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Southfork Colorado Trip – Alabama to Mississippi
Heading out the door to begin a long awaited trip is always exciting. We had planned to visit our son and family in Colorado this past Christmas and then Snowmageddon happened. We headed to Florida instead and made plans to visit with the kids in the upcoming summer instead. Although the kids live in Longmont,…
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Starkville – Baseball and River Visits
This year we decided to head over to Starkville, Mississippi to attend a couple of SEC men’s baseball games between the Auburn Tigers (AU) and the Mississippi State Bulldogs (MSU). Included in the trip were a couple of visits to rivers that we had not explored to date and we wanted to check them out…
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Making Bug Screens For Loki
One of the many benefits of being a professional seamstress is that you always have the ability to “make it yourself” if it involves any type of fabric/fiber application at all. Additionally, living and traveling in Alabama and the Southern USA means that 95% of the time you are going to encounter some type of…
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Installing a New Door Hinge on Loki
The lower driver door hinge on Loki needed replacing. This is one of those tasks that you avoid doing, not because it is difficult, but because it is not even remotely interesting or exciting. Loki is a 2000 Ford E250 Van and therefore has had most of the common issues that this make and model…
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Loki Lunch at Wind Creek State Park
Cabin fever is real, folks! After spending 2+ weeks cooped up and freezing at the farm, we had to get out for a day trip to clear out the brain fog we were both experiencing. It was finally above 50°F outside, so we decided to test out some new audio/video equipment and head to the…
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Essential Books for Roadtrips, Vanlife, and Overland Adventures
Part of the reason and purpose for traveling like we do is to appreciate being present where we are right now. To be active in the moment and to intentionally try to remove distractions. We don’t travel to “escape” i.e. to vacate, or as a part of a “vacation,” but as a way of exploration…
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Loki Repairs and Maintenance Update
One of the benefits and main objectives of doing a shakedown trip, aside from the actual trip experience, is that you get the opportunity to test out all the improvements and additions that you have added to the build. Another benefit is that you can identify additional modifications and upgrades you would like to make.…
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Reasons We Travel: Journey vs Destination
Have you ever taken a moment and truly thought about the reasons you choose to travel? Why you take certain routes, the Interstate vs back roads, weekend or weekday, warm or cold locations? Scott and I were discussing our thought process the other day, and I thought it might make for a good blog post…
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A Week Around Florida: Valdosta to Eufaula Day 8
Today was the day we headed back to the farm in Alabama. After driving through some thick morning fog along state highways and county roads we had one more place we planned to stop at on the way home. We headed northwest toward Eufaula where we wanted to stop for a long lunch break and…
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A Week Around Florida: St. Augustine to Valdosta Day 7
Wind. That is the word of the day, really strong wind. In this post, we say a final goodbye to the beach at St. Augustine and head northwest toward the farm in Alabama. The weather had started to turn unfriendly due to a cold front that was sweeping across the country, so it was time…
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