Travel – Page 3 – Beams on the Road

Blue Ridge Parkway

With the van repacked we immediately headed south to try and find warmer weather (spoiler – we haven’t found it yet). We made a quick stop in Scranton to get an oil change at the Dodge dealership’s Heavy Duty Truck Center (that’s us now) which was surprisingly cheaper than a typical oil change in DC.Continue reading “Blue Ridge Parkway”

Finishing Touches

Fin. After six weeks, the build is finished, finally. Our last update covered construction through the cabinetry, leaving the electrical system, plumbing, and finishes to wrap everything up. Most of what we highlight here actually happened gradually over the past few weeks, but the final pieces didn’t come together until the end of the project.Continue reading “Finishing Touches”

Wilda

After departing southern Colorado we headed back to New Mexico; as mentioned in our previous post we stopped in New Mexico in late September. Our plan had always been to head to the Pacific Northwest and drive down the coast of California, but the wildfires forced us to reconsider. We figured we would wait toContinue reading “Wilda”

Southern Colorado

Don’t worry, we’re fine. Just a lot to catch up on, so here goes; we last posted in Wyoming… From Wyoming we continued south in hopes of avoiding the bulk of the west coast wildfires, and because we had a new mission which included a few unplanned stops in Utah and New Mexico (more onContinue reading “Southern Colorado”

Grand Tetons (Wyoming)

On Monday morning we took advantage of our Airbnb in Idaho Falls and slept in, before making the drive to Grand Teton National Park. It was a great basement apartment and included a friendly outdoor doggo. He was nice. We stopped to grab some breakfast at a highly-rated place we found online called Mitchell’s, whichContinue reading “Grand Tetons (Wyoming)”

Big 10 Country – Part 3

Wisconsin Wrapping up our time in the Upper Peninsula, it was time to head south. From the time we crossed the border to Wisconsin to the time we left, it did not stop raining. Before we left Michigan we stopped for a pasty, which we heard is a UP staple. A pasty is like aContinue reading “Big 10 Country – Part 3”

Big 10 County – Part 2

Michigan Upon leaving Ohio we continued north into Michigan heading towards Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, but made a brief stop in Dearborn just outside of Detroit for lunch (another shout out to Mike P for the rec!). Fun fact: Dearborn is home to the largest Arab community in the US. After a fantastic lunchContinue reading “Big 10 County – Part 2”

And We’re Off

With our last day of work behind us, we spent our first weekend back in Brackney, PA with Emily’s parents. As usual there was plenty of great food and conversation, as well as some pitch action, a regular game at the Wychocks (Beams beat the Wychocks this time). We helped out Joe (Emily’s dad) whoContinue reading “And We’re Off”

RAV4 Build Out – The Sleeping Platform

[Edit after writing this: it’s long-ish. Sorry not sorry.] We’d been planning for a long time to start this trip in South America or Southeast Asia, but with this lovely 2020 pandemic that didn’t look feasible (at least to start our trip). Instead, we decided we’d travel in the US to start until we knewContinue reading “RAV4 Build Out – The Sleeping Platform”