by sprintermom | May 20, 2023 | Featured, Kids and Pets, Reflections, Wayfind Kids
As a mom, I couldn’t have been prouder when my older daughter spoke in complete annoyance, “you’re obsessed with nature.” Pretty much any chance we get, we are exploring the wild and free. What I have come to realize is that the most precious...
by sprintermom | Apr 4, 2023 | Featured, Kids and Pets
People assume that RVs have temperature control, or climate control, but they don’t necessarily assume the same for vans. Especially depending on the conversion. Some vans resemble passenger vehicles, and some look like a high-end RV. Ours is a mix. So depending...
by sprintermom | Mar 12, 2023 | National Parks and Places
If you love stunning, towering monumental rock features, then both Zion and Yosemite National Parks are two of your must-see National Parks. Located in Utah and California, both National Park are filled with their own unique awe. But with many similarities in their...
by sprintermom | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, Kids and Pets, Wayfind Kids
When it comes to skiing with kids, not all ski resorts out West are created equal, with one state that is a clear winner over them all. The Mormons were right. Utah, it is the promised land. For ski families that is. Park City Canyons Ski Resort on a sunny winter day...
by sprintermom | Nov 27, 2022 | Kids and Pets, Wayfind Kids
Join our family on a our search for the perfect Utah Christmas tree, in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, and never stop wayfinding! How to find the Perfect Utah Christmas Tree As Usual, We Have No Idea Where We are Going Other than we were going somewhere in...
by sprintermom | Oct 23, 2022 | Featured, National Parks and Places
Vast forests, stunning waterfalls, alpine temple mountains; the enchanted forests of Northern California invoke a state of wonder. I’ve talked in previous posts about living off-grid on Mount Shasta and life in the magnificent Cascades. Here I’ll reiterate...
by sprintermom | Oct 18, 2022 | Featured, Tips and Stuff
After years of experience, we are happy to share with you our new and improved website on mastering van life with kids and pets. I’m not one to boast, but I feel we can now unquestionably say we are an expert van life family. Having lived in the van as our sole...
by sprintermom | Oct 16, 2022 | Featured, Wayfind Kids
Follow us on a Yeti hunt on Mount Shasta; in the wilderness of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, anything is possible. Wayfind Kids Yeti Hunt Where legends come to life, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has hundreds of miles of untouched wild nature. So its...
by sprintermom | Oct 1, 2022 | Featured, National Park Art, National Parks and Places
The missions and forts of the Oregon Trail preserve the memory of the regions’ settlement, which are now National Park Service sites. Much of the Oregon Trail is now located in the Pacific Northwest region. Magic in the National Parks: Historical Missions of the...
by sprintermom | Sep 1, 2022 | Featured, Reflections
We are van lifers, so freedom is our forte. I’d like to muse how we will all define our life and freedom in the time of the Great Reset. What we will tell our descendants someday. We have the freedom to choose, and I think the era we are living in now demands we...