The United States is our home. Which state is home? We are not really sure. Bonnie has lived in thirteen different places across five states. Trinity immigrated when he was twenty-seven.
For us, the USA is a land of opportunity. It is where we both started with nothing yet through hard work and sacrifice we were able to overcome poverty. It is a place that gave us opportunities that lead us to our current nomadic freedom. It is not a perfect place, no country is, but it is filled with friends that I love and beautiful places. I am grateful for all it has given.
It’s been a long time since I’ve written here. After nearly a decade on the road, we hung up our packs and have been living in one place for almost a year. There are also three of us now. Trin’s mom has moved in with us, and we’ve become caregivers. We’re living in a house
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After almost ten years of traveling the world with everything we needed on our backs, we are doing something that will change our lives yet again: We are hanging up the backpacks and getting a home address. An actual physical address.One that receives snail mail.One where we might even form routines again. Trin’s mother will
Steam hisses from vents all around us creating clouds that obscure the horizon. The rising fog thickens as it spreads out in the cool morning air. Yellowstone National Park at every hour of the day holds something unique. It contains elements like that of standing on the edge of a volcanic crater combined with an
Over half of Idaho is public land. Its name means “the land of many waters.” From Lake Coeur d’Alene to The Great Rift stunning landscapes are a feast for the eyes. Rocky mountains and sprawling lakes with water clarity made us want to jump in and experience the pure liquid although its freezing temperature kept
The Pacific coast of the United States is a full sensory journey. It includes rugged coastlines, ancient trees, and craters that defied our understanding of blue. After leaving Quartzite, a mecca in Nomadland, we stopped in northern LA to visit with Trin’s family. From North LA we drove up the Pacific coast to Seattle in
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The frigid wind blew around us as we led her by the hand. Her eyes were closed tightly. Madi, my niece walked one side of her and I on the other. We steered right and left as the path wound towards the cliff edge. “Almost there, keep them closed,” we whispered. She giggled. We guided
The washboard road seemed to rattle our every bone. Trin and I could see the glances from our three friends that we convinced to go with us. The glances said, “Where are you taking us?” A plate flew out of the cupboard and shattered on the floor. The cupboards had good clasps but the road
If you look at a map of Pennsylvania you will notice that the top center of the state seems to have very few roads. In the middle of this remote area is a little paradise called Jersey Mills. I spent seven years of my childhood in this wilderness. The population in our town back then
