I have no idea how I overlooked an entire day. I’ve been at this for years and I’ve made some poor decisions with some bad planning but I have never just forgot an entire day exists. Luckily it’s the middle of the week in some of the most wild and least populated areas in the…

Of all the cute towns scattered amongst the backroads of West Virginia, perhaps the cutest is Thomas, West Virginia. Tucked away into the mountains far from people and the challenges they bring, Thomas is filled with quaint shops, art galleries, and the stylistic architecture that made the early 1900s stand out. Thomas is the quintessential…

Setting the tone. The bus is running better than ever and we got to spend a weekend in the forest with friends. A great start. The wild pack of kids we unleashed went through clothes fast, trouncing about in the mud and streams collecting tadpoles and hunting Sirenhead. When the rains came they piled in the…

I get very nervous right before it’s finally time to set sail. In the days and hours leading up to the grand departure I begin questioning everything. Is doing this trip dumb? What did we forget? What if the bus breaks down? Will we go insane living together in a metal box smaller than any…