We had just walked out of the Grand Canyon after a 5-day backpacking trip through some of the most beautiful canyon-country in the world. Surely, whatever activity we picked to occupy our time in Flagstaff following the bucket-list hike of a lifetime would be a dud, right? Wrong. Overland Expo West would prove to be…
Travel Blog
Let’s Talk Coffee- Our Favorite Coffee While Traveling Across the Country
We have been drinking Rose Rock Coffee since before we started traveling in April and we are fans! They offer some really unique things that we look for in a coffee company whether we are on the road or back in Oklahoma:
Top Free Camping in Arizona
We had a ball in Arizona! From backpacking in the Grand Canyon for 5 days to volunteering at a massively cool event (Overland Expo), to mountain biking amongst the ponderosa pines in Flagstaff, we had a blast. Flagstaff was one of the first towns in the West that we have visited that we both agreed…
Top 5 Things to See and Do in Southern Utah
Utah is beautiful, mystifying, and captivating. These are our top-5 stops in Southern Utah. These might not be the most popular, but they are unique, creative, and rewarding experiences for the traveler that is looking to beat the crowds and still see amazing things.
Every Once and a While, Do the Touristy Stuff!
Rachael and I are not very touristy people. We like to camp in the National Forest with few neighbors and even fewer utilities; this article is being written in a National Forest coincidently enough. We bike or drive into the National Parks before day-break so we can skip the crowds and still see the cool…
FREE Camping in Southern Utah
Southern Utah Free Camping Mexican Hat BLM GPS: 37.172547, -109.847076 If you are leaving Moab, UT and looking for something fun and interesting to see in Southeast Utah, check out Mexican Hat, UT. Mexican Hat is named as such for the rock formation that hangs over the San Juan River near the Arizona border….
Our bus broke…Maintenance Monday Repair YouTube Video
We only made it a couple of states from home when we ran into a problem. The drawers that I built for the garage area are fine, but the sliders that I used are not quite strong enough for all of our gear. In this episode, we pull over in the National Forest near Durango,…
Okienomads Skoolie Bus Tour-See inside the Okienomads School Bus Conversion
You have asked and we have heard your cries! Because we threw the bus together so fast the last couple of weeks of having a house, most people watching never got to see it finished. We have a YouTube video showing you where we live full-time on the road. Check it out!
New Travel VLOG Series Episode: Utah or Bust
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that we have begun our year of full-time living on the road and exploring this great country.We are going to document our travels and adventures with you through a new series on our YouTube channel. We have made it to Utah and we want to…
Moab, UT- An Alien Planet of Adventure
When you make the turn on HWY 191 to start the descent into Moab, Utah, you transition from a world of pine trees and alpine peaks to a landscape splattered with globs of slick-rock and arches that are a million years old: it’s like being on Mars. We spent a week in Moab and found…