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Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain
Grimes Point Archaeological Site and Sand Mountain

In the middle of the desert near Fallon, Nevada there are two very unexpected sights… and no they are not related to aliens. One is a field of rocks darkened by years of sun with ancient art pecked in their surfaces. The other is a massive natural mountain of sand.  

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Nevada, Vanlife, Travel, Roadside Attractions, Free CampingKaylee ThornleyBLM Land, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Hiking, History, Mountains, Nevada, Public Land, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, Sand Dunes, Trails, Travel, Vanlife, Sand Mountain, Grimes Point, Archaeology, Petroglyphs, Fallon NV, Lake Lahotan, Dayton NV, Tamarack Beach, Walker LakeComment
In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
In Search of the Methuselah Tree: Visiting the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

The second oldest tree in the world is located in the White Mountains in the Inyo National Forest of California. Somewhere within the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, there is a tree that was alive when the pyramids were built—the Methuselah Tree. While we were traveling along the California-Nevada border, we were hoping to pay a visit this 4,848 year old tree.

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California, Free Camping, Nevada, Travel, VanlifeKaylee ThornleyCalifornia, Free Camping, Hiking, History, Mountains, Nevada, Public Land, Trails, Travel, Trees, Vanlife, Methuselah Tree, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Forest Service Land, National Forests, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, Desert, Redwoods, Wilderness, Prometheus Tree, Methuselah Grove, Methuselah Trail Comments
The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town
The International Car Forest of the Last Church and Palmetto Ghost Town

If you are traveling through the desert of Nevada, you’re not going to want to miss these two strange roadside attractions. One is a ghost town, which was only inhabited for one year, and the other is a somewhat ghostly arrangement of cars buried upright in the ground.

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Nevada, Roadside Attractions, TravelKaylee ThornleyAbandoned Places, Art, Caving, Desert, Death Valley National Park, Flowers, Frugal Travel, Ghost Towns, Hiking, History, Joshua Trees, Nevada, Rhyolite Ghost Town, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, Running, Trail Running, Travel, International Car Forest, Palmetto Ghost Town, Goldfield NV, Car Art, Graffiti Comment
Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style
Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style

During our time in Las Vegas, we witnessed a shooting fireballs, a street fight, a gallery of only food photography, and so many palm trees. We ate pineapple soft serve, Hawaiian food, and Pina Coladas, after a harrowing encounter with a gunman on our run in Lovell Canyon. What happens in Vegas…

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Cities, Free Camping, Nevada, Roadside Attractions, Travel, Vanlife, Van ConversionKaylee ThornleyArt, BLM Land, Cheap Eats, Cities, Flowers, Food, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Hiking, History, Main Streets, Museums, Nevada, Photography, Public Land, Running, Sprinter Repair, Travel, Urban Parks, Vanlife, Vanlife Showers, Roadside Attractions, Bars, Las Vegas, Desert, The Strip, Neon, The Mirage, Lovell Canyon Road, Red Rock Canyon, Exploration Peak Park, Pineapple Park, Dole Whip, Aloha Kitchen, Mirage Volcano, Casinos, Caesar's Palace, Modernist Cuisine, The Bellagio, Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden, Bellagio Flowers, Ethel M. Chocolates, CactusesComment
One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park
One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park

Cathedral Gorge State Park is about three hours from Las Vegas. What’s great about that is that you can actually see most of this park in a day! The main features of the park are extremely narrow slot canyons of eroded bentonite clay known as the “caves.”

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Free Camping, Nevada, State Parks, Travel, VanlifeKaylee ThornleyBLM Land, Canyons, Caving, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Hiking, History, Nevada, Public Land, State Parks, Trails, Travel, Slot Canyons, Desert, Cathedral Gorge State Park, Las Vegas, Pioche, Panaca, Eagle Point Trail, Miller Point, Badlands, Juniper Draw Trail, Cathedral Caves, Canyon Caves, Moon Caves Comments
Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip
Ten Places to Visit on your Southern British Columbia Vanlife Road Trip

These 10 BC destinations are for the most part free, except for the cost of a cup of coffee or a drink. We’ve also noted some of the places that we parked overnight for free, in case you are traveling in a van or RV.

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Canada, Free Camping, Travel, Vanlife, British ColumbiaKaylee ThornleyAbandoned Places, Beaches, Cheap Eats, Cities, Cooking, Food, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Hiking, History, Lighthouses, Mountains, Ocean, Road Trip, Running, Sea Stacks, Trail Running, Trails, Travel, Urban Parks, Vanlife, Waterfalls, Whales, Foraging, Trees, Vanlife Showers, Border Crossings, Canada, Van Kitchen, Parks Canada, Coffee, WIFI, Alaska Highway, Glaciers, British Columbia, Cassiar Highway, Coquihalla Highway, Kamloops, Othello Tunnels, Hope BC, Castlegar, Chilliwack, Vancouver, English Bay, Lighthouse Park, Sea to Sky Highway, Squamish, Whistler, Provincial Parks, Brandywine Falls, Joffre Lakes Provinicial Park, Pemberton, Matier Glacier, Cloverdale BC, Blaine WAComment
Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain
Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä’äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain

When your home can be parked at any trailhead, it’s easy to forego backpacking trips in favor of day hikes. However, in the Yukon, where the beautiful sites are less accessible, and there are few developed trails and even fewer roads, we decided it was time to dig the backpacks and our tent out from under the bed for a longer excursion.

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Canada, National Parks, Travel, Vanlife, YukonKaylee ThornleyObservation Mountain, Kaskawulsh Glacier, Slim's River, Kluane National Park, Backpacking, Vanlife, Abandoned Places, Camp Food, Free Camping, Canyons, Geology, History, Mountains, National Parks, Sand Dunes, Summit, Trails, Travel, Wilderness, Wildlife, Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse, Parks Canada, Kluane Lake, Alaska Highway, Grizzly Bears, Sheep Creek, Stream Crossings, Salt Flats, Wrangell-St.Elias National Park, Moose, Wolves, Canada Creek, Columbia Creek, Glaciers, Climate Change, Dall Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Haines Junction, Bullion Creek Comment
What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4…
What to Do When Your Van Gets the Black Death on Day 4…

Only day 4 of living in our van, Ian determined that we were having a very common engine issue in older Sprinters. It could be serious. So common and serious that Sprinter mechanics literally call it the “Black Death.” The dreaded Sprinter injector leak…

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