In 2025 we spent close to three months camping in fifteen states throughout mainland Mexico. Over the course of 5,000 miles we traveled through the high desert of the north, the waterfall region of La Huasteca Potosina, the sprawling mountains of the Sierra Gorda mountain range, the land of volcanoes south of Mexico City, the vibrant city of Oaxaca, and the tropical palm-tree lined Pacific...
Hello and happy summer! What is it about summer that makes time feel as though it has sped up? Was it not just a few days ago that I was writing to you in May? And yet here it is the start of July 🤯. Since last landing in your inbox, Mark and I have spent time in Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, before returning to Colorado (maybe that’s why June gave me whiplash). Now...
Every now and then I come across a fellow traveler online whom feels like a kindred spirit. Such is the case for the couple I’m about to introduce you to. Though Mark & I have yet to meet them in person yet, I knew solely from Kym & Kevin’s Instagram (@33_and_free) that I wanted to know more about their story and journey to living on the road full-time. When Kym agreed to...
Michigan, June 2025 // We were fresh on the heels of an exquisite five-day visit with some of our closest friends when we crossed the mighty Mackinac Bridge and made our way into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Neither of us had ever been to this region of the country, and we were excited to see what all the fuss was about. Bordered by Lake Michigan to the south and Lake Superior to the...
Hello! This edition of Notes from the Road is coming to you from the sprawling corn fields of the midwest. Ever since spending five months south of the border, we’ve been craving the opportunity to reconnect with friends and family. For the next few weeks we’re making a huge loop around the Great Lakes region before making our way back to Colorado for wedding season. ...
When Mark and I bought our first house back in 2010 we were following a well-trodden path. We’d both earned photography degrees and had started a business together six years prior. Buying a house and continuing to build up our business were the next logical steps. But soon the things we thought we were “supposed” to do, started raising more questions than answers. We knew...
When we first started spending our winters in Baja four years ago, I never would have guessed what would become one of my most favorite aspects of traveling along this 1,000 mile long peninsula in Mexico. While the fish tacos and the beaches also reside on my list of favorite things, it’s the like-minded people we meet every year that have really made an impression on me. There’s...
Choosing to live on the road full-time is not a conventional choice by any means, but for some people, it feels more natural to have the freedom to roam rather than be rooted in a singular place. That has definitely proven to be the case for Mark and me. We’ve been living on the road for over five years now and can’t imagine returning to a solid foundation. Every now and then...
Welcome to Notes From The Road, a monthly recap of where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to over the last 30 days. This edition of Notes from the Road is coming to you from the place we call home, our property in Western Colorado. A few days ago we woke to the unusual sight of snowflakes falling from the sky, a vast departure from the summer-like weather that accompanied us for all of March...
San Felipe, Baja California to Arizona // At 5 a.m., our alarm sounds. There are still millions of stars in the sky and there’s not a trace of daylight on the horizon. It’s border crossing day, and it’s time to head 2.5 hours north to the city of Mexicali. Today’s crossing back to the US involves a task we’ve never had to do before which is to cancel our Temporary Vehicle Import Permit...
