Short answer: yes, it is fun…but only if I’m in a good mood, not hungry or tired HA (and also using @onX Offroad to help me feel confident while exploring) There can be a lot of frustrations that come with finding camping. Especially when you’re doing it to find “home” for the night or week.

(all photos taken with my OM SYSTEM OM-5 Mark II from my partner @OM SYSTEM ) ✨ I can't believe this was my first time visiting one of the San Juan Islands in Washington. I lived in Seattle for 3 years and somehow never made it and I WAS MISSING OUT. spending one night here had me questioning

I like to call these character building moments for myself. This is also a very short list of many many "mistakes" and learning moments. Most of these were incredibly humbling where you kind of have to just laugh. Or alternate between crying and laughing hahah Van life sure has a way of keepi

did any of these surprise you? 1. Van life CAN be so expensive. And it really just depends on how fast you’re traveling and WHERE. But it’s definitely not saving me as much money as I THOUGHT it would when I first hit the road. And if you have continuous repairs, it basically ends up becoming th

10 days without a shower isn’t as bad when you have these incredible rivers and alpine lakes to hang out in. Northern California is SO special. It has always felt like it has all the little bits and pieces of places I love. Tall lush forests like the PNW, mountains, drier climate with plenty of

Emphasis on YET because finding a home base is absolutely the goal. There’s just no sense of urgency and therefore I will continue putting it off haha. But it is something I’m forced to think about a lot as a 35 year old because I’m absolutely not in the norm for living in a van at this age.

The camera set up I'd bring backpacking again and again with my partner @OM SYSTEM I've been using this compact system for 6 months now and am continually impressed by what the OM-5 Mark II can do. Would you believe that most of these shots are just from the auto settings?? This M.Zuiko 12-45mm