The Addventure Co

05/08/2015

****14,100 miles, 29 days living in a tent... those and a few more numbers we've finally sat down to work out + we've mapped our journey on a Google map for you.

Our blogging has been sportatic at best, but hopefully this gives you the big picture. http://theaddventure.co/half-way-through-our-roadtrip-by-numbers/

We are a few days shy of officially being in the USA for 6 months. So that’s half way through our one year journey across a country that we are very much in love with, including a trip north of the border to travel to the Calgary Stampede with James’ mum. Our blogging has been sporadic at best and p…

12/06/2015

Catching up on some blogging that is way overdue! Currently in Portland Oregon and this is from a few months back. I will add some more soon.
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From Tahoe City on the shore of Lake Tahoe a look at the map suggested our journey to Jackson Hole in Wyoming was going to cross the Great Salt Lake of Nevada / Utah. If the map scale is small enough it looks like a short hop with no skipping or jumping. Let me tell you this is not the case. There i…

18/05/2015

Officially in ❤️ with Austin Texas. The Lonestar State's capital is mucho cool! Cowboys, neon signs, food trucks, hipsters, great food and home of the Austin Bats (look em up)! Today we explored "Soco" otherwise known as South Congress St.

06/05/2015

Well it's been a quiet few weeks from us on the web. A bit disconnected in our last spot in New Mexico but the scenery and tranquility made up for it. Since Wyoming we have explored the north rim of the Grand Canyon, house sat an amazing ranch in New Mexico, and are now in a quirky little town in Zion NP checking out the south rim of the canyon. Here's a catchup of the last month in a few snaps. Next stop the big state of Texas!

05/04/2015

In a few days we will be packing up and heading out of cowboy country towards the Grand Canyon for a few days camping on The north rim. Looks pretty spesh. Anyone been - any tips for places to go - it's BIG! http://youtu.be/QlKOcyf915M

Experience The Mighty 5™....Utah's Five National Parks. Five iconic national parks within easy distance of one another equals one epic bucket list adventure....

04/04/2015

Spending a quiet Saturday exploring our options and planning the Alaska portion of our trip. There are some amazing places up there.

30/03/2015

Gone Fishing.... http://theaddventure.co/?p=271

Friday afternoon Shaun and I surprised his son Hayden with an after school fishing trip. The plan was to put in under the bridge that crosses the Snake River about 5 miles from town. It is also where Flat Creek joins into the Snake. We were then to “float” down river in a purpose built Hyde Drift Bo…

27/03/2015

Friends of our that we met in Tahoe are heliboarding in Alaska. Here's a looky look. Crazy but amazing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z_GLKAzG38&feature=youtu.be

25/03/2015

Every day I'm shoveling....

23/03/2015

Yup on the gas mileage. Tick on the not planning too far ahead.

You know what? I'm really tired of reading articles about how to plan and save for your American road trip. I don't want to...

19/03/2015

Today we did a big loop on the island. It was about a 6 mile hike. Here's a little looky at what we saw.

19/03/2015

We are finally camping!

19/03/2015

18/03/2015

We traversed the width of the Silver State (Nevada) today. We only stopped a twice - there's not much to see. Once to see Thunder Mountain Monument - a place built by a Native American, Chief Rolling Thunder in protest of white settlement and persecution of his people. The entire place is made from "white man's" junk he collected within a 50 mile radius of the site. The other stop was to grab a quick bite from our tailgate - you see we are now fully set up for camping and roadside catering.

17/03/2015

We are farewelling Lake Tahoe and hitting the road making our way to Jackson Hole Wyoming. Cowboy country here we come. Yeehaw!

14/03/2015

Coming to you live from the Rubicon Trail!

14/03/2015

We avoided the crowds on the slopes and headed out to the Rubicon Trail. The hike was ~4 miles and took us 3 hours. We heard woodpeckers pecking, saw squirrels and Eagles. No planes though!

13/03/2015

I don't know what it is with our timing on Lake Tahoe but this evening while driving home from the south of the lake we decided to pull into a vista point at Emerald Bay to see it from a different angle. The sun was behind the mountains and a Chinook flew past us - must have been doing a training run - we were the only ones there to see it.

12/03/2015

We found this little guy on the ground this morning. We are told he's a Mountain Chickadee with a call that sounds very much like he's saying "cheeseburger". Hopefully he was just in a little bit of shock and will soon fly away. We tucked him in a sheltered sunny spot.

11/03/2015

Spent the morning under the Tundra trying to get her just right. http://theaddventure.co/2008-toyota-tundra-used-car-adventures/

11/03/2015

It's raining her in Tahoe today. Spring has definitely sprung. Here is Exhibit A. Blossoms sprouting everywhere.

03/03/2015

This is what planning the next two months of our trip looks like! Lots of spots to stop along.