Chuck Box This small bumper prevents the doors from swinging inward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546442547266-7H4EQ2XP0B90Y67N45T6/How+to+Build+a+Chuck+Box+for+a+Camper+Van Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Ian installs a small roller catch on the inside of our chuck box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441335267-6CPTG8N0GK0AMKTH6KES/Chuck+Box+for+Camp+Stove+and+Outdoor+Cooking Vanlife Removable Chuck Box We quickly realized that we’d need a stronger latch on the chuck box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440876600-BI75NI8C23SNFRTRFLSA/Create+this+Cute+Chuck+Box+for+Cooking+While+Car+Camping Vanlife Removable Chuck Box These latches keep the doors closed from the outside so that if the heavy pot slides into it, they won’t open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440720440-DESXLQ46YPQABH7V04YK/How+to+Latch+the+Cabinets+in+Your+Camper+Van Vanlife Removable Chuck Box The latch has a hinge within it because it’s designed for use on chests and boxes, so we were able to wrap it around the corner of the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546442701330-M8P24PRKMHQEHLBMM97O/How+to+Build+a+Chuck+Box+for+Car+Camping Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Here is the chuck box prior to finishing, with the cut out handles for the doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1547527485994-S42YIVB7MLN8XVZZX2LC/Cooking+with+our+Chuck+Box+by+a+River Vanlife Removable Chuck Box The handles in the side of the chuck box allow us to carry the heavy box outside when we want to cook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546440999786-4LTPKBLD057X74QR9KQU/Best+Ideas+for+Van+Conversion+Kitchen Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Cooking inside the van is easy with the chuck box. All we have to do is pull the stove out and put it on the counter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1546441285147-0L20VNYYZR751BBHU6A6/Best+Ideas+for+Tiny+House+Kitchen+Storage Vanlife Removable Chuck Box The chuck box fits inside this space in our cabinetry. It’s not latched into this spot, it’s weight and the friction keeps it in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1558383250849-7ZWBDM8NPWJ9JRHXYN0L/Easy+Camping+Cooking+with+a+DIY+Chuck+Box Vanlife Removable Chuck Box Cooking outside with our chuck box on a steamy night in the Shawnee National Forest. We met another vanlifer, but they didn’t have a fancy chuck box. They just had a couch in the back of their van… https://www.thevanimals.com/lake-superior-circle-tour daily 0.75 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590331296177-PP67DTDCA7Q8NH8CTGS3/IMG_0002_Fotor.jpg Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1559837015431-1GQGFNCPVZW9A9ZXNCZ8/Lake+Superior+in+Winter+Near+Houghton+Point Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation Lake Superior in winter. Fortunately we circumnavigated this inland sea in summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590329132884-IFLAOQ083T79UVHPO7V0/Biking+around+Lake+Superior+Routes Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590329410427-A7HRFIFW1Q0LJIEI8BDV/Route+for+Biking+Around+Lake+Superior+in+July Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560861810241-ZETEL57URVAZ50YX9MM3/Aero+Tech+Designs+Cyclewear Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562007687295-WDQPU7LARAF5DZFW3981/Cycle+Aware Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560451680009-83DDH61MFUK5YP0FPNA0/Kalahari+Biltong Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1562007406197-72031WIV8LJG4GR20A1W/Outdoor+Tech Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1560861727738-5N982YH78FWJ5U1EKH6O/Stashers+Bike+Bags Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590329551157-854ABFMFVXZFKF3S77F1/Best+Weird+Things+to+do+while+Biking+around+Lake+Superior Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590329668402-QPGNVZEMNWQIP34OSZDE/Best+Free+Places+to+Camp+Around+Lake+Superior+While+Bike+Touring Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590329915919-G2F1FZNEZD4MCTWBK7QE/Things+You+Need+to+Know+About+Biking+Around+Lake+Superior Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590330225718-CGSB7WCKKZQ5C8AWRL39/Follow+Our+Route+Around+Lake+Superior Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590330350886-GSP5HBMJHFS1ZI2ZKHP4/The+Vanimals+Bike+Lake+Superior Lake Superior Bike Circumnavigation https://www.thevanimals.com/find-an-advanture daily 0.75 2020-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590333428156-4ZA5GU7PTVFFID57XIVT/Find+Places+to+Travel+in+a+Camper+Van Find an Advanture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1590334866747-22GI8HLV370ETIS184XG/Best+Places+for+Vanlifers Find an Advanture https://www.thevanimals.com/our-finished-van daily 0.75 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608412979044-VYF6LU0F0FVS6TQ52VMM/The+Coolest+Ideas+for+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van It’s time to reveal our finished van! We take you through all the details of the interior of our completed camper van! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607295780071-P1ME88OTXF8K0N6WSSEY/This+Couple+Built+a+Beautiful+Camper+Van Our Finished Van We love the end result of our camper van build out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312950650-E3Q674I4ZRKMF48MOUQA/Our+Finished+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van After several years, we are a still over all happy with the way we designed our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1605322420586-BFU0O1LDBFEEOHNRU0GJ/How+to+Build+a+Camper+Van Our Finished Van It took us about 90 days to build out our camper van build. We share every step of our build right here on TheVanimals.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608131801565-254WWRFUJZH1YC4POTVH/Interesting+Designs+for+Camper+Van+Conversions Our Finished Van On this page, we discuss each aspect of our van build and what we like and what we’d change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607297209745-7S32CPC0EAPI843LMHW5/How+to+Build+out++a+Cargo+Van+from+Empty Our Finished Van We started from a totally empty Sprinter van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607297286681-1N0AW0QFLO7636XUY106/How+We+Built+our+Van+Out+Affordably Our Finished Van The van came with tis plywood floor which we used as our base flooring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607311583737-L0ECLKSYNDWMTMRVS723/How+We+Built+a+Tiny+House+in+Our+Sprinter+Van Our Finished Van Our van also came with some terrible plastic paneling in it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607311994065-ETIVMW3ZU4Z2UMJVV5VC/Van+Conversion+Build+Out+Ideas Our Finished Van We were so happy to fine a great van for our camper van conversion in Minneapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607311760664-RUBVI0RJJ9XZGKU2JC1U/Tiny+House+Vanlife+Ideas Our Finished Van You have to have friends with you when you are building out a van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607311476440-5B68AQOGUYSKVRE0VQ5N/How+to+Transform+a+Van+into+a+Tiny+Home Our Finished Van There were many steps we had to take in our van, such as rust abatement, that we had to think about before we could even start on our build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608300711782-A28OJPV9DGA6IBAMPEWU/How+We+Built+Our+Dream+Camper+Van Our Finished Van Our Sprinter has taken us so many amazing places, and it allows us to travel so conveniently—no more packing and unpacking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607297644819-M75NWYK58GGHKN67KXI2/Building+Out+Your+Own+Sprinter+Camper+Van Our Finished Van We tried to make the design for our Sprinter build out as uncluttered as possible, while at the same time finding little storage spots where we could. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1605322493396-FE4S5QGPW0J68YJVU1KG/How+to+Convert+a+Sprinter+Van+Yourself Our Finished Van We opted for mostly wood materials in our van, and we love how cozy it makes it feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608132066744-AN8CZ24JGVN5GR1897O7/Camper+Van+Kitchen+Ideas Our Finished Van We have been very satisfied with our camp stove and kitchen set up in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608131899859-7CR2SAK1OLQBAZIAZF45/Ideas+for+Designing+a+Kitchen+in+a+Camper+Van Our Finished Van Being able to cook in our van is one of the things that makes our van a functional living space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1605322630299-IPONHBSNOXAOICVPMWQ2/Everything+You+Need+to+Fully+Convert+a+Van Our Finished Van We prioritized having a long, extended counter space in our camper van and we do not regret it. I’ve had apartments with less counter space! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607313419748-8SJ6U8Y0ID0BB2A87PIX/How+to+Build+a+Functional+Kitchen+in+a+Camper+Van Our Finished Van We added this rusted, rolled steel panel as a backsplash to protect the wall behind our sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607313247905-M5L6L6V7CAQZ9P7CHROM/How+to+Build+a+Camper+Van+with+a+Good+kitchen Our Finished Van We found this super cute round sink at Ikea. We considered going with a bar sink, but I’m glad we went with a larger sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607313876722-BMI3KYE0BAYBTJO9H1BR/How+to+Make+a+Great+Kitchen+in+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van Our Whale galley pump was definitely the right choice for our “low tech” build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608128861171-TBGPJ5ITJG6HNWRLOSUE/This+is+everything+you+need+to+build+a+camper+van Our Finished Van Our water system is operated with a simple foot pump. It prevents us from using too much water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607313582845-6UZS0SURS8H3A0QNGEBX/We+Built+a+Tiny+House+in+a+Cargo+Van Our Finished Van Our water system allows us to easily get water whenever there is a pump available at a park or rest area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607296541772-004UI6KSLLYB9MHPWH1N/Tutorial+For+Building+out+a+Camper+Van Our Finished Van Building a way to store a 20lb propane tank into our camp van allows us to go months without replacing our propane tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607296144987-KAP80Z1QZZ7FGNQJ3U3T/Sprinter+Camper+Van+Build+Out+DIY Our Finished Van Instead of adding a built-in stove top, we went the much cheaper and more flexible route of using a high-quality two burner stove in our camper van build out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608129195083-3E63IFKV9LNK6PN7H4GR/Camping+Chuck+Box+DIY Our Finished Van Our portable camping chuck box stores all the essentials for cooking in our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608132689414-WILOEZW1T4U5ZDPVORM8/Building+a+DIY+Chuck+Box+for+Outdoor+Cooking Our Finished Van Adding a chuck box to the cabinetry in your camper van also allows you to cook outside whenever you want. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607295999020-HP94KSGEIIIYQAHSU2ZK/Building+out+a+Sprinter+Camper+Van Our Finished Van Having practical storage in your camper van build is absolutely essential. We wove these baskets to fit exactly into the space we had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607296359816-WGJ4NVNTGR32HXHU3VPG/How+to+Build+Lot%27s+of+Storage+in+Your+Camper+Van Our Finished Van Our cabinets are simple case and frame cabinets—-with a few vanlife twists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607297800425-8VIUTBBTXUMOCR83FI2F/How+to+Design+the+Travel+Van+of+your+Dreams Our Finished Van Our kitchen is “galley style” with cabinets on one side and a long bench to sit at and for storage on the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607298139166-2I8RFZ59PN971I2ZYFS6/We+Built+out+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van We love having this “bigger” storage space in our bench. We also planned this space to allow us to add a small toilet if needed. We didn’t need it though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607298214750-LOYMI4JMOFT2ZRMVATSN/Everything+You+need+to+Build+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van We sewed these cushions to go on top of of the bench in our camper van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607297905000-9RBV2DWU4T14I8PLDR8B/How+to+Build+a+Camper+Van+that+You+Can+Actually+live+in Our Finished Van Even though Dometic fridges are expensive, for us it has ben worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607298423169-2FXAEGU96N1TX1MKYO0Y/The+Vanimals+Finished+Van+Build Our Finished Van This fridge can hold a surprising amount and it’s super efficient too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312339762-03MG8CX1PK7C3JK6QOMX/How+to+Add+a+Table+in+Your+Camper+Conversion Our Finished Van Having this little table in our van has added a super useful additional surface in our van. Truthfully, we mostly eat on the bed though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312137050-3XKVJMSKEL5EMKCV342A/Tiny+House+Van+Build+Ideas+Tutorials Our Finished Van We built a large door into the front of the bed so that we could access the storage underneath. Theres a small table built into this door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312415993-0OOH5IFB9YDYEM95LG8D/How+to+Add+a+Small+Table+to+Your+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van The table is probably one of our more creative designs that we incorporated into the van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608129717469-VCY9K1NB1O0D4BIR3ORE/Design+Ideas+for+a+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van We built angled cabinets into our van which allows our bed to double as a bed and a couch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312199768-RA4Y75C8JFEKPG7OW6KA/How+to+Build+Out+a+Practical+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van The bench makes it much easier to get up on the bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608301138367-4MMW09P8KCQ2198RL7MX/The+Best+Guide+to+Building+a+Camper+Van Our Finished Van There’s nothing better than having a new view outside your bedroom every night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608301258734-QMQ57S1DDLH0DTEY7UOL/Building+a+Simple+Camper+Van Our Finished Van We designed these cabinets so that we fold down the door we can use it like a small table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608301002978-6I14TBUKEECWF2313FL0/A+Total+Guide+To+Building+the+Camper+Van+of+Your+Dreams Our Finished Van Our full size bed bed gives us a comfortable place to sleep after a long day of adventures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608129625257-WWYC4QOWHW5TLVMNFTQG/Storage+Ideas+for+Vanlife+and+Tiny+House Our Finished Van We keep a full pantry of ingredients just inside this door under our bed platform. We can easily remove these stacking crates to access the other stuff under the bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608130809685-VACW3RUML0MK7AAFZSE8/The+Easiest+Way+to+Store+Bikes+in+a+Van Our Finished Van We have a super simple solution to storing our bikes in our camper van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608131119819-96WWKPM6DPPBCE3QJZTA/How+to+Easily+Store+Bikes+in+a+Camper+Van+Build Our Finished Van We wheel our bikes under the bed and then clamp the front fork to these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312673923-E509AZS3RR61NZLZD25C/How+to+Build+out+a+Wood+Camper+Van Our Finished Van Using cedar paneling in your van will make your van smell amazing when it rains or when you heat up water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608131546557-TCZPA244JK19MH8YN04J/Paneling+the+Sides+of+a+Camper+Van+Build Our Finished Van We added wood paneling to the doors of our van in place of the plastic panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607312799416-ZKADJP4P5ESWLGW8U7ZV/How+we+Finished+the+Ceiling+in+our+Camper+Van+Conversion Our Finished Van We used a simple 1/4” plywood on the ceiling of our van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1607297542883-ED3ANAB2PCJMTC53T8OO/How+to+Build+out+a+Simple+Camper+Van Our Finished Van We extended the floor of our van into the step area to give ourselves a little extra space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1605322560773-GN8P1OS7BVNHM3F15NRJ/How+to+Completely+Build+Out+a+Camper+Van+Yourself Our Finished Van Our vinyl flooring is super durable, but it did bubble up a little bit after we installed it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a67cfcca803bba6eefdc538/1608129369165-JSDPJ830G5RA3BS7X77W/Camper+Van+Conversion+Design+Ideas Our Finished Van Let us know if you have questions about our van build or yours! We love to hear from other vanlifers!