Stories
The Shadow at Santa Rosa BeachA landlocked Colorado kid, a lifelong fear of sharks, and the afternoon a shadow in clear water turned out to be exactly what I was afraid of.
Essays
Why It Took Us Eight Years to Hit PublishEight years of van life and we kept saying we would write it down. This is why we waited, and why we finally opened the door.
Van Life
Inside the Van: One Corner of HomeSeventy square feet, eight years. Tap around one photo of our galley and we'll tell you what you're actually looking at.
Guides
Gear That's Earned Its Spot in the VanNo week-long product tests here. Everything on this list has lived in our van for months or years. This is what we actually grab every day.
Van Life
How Living in 70 Square Feet Changed EverythingWe didn't set out to live sustainably. We set out to live freely. It turns out those two things have a lot more overlap than we expected.
Essays
Designing a Life That MovesMovement that lasts is designed, not accidental. The financial and structural reality of building a life that can keep moving.
Essays
Freedom Has SeasonsEight years of van life didn't give us one version of freedom. It gave us several, and each one was right for its season.
Essays
The Miles Will Shape You (If You Let Them)A bonfire in my aunt's backyard, my little cousin beside me, and no way to explain what we were about to do. So I didn't try.
Trips
The West Coast RoadtripForty-nine days from San Diego to Denver the long way: Sequoia, Yosemite, the redwoods, the Oregon coast, Olympic, Rainier and Glacier.
Trips
Yellowstone and the TetonsThree weeks north with the inflatable kayaks, a bison that stopped dead in the road, and a fox at Jenny Lake.
Trips
New England, Corner to CornerTwo weeks from the Finger Lakes to the far corner of Maine and back, and the hike up the Beehive that I did not think I would finish.
Trips
The First Trip, Before the Build Was DoneThe van had a floor and a ceiling. We threw a futon on it and drove to Yellowstone for twelve days.