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Travel Stats

We're always on the move. We figured it would be nice to keep track of the important details of our travels.

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720

DAYS ON THE ROAD

 

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30790

MILES TRAVELED

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27

STATES VISITED

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322

TACOS CONSUMED

Today is not the anniversary of our engagement, but I feel like celebrating it anyways. ~ Owen planned a weekend to visit one of our favorite spots on the east coast, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. The morning we left was like any other back when we were weekend warriors. We'd wake up incredibly early to get some miles between us and Atlanta. We wanted to make it to Cumberland Gap early because we had a 12 miles round trip hike planned to the Sand Caves and the large bluffs that look over Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. When we got to the trail head Owen changed out of his usual hiking clothes into something that he would normally reserve for a nicer evening out. I gave him so much shit for how he "the king of casual" was dressing up for a long hike. He brushed off everything I had to say and just said "well maybe I think this outfit is comfortable". I rolled my eyes at him and we set off on our hike. Owen was quieter then usual but I didn't think much of it. When we came out of the trees and made it to the bluff we realized some pretty heavy weather was headed our way. Owen payed it no mind and continued to play with the camera and tripod while waiting for people to leave so he could get "the shot". Eventually Owen asked me to come over and take a picture with him. After one photo he dropped onto one knee and asked me if I would spend the rest of my life with him. I sat down in front of him and put my face on his knee. There was no photo to capture that first reaction. Needless to say, I said yes, and then we made this more social acceptable version of the photo, which you see here. After a brief celebration and a hurried hike down to the car before the rain set in, we went in search of a celebratory beer. Turns out the surrounding 4 counties dry. We settled for heading back to camp to split a mini bottle is champagne that Owen managed to hide from me by stashing it into a shoe. We sat in total darkness (because we forgot head lamps) and drank our mini champagne out of coffee cups. There honestly isn't a more fitting way we possibly could have celebrated our new adventure.
Small, intimate, everything we needed, nothing we didn't. Memories of quiet afternoons in our old home. ~ ~ ~ #boundfornowhere #filmphotography #vanlife #westylife #gowesty #adventuremobile #westfalia #vanagon #vanagonlife #wanderlust #projectvanlife #vanlifers #vanlifediaries #livefolk #livehealthy #getoutside #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifeexplorers #seeyououtthere #campmobile #ourcamplife #sheexplores #reformlife #liveyourdreams #vanlifemovement #nomadlife #tinyhouse #filmisnotdead #awakenthesoul
To us keys symbolize possibility. The idea that a few little pieces of metal have the ability to take you anywhere you want to go will never be lost on us. Behind every set of keys, there are countless memories, new friends, journeys, sights, unplanned detours, pit stops, traffic jams, karaoke sessions, moments of silence and reflection, gas fills, road trips, carpools, ice cream stops, and for some of us, good night sleeps. We designed these key tags to be the constant reminder that we're all on an adventure every single time we hop in the drivers seat, so we might as well do it together. Link in the bio to get your own United We Roam key tag, and if you got em, flaunt 'em. Tag your pictures #unitedweroam cause we love to see them and would like to make a gallery of images up on our website ❤️ Thank you to @byriverpine for the incredible 📷 of #luckynumber13 ~ ~ ~ #boundfornowhere #vanlife #projectvanlife #vanlifers #vanlifediaries #adventurerig #neverstopexploring #getoutside #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifeexplorers #wildernessculture #getoutstayout #stayandwander #staywild #seeyououtthere #livetiny #tinyhouse #campmobile #ourcamplife #roamtheplanet #reformlife #liveyourdreams #vanlifemovement #nomadlife #outsidemobile #letscamp #womenontheroad #roadtrip
In our new home the love is in the details. ~ After an embarrassingly long search for fabric to make our curtains out of, I came to the realization that I was looking for something that didn't exist. After a brief moment of frustration, I decided to make what I couldn't find. Over the last week and a half I've been working with liquid dyes to create our curtains. ~ For those who are interested I'm using @jacquardproducts dye-na-flow colors with their water based resist to make the pattern you see above. 🎨 ~ ~ #handyaf #boundfornowhere #vanlife #toyotasunrader #toyota #toyota4x4 #projectvanlife #vanlifers #vanlifediaries #vanlife #vanlifemovement #nomadiclife #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifeexplorers #diycamper #diy #vandwelling #vanconversion #vanlifeideas #livetiny #tinyhouse #4x4 #roamtheplanet #reformlife #vanbuild #vanlifemovement #nomadlife #womenontheroad #lifeontheroad
I'm not sure that we would've ever imagined that we'd be working on Amelia for 20 weeks when we first got started. But alas, week 20 has come and gone. Building a home using a 33 year old shell while juggling working full time is no joke. Our #buildwatch2018 blog post for week 20 is live. Link in the bio. ~ ~ ~ #handyaf #boundfornowhere #vanlife #toyotasunrader #toyota #toyota4x4 #projectvanlife #vanlifers #vanlifediaries #vanlife #vanlifemovement #nomadiclife #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifeexplorers #diycamper #diy #vandwelling #vanconversion #vanlifeideas #livetiny #tinyhouse #4x4 #roamtheplanet #reformlife #vanbuild #vanlifemovement #nomadlife #womenontheroad #lifeontheroad
Six weeks ago /// Today. The last two years of living on the road has taught us everything we know about living with less. Our experiences up until now has informed absolutely every decision we've made in Amelia. The bottom picture is the culmination of two years of field research (that we didn't know we were doing 😜) ~ Ps: #unitedweroam Key tags No. 101-200 just hit the web. Link in the bio 😘 ~ ~ #handyaf #boundfornowhere #vanlife #toyotasunrader #toyota #toyota4x4 #projectvanlife #vanlifers #vanlifediaries #vanlife #vanlifemovement #nomadiclife #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifeexplorers #diycamper #diy #vandwelling #vanconversion #vanlifeideas #livetiny #tinyhouse #4x4 #roamtheplanet #reformlife #vanbuild #vanlifemovement #nomadlife #womenontheroad #lifeontheroad
Hey guys 👋🏼 I don't want to speak too soon, but I don't think there are very many weeks left in our build, so enjoy the #buildwatch2018 blog posts while you can. Link in the bio for week 18 & 19! Ps: Blogging won't stop, it'll just shift focus back to the normal shenanigans of life on the road 🤙🏼 ~ ~ ~ #handyaf #boundfornowhere #vanlife #toyotasunrader #toyota #toyota4x4 #projectvanlife #vanlifers #vanlifediaries #vanlife #vanlifemovement #nomadiclife #homeiswhereyouparkit #vanlifeexplorers #diycamper #diy #vandwelling #vanconversion #vanlifeideas #livetiny #tinyhouse #4x4 #roamtheplanet #reformlife #vanbuild #vanlifemovement #nomadlife #womenontheroad
When we tell people how many times we've traversed the United States, nearly all of which have been on highway 10, the response is nearly always the same. "What a terrible stretch of road" "Texas is 857 miles of nothing" I feel the complete opposite. Highway 10 starts in Jacksonville, Florida and goes through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and dead ends into Highway 1 on the Pacific Coast of California. I love that drive because you have the opportunity to witness the change in terrain from Gulf beaches, to swamp. The swamp gradually dries up and turns to rolling hills. The foliage which was once tall and lush slowly shrinks becoming more sparse and low to the ground with each passing mile. Then through the middle of Texas it's flat. Very flat. It's then that you really start to notice the small details in the terrain that normally go unnoticed. Like how cool it is that when the wind blows things stay still, other then the tumble weeds. Which always make me laugh no matter how many we see. Then slowly just as the hills left they creep back in and grow into the Guadeloupe Mountain range with peaks over 8,000ft of elevation. New Mexico and Arizon always surprise us with mountains and hills that we can never seem to remember exist. By the time we reach the Pacific Ocean we have a whole new appreciation for the cool breeze that rolls off the ocean and the color blue. I might be crazy, but I recommend highway 10 for when you have some free time and what to see the full spectrum of geography from each coast to west coast. ~ ~ ~ #unitedweroam #awakethesoul #wildernessnation #filmphotography #thegreatoutdoors #earthfocus #theglobewanderer #wildtravelers #optoutside #getoutstayout #thegreatoutdoors #welivetoexplore #rei1440project #theadventureproject #neverstopexploring #outdoor_mentality #theoutbound #goneoutdoors #outdoorsociety #modernoutdoors #sheadventures #headedelsewhere #sheexplores #ourplanetdaily #theglobewanderer #visualsoflife #roamtheplanet #thevisualscollective #forceofnature

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