Some people travel primarily to spend time visiting cool places. And we absolutely do love finding amazing campgrounds, quirky small towns, wonderful boondocking spots, stealth city camping, incredible scenic overlooks, and the thrill of visiting National Parks. But much of our nomadic lifestyle is motivated less by visiting cool places, and more by visiting cool […]
Chapters
Road Ahead: Fall 2009
Now that Burning Man is back in storage in Sacramento, we start to look forward. Thus far, we have only planned through the next couple of weeks. now – this weekend: At some point, we’ll meander to San Francisco for a quarterly All Night Dance Celebration with our Rhythm Society Community Sept 21 -30: We’l […]
Connected at Burning Man
If you looked hard enough, for years now there have been options for communicating with the outside world at Burning Man via internet or satellite phone. (Not to mention via the exaggeratedly disgruntled Black Rock City Post Office…) For as long as 802.11 has existed, some geeks have enjoyed the challenge of building a public […]
Jeep Brain Madness
Yesterday we stopped for lunch in Susanville, CA on our way towards Sacramento. When we started off again, our 2006 Jeep Liberty CRD began acting weird. Every few minutes there would be a ding, and the ESP/BAS, traction control, and ABS yellow error lights on the dash would turn on. Within an instant, they would […]
Travelogue: St. Louis to Burning Man
Time Period: July 29 – August 28 Miles Driven: 2764 The last segment of our Summer 2009 travels was wrapping up our cross country adventure and arriving for Burning Man. With a month ahead of us to get there, we looked for ways to optimize backroads and scenic routes. We aimed to visit a few […]
Burning Man From Start to Finish
One of the wonderful things about early arrival and staying late at Burning Man – is that you get to experience a more complete evolution of this temporary city. Each day at Burning Man has a different energy as the population rises and falls. Prior to gate open, you know that everyone around you at […]
Virgins at Burning Man
Three years ago, I was a Burning Man virgin. However, I disappointed Chris – as Black Rock City simply and immediately felt like home. I wasn’t awestruck and in need of acclimation or transformation. I took to it like a fish in water.. err.. dust. I was meant to be here. He explained to me […]
Pre-Burning Man Thoughts
As we go through the annual ritual of preparing our home to drive into the dusty playa, my mind is buzzing with thoughts of anticipation and trepidation. This will be my 3rd Burning Man, and Chris’s 9th. Each time I have been to Burning Man, it has been a true temporary location to park my […]
Preparing for Burning Man
Yesterday we repositioned to Sacramento, where we keep our Burning Man specific gear in a storage unit. Last night, we swapped out most of our reality camp clothing for playa wear. With limited closet space, we can’t carry both around. Over the next few days, we need to: Procure bikes, as we left ours down […]
A Week in Our Life
Ever wondered what a typical week is like in our full time traveling life? Nora over at The Professional Hobo wondered, and invited us to submit a diary like journal entry to her website. She had originally told us we could combine elements of different weeks to construct a typical week (as if there’s such […]
