Over the last 25+ years of traveling by station wagon and van and hiking all over the US, we’ve concocted (and discovered, and learned by experience) more than a few hiking hacks and camping tips! Enjoy the knowledge we’ve collected……
How to Camp (for free!) in Tiadaghton State Forest
Last August, several of my siblings and I decided to go camping in Pennsylvania. It was just a fun long weekend together: relationships are so different but so much fun when you’re all adults. But being that we all grew…
Sunset at the Tuweep Campground
Enjoy sunset from the slickrock near the campground in Tuweep on a remote part of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, not far from the Toroweap Overlook
The top 15 Pages on Anne’s Travels in 2018!
It’s the end of 2018 (where did the year go?) and we get to look back for a bit and see what the internet thought was the most interesting (or useful?) posts and pages on Anne’s Travels were over the…
How to Sleep 10 People in a Full Size Van
Or, how to transport 10 people in a full size van and still sleep in the van at night It was spring of the year 2001, and we had just upgraded from a 1989 Chevy Caprice Station Wagon to…
DIY Hard Sided Roof Top Camper
Or, How to Sleep On Top of Your Vehicle for Just Over $100 We used to sleep in a tent. That was when we crossed the country in a big blue station wagon. Not long after getting a full-size van,…