by sprintermom | Feb 14, 2024 | Family
Pitta our calico sweetheart, it was just a subtle measure of our love that we journeyed to the Rainbow Bridge in Utah to honor your memory. A Soul so precious to us, our fuzzy treasure. You are my Sun...
by sprintermom | May 20, 2023 | Family
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...
by sprintermom | Apr 4, 2023 | Family
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,...
by sprintermom | Feb 23, 2023 | Family
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 f...
by sprintermom | Nov 27, 2022 | Family
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 Hav...
by sprintermom | Jan 4, 2022 | Family
Van Life, well, it's freedom. We aspire to always stay true to the spirit of Van Life, despite any conceived crisis. It's Freedom: Staying True to the Spirit of Van Life Hope and Fear: Two Sides of th...
by sprintermom | Oct 26, 2021 | Family
Family van life won't ever be the same again. We've loved you since forever, our very best buddy, Vata Man, and we lost you on the way. Forever Vata Man in our Arms Tuxedo Cat Looking into Sunset I do...
by sprintermom | Apr 12, 2021 | Family
If you don't like the story you are living in, you can always change the title; we are home wherever we go, now as Wayfind Vans. It's Freedom: No Matter Where We Go We Are Home Wayfind Vans is Our Asp...
by sprintermom | Jan 2, 2021 | Family
Apparently there isn't thing in our life not along for the ride on the adventure. Now even the chickens are on wheels. This is Getting Ridiculous: Even Chickens on Wheels Backstory: we got chickens fo...
by sprintermom | Jun 29, 2020 | Family
There is no other place on earth we'd rather spend a decade-in-the-making big graduation ceremony than family van life at Yosemite. We completely ditched the virtual one. Family Van Life: The End is t...
by sprintermom | Jun 15, 2020 | Family
I am not getting into the Covid-19 debate, or lack thereof. What I will observe, is that it is apparent that \"our\" public lands are not ours. We are not free to roam in vast open space. Closed Public ...
by sprinterdad | Apr 3, 2020 | Family
With Coronageddon in full force, I’ll step back to discuss COVID-19 as it relates to my other job, an Emergency Physician with an MPH. Most of the writing we do here at Sprinterfam relates to travelin...
by sprintermom | Apr 1, 2020 | Family
If something doesn’t feel good, there is a reason, this post is about what led us to step it up a notch, and van life homeschool.
by sprintermom | Mar 20, 2020 | Family
We ended up living in the Stanford Hospital parking lot for a stint during the pandemic lock down. We managed to find beauty and magic despite the odd circumstance, it's pandemic van life after all. T...
by sprintermom | Sep 8, 2019 | Family
Converting a van to fit kids and pets requires much more consideration, and creativity, than a picturesque two-person build. I'll detail the most important highlights for a bustling young family below...
by sprintermom | Apr 11, 2019 | Family
The rest of our winter was spent over Donner Pass, nestled right in the magical snowy Tahoe Basin, surrounded by mystical National Forests. We had a ski season to finish out. Van Life in the Tahoe Bas...
by sprintermom | Apr 8, 2019 | Family
Since we were surviving California as a van family, we thought we would check out the golden state, to Los Padres National Forest and Big Sur. Also we were truly just escaping the horrific wildfire sm...
by sprintermom | Apr 8, 2019 | Family
It was only a matter of time that Van Life in California would become so expensive we would find new horizons in the majestic Cascades. The Cascades was calling to us, and there was a job opening for ...
by sprintermom | Apr 8, 2019 | Family
Turning the van into a ski van, and parking at SNO-Parks makes it possible for us to ski Tahoe all season on a resident salary. The Story of the Ski Van Begins: Tahoe Bound Great Ski Van Parking in Ta...
by sprintermom | Apr 8, 2019 | Family
It's official, Santa does come to vans on Christmas Day, he visited us and brought a giant bear and a doll jeep. Christmas tree ornament Christmas Cheer and Santa's Sleigh I love Christmastime, a time...
by sprintermom | Apr 8, 2019 | Family
Yosemite National Park is an excellent place to begin outdoor rock climbing with young kids, we started at Tuolumne Meadows. Family Van Life: Rock Climbing in Yosemite With Young Kids Rock Climbing wi...
by sprintermom | Apr 5, 2019 | Family
Our family van life requires cleaning up spills and coffee to keep the energy going to keep up with the kids. These are a few products we recommend. Cleaning Up the Spills Highly recommend the Pr...
