Two Geologists, One Campervan, Zero Deadlines >>> Many Vistas
When we daydreamed about the first few months of vanlife following the sale of our house, we had visions of hiking in iconic national parks such as Yellowstone and Glacier, participating in events such as RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa, and attending a week-long session discussing climate change…
Our eight days exploring Shenandoah National Park in late October and early November were highlighted with daily hikes to mountain tops, viewpoints, and waterfalls. The hikes typically originated on Skyline Drive, which runs along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thus, we commonly hiked downhill first, leaving the climbing…
We both eagerly looked forward to a late Fall exploration of Shenandoah National Park and its Skyline Drive based upon our Blue Ridge Parkway trip in 2018 (see our blog post titled Fit Test, Part 4, which can be found here). We expected expansive views, fun hikes to waterfalls, and…
We sold our house in mid June 2020 and began our full time vanlife adventure in the middle of the covid-19 pandamic. What were we thinking?!?!? We’ve been cautious and limited the extent of our travels, but our adventures have begun! The photo gallery below is just a sampling of…
Our campervan travels have taken us to some awesome geologic features and processes – including colorful outcrops, massive walls, large glacial erratics, ancient coral reefs, and current ocean shoreline erosion. We are two geologists with differing interests. Betsy enjoys “soft rocks,” arctic geoscience, and micropaleontology. Rob focuses on “hard rocks”…
Our exploration of Acadia National Park in early October included scaling five mountains, walking along the rocky ocean shore in fog and sun, kayaking in Eagle Lake (and surprising two eagles perched above the shoreline), and bicycling and walking along the 40+ miles of carriage roads developed by John D.…