Our Origin Story
It began with a dream…
The year was 2020 and we had just sold our home and most of our things to buy a 20 foot travel trailer.
The plan was for Nick to hike the Pacific Crest Trail with Megan following along in the travel trailer with two kids and a dog to meet up with him as often as the road allowed.
It was a good plan, the best plan. But… 2020 had other plans.
This is our story!
A Familiar Unknown
Chapter Fourteen
Crixus began lunging forward, my grasping fingers ripping hair as he tried to get closer to the door, his teeth bared as his deep growls continued to echo off the thin trailer walls…
Boise Or Bust!
Chapter Thirteen
It was one of those situations that could easily go either way and we were somewhat reluctant to know the answer, fearing the worst as we stood there in the freezing temperatures…
Taking The Long Way Round
Chapter Twelve
Something was wrong. it was too cold. We shouldn’t have been able to see our breath with all five of us crammed inside the tiny trailer…
The Road Goes Ever On And On
Chapter Eleven
Up close, the edifice was larger than life and its impressive white granite exterior beamed brilliantly in the afternoon sun as the dark rain clouds parted, revealing blue skies above.
Life Is A Highway
Chapter Ten
It was a promise that rang through my ears and echoed in my skull, repeating itself in time to the beating of my heart before sending tiny shivers down my spine…
Flight Of The Geo
Chapter Nine
The fact that THIS would be our backyard for the night rekindled the fire of Adventure, coaxing it from smoldering ash into a tiny flame.
Red Sea Moment
Chapter Eight
I have no idea. I have no real answers. But I do know one thing, I am crushed.
Death Of A Dream
Chapter Seven
The world carried on with its descent into madness, completely indifferent to our situation, determined to bring us down with it.
Resistance is futile…
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Chapter Six
It was like the scene of a dystopian movie only we had wandered in halfway though the story, so we had no context and no way of understanding the plot as it unfolded before us.
A Hiking Tale From The Pacific Crest Trail
Chapter Five
No matter how determined you are, mother nature cares nothing of your goals and soon the rain returned, this time with a vengeance.
The Calm Before The Storm
Chapter Four
The angry looking clouds grew impossibly darker and started to rumble loudly, threatening to unleash hell upon me at any second. They say when it rains, it pours but this was something else entirely…
A Series Of Goodbyes
Chapter Three
I wondered how on earth I could say goodbye to my husband in this place. How could I drive away and leave him here, in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but his backpack on his back? And yet, that’s exactly what I would be doing…
Crash Course In Chaos
Chapter Two
We had set out on our grand adventure quite successfully all in all, despite nursing a pair of broken hearts over leaving behind life as we knew it. Still, we couldn’t deny the promise of adventures unknown that lay in wait on the road ahead, shiny and bright, beckoning us toward our new life.
Nobody Said It Was Easy
Chapter One
It began with a distant dream and a simple thought voiced out loud.
What if.
Our American Dream, Unrealized
Prologue
Contrary to popular belief, The American Dream isn’t one size fits all and honestly, we weren’t sure it fit us at all anymore.