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We spent 7 months converting our Sprinter van into our new home! Learn about the van building process, see our final conversion costs and products, and read the lessons we have learned since hitting the road.

We Bought a Van!

We Bought a Van!

Two and a half years ago we were living in Texas, saving money to build or buy a house in the Austin suburbs, spent most of our weekends inside watching TV (which we still love to do from time to time!), and hardly traveled. As we inched closer to our goal of buying a house, we realized that ...

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We made it to CANADA! 🇨🇦 And we couldn’t b

We made it to CANADA! 🇨🇦 And we couldn’t be more excited to be reunited with British Columbia after three years apart! ❤️

We have a lot of Canadian adventures coming your way before we get to Alaska (and after Alaska too!), but to kick things off we spent part of a day near Vancouver experiencing a big part of its culture…Asian food! 🍜

Did you know that the Vancouver area is considered the most Asian city outside of Asia? Over 40% of the population has Asian heritage, so we headed to an Asian grocery store + mall to try some delicious Chinese dishes and snacks.

And it was the BEST! We felt like we had been transported to Asia as we were surrounded by a different language and tons of new (to us) food items. The food tour + our border crossing are all on today’s vlog!

HOME ❤️ For those of you who don’t know, b

HOME ❤️

For those of you who don’t know, before we hit the road in our van full time, we lived in Seattle for three years. And we LOVED every second of those years! Without moving to Seattle, we definitely wouldn’t be doing what we are doing now. Living there brought us so many adventures, taught us so much and helped us grow, and introduced us to some amazing people.

And even after not living there for almost 3 years now, it still feels like home. The feeling of seeing the skyline for the first time in almost 2 years is hard to describe. And walking around our old neighborhood feels like we never left. We just love it here so much 😍

Here are a few snapshots from our time back home. While most of it was spent working on van projects, going to appointments, and gearing up for Canada and Alaska (more on that in our next video), we managed to squeeze in a little bit of fun!

Photos 1-3: our FAVORITE place in Seattle…Kerry Park! This is where we got engaged in March 2014 💍 and when we moved to Seattle we lived walking distance from here, so we would walk here all of the time. Mount Rainier also (mostly) made an appearance one day too! 🗻

Photo 4: outside of our old apartment! It may have been a small apartment (550 square feet), but it was perfectly laid out, nicely redone, and we LOVED it!

Photo 5: the bus stop I’d go to every morning to head to my job downtown!

Photo 6 & 7: this overlook was a quick walk from our apartment and we’d walk Kona here almost daily. We love the views of Lake Union and Gasworks Park!

Photo 8: our favorite tacos in Seattle (and definitely top 3 in the US), @tacoschukis! 🌮 Their signature taco is what dreams are made of 🤩

Photo 9: another favorite spot in Seattle…@frankieandjos! We managed to be in town at the perfect time to try both April and May seasonal flavors, which NEVER disappoint! And their waffle cone (gluten free and vegan! 🙌🏼), is the best cone EVER!

Check out our stories today for even more of a walk down memory lane!

Normally we both plan our videos, but for our one

Normally we both plan our videos, but for our one fun adventure in Washington (on the way up to Alaska at least), we decided to switch it up a bit and Adam planned two days of exploring. And the best part? I had no idea what we were doing the entire time! 🤫

And he knocked it out of the park! 🙌🏼 The adventure started out with a (good) curveball and over two days we visited a new town, saw some incredible views, revisited a fav coffee spot, chased a waterfall, explored a shipwreck, camped right by the beach, finally saw a spot I had wanted to see for years, an old fort, and checked out multiple lighthouses. It was beautiful, fun, and full of surprises (for me at least)!

A huge thank you to Adam for always doing what he can to take a bit of work off my plate. ❤️ We hope y’all enjoy today’s video as Adam runs the show!

Last week we reached 100K subscribers on YouTube!

Last week we reached 100K subscribers on YouTube! 🎉🤯🙌🏼 THANK YOU for watching, sharing with your friends, and for all of the support over the last 3.5 years, we truly would not be able to do this without you and we cannot express how much y’all mean to us!

In celebration of this exciting milestone, we asked y’all for some questions and our Q&A is now LIVE! And yes, the much anticipated story of what happened at the Montaña de Oro campground is revealed! (Pretend it was as exciting as you thought 😂)

It’s a long video and we get a bit lengthy for some answers (feel free to listen like a podcast!), but we tried to answer as many questions as we could. We hope y’all enjoy it and find some value in it!

Silver Falls State Park is located about 30 minute

Silver Falls State Park is located about 30 minutes east of Salem, Oregon and is said to be the crown jewel of Oregon State Parks! 💎 This park is home to the Trail of Ten Falls, which in our opinion is the ULTIMATE waterfall hike in Oregon!

On this 8.7 mile hike you get to see at least TEN waterfalls, including FOUR that you can walk behind, which is tons of fun!

Some things to know before you go:
💸 It costs $5 to park for the day
🌲 There are two trail cut offs if you need to shorten the hike
🌧 The falls will be the best in the winter and spring, when the water flow is at its highest. This is a rainy time to visit, so make sure to pack rain gear & something to protect your phone/camera! (We use ziploc bags 😜)
🐶 Dogs are NOT allowed on the Canyon Trail portion of the hike, which is the majority of the hike.

Between the mist of the falls and the nonstop rain, it was one wet and wild adventure (thankfully our cameras seem to have survived!) and we hope you enjoy today's video!

Although not technically located in @visitbend, Sm

Although not technically located in @visitbend, Smith Rock State Park is about a 40 minute drive north and is a MUST visit when in the area! This park is known for its striking rock walls and spires, which are made up of volcanic ash from volcanic activity millions of years ago and shaped over time by the Crooked River below.

While this is a popular place to rock climb, it also has some great trails to enjoy, including Misery Ridge, which is appropriately named due to its steep nature and many steps. You can either hike the Misery Ridge Trail in both directions or make a loop with the River Trail or Summit Trail (both are great!), but on our most recent trip, we conquered the Misery Ridge + Summit Trail Loop and it was the perfect way to see even more views (and lose some crowds).

Some quick hike stats & what to expect:
🗺 6.0 miles roundtrip
📈 1,774 feet of elevation gain
🥵 MANY steps
🐶 Dog friendly, as long as they are on a leash
🧗🏻‍♂️ Views of the park's iconic rock formations, Monkey Face (a unique rock that is popular with climbers), and the river below. There are also some good spots to pull over for a picnic!

#visitbend #roambetterbend

❄️ Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!❄️

One of the best things about visiting Bend in the spring is that we got to experience a bit of winter too! Right before our visit, the mountains around Bend got quite a bit of snow, which meant the perfect conditions to go on a snowshoeing adventure.

We snowshoed to the Swampy Lake Shelter (about 1.75 miles one way) and not only did we get to experience the peacefulness of the forest blanketed in snow, but we got to experience something very unique to us...a warming shelter! This is a wooden shelter that has a wood burning stove inside. Getting to build a fire and warm up while snow started to fall outside was magical! ✨

A few logistics to be aware of before snowshoeing in Bend:
🎫 A sno-park permit is required at most sno-parks from November 1-April 30. These vary in cost depending on if you want a 1 day, 3 day, or a year permit.
🐶 Dogs are NOT allowed at most sno-parks during this timeframe, but there are a few areas that allow them.
⛷ If snowshoeing, please do not snowshoe on cross country skiing tracks. Make sure to snowshoe to the side of them or stick to snowshoeing only trails.

@visitbend #visitbend #roambetterbend

Tumalo Falls is one of the top spots we wanted to

Tumalo Falls is one of the top spots we wanted to check out on this most recent trip to @visitbend and it did NOT disappoint! This 97 foot waterfall is absolutely stunning and can be viewed from three main overlooks, which all provide a different perspective of the falls.

However, visiting Tumalo Falls in the summer (when you can just drive to it) vs. the winter or spring can be a much different experience. To learn how to visit Tumalo Falls anytime of the year, check out our website (link is in our bio!), where we wrote a guide including parking info, permits/fees, what to expect, and more!

PS: do you spot Kona and Adam in photo #5?

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