Saturday February 25th,2023 We woke up this morning at our regular time of around 5AM. We had all of our luggage ready and staged at the top of the stairs by the front door. We took our vehicle to Katie's parents house and caught an Uber from there. The Uber got us to MSP on … Continue reading Utah and Arizona February 2023
Over the last decade we’ve been as far west as Kauai and as far east as Santorini, visiting many places in between. Here at home in the US though, we’ve driven around the country in a couple different types of travel rig set-ups including: Tent camping with a daily driver, 2015 Toyota Tacoma with the … Continue reading Bus Build 2022
I started this venture by doing a couple searches for DIY roof racks that can hold a lot of weight, somewhat easy to make and fix on and off road, and cheaper than buying an expensive name brand roof rack. With these three things in mind I set off and purchased some Super Strut (Strut … Continue reading DIY Roof Rack
I've always been a fan of drawer systems. They help keep all your stuff organized whether it be gear for hiking, camping, tools for work, etc. Not only all of that but you can keep the top clean and pop a mattress in there and you have a pretty comfy situation there! I … Continue reading Truck Bed Drawers
Venice After a sleepless red eye flight from Minnesota and couple hour layover in Amsterdam, we landed into Venice right before sunset. We figured out the first time we went to Venice over 5 years prior that the private water taxi for 100 euro from the airport on the mainland to the island is … Continue reading Italy in October, 2019
Katie and I had the bug to get out for an adventure and to see something new. Even if it was just for a day trip. After brainstorming new locations relatively close to home we decided to head down to Mankato and New Ulm. Which are about 75 to 80 miles away. Neither of us have … Continue reading Minneopa and Flandrau State Park – September 2019
Last weekend my wife surprised me with an early birthday present! She chartered a fishing boat in Duluth and invited our amazing friends to go fishing on Lake Superior! After fishing we got to go to the Duluth Oktoberfest for a couple liters as well! When we pulled up to the parking lot there were … Continue reading Lake Superior Fishing Trip September 2019
We started planning this trip a year ago when Katie's cousin from Boston visited Minnesota for a wedding in the family. We didn't think too much about it at the time but the more research we did on Boston and New England we started to get excited and starting booking things! We decided we would … Continue reading EAST COAST TRIP 2018
This adventure started with Katie surprising me with a 30th birthday trip to see my brother and sister in-law in Ketchikan AK!! They manage Settlers Cove State Recreation Area which is at the dead end of the main road on the island. Dave and Adrienne are living in Alaska working as camp hosts for Settlers Cove State … Continue reading Alaska October 2018
We usually try to plan our trips a year in advance. This year has gotten kind of turned around and instead of doing a 2 weeks SW Road trip in September/October, We are saving a week and going to meet Dave and Adrienne in Alaska in the fall. The other week we will be going … Continue reading Western Road Trip July 2018
Journey to the Good Life 