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Vibrant autumn colors are always awesome, but scatter them across a black volcanic landscape and they become otherworldly. Just one of the many splendors of Iceland.

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It was nice of Iceland to paint the lighthouses my favorite color before I arrived. That’s real hospitality.

The Organ Pipes track, just outside Dunedin, New Z

The Organ Pipes track, just outside Dunedin, New Zealand, is a short but steep scramble over hexagonal basalt columns to an intact section with killer views out over the landscape. This was a unique and fun little hike.

Short lighthouses are cute.

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Wishing our friends in New Zealand a quick and eff

Wishing our friends in New Zealand a quick and effective lockdown as they once again go hard and fast to eliminate COVID-19. If things continue the way they are here in the States, you’ll probably find us trying to set up home in these caves soon enough.

One of the best parts of van life. Empty, isolated

One of the best parts of van life. Empty, isolated campgrounds under the vast galaxy above. It’s nights like these that are worth tolerating living in 50 square feet.

Sara standing by to protect the beach from seafari

Sara standing by to protect the beach from seafaring ninjas.

We took this flight out over the coast of Kaikoura

We took this flight out over the coast of Kaikoura to spot whales, and although we saw some of those and it was very cool, I found myself almost more enamored with the mountainous coastline itself. If you ever get a chance to visit this beautiful town on the South Island’s east coast, I recommend getting up above it for a fantastic view.

Scoping out a place to live when society collapses

Scoping out a place to live when society collapses.

After a cloudy morning, the sun burns through the

After a cloudy morning, the sun burns through the clouds and the great Taranaki Maunga shows his face. Weather is always an unpredictable factor when traveling, but sometimes even on the bad days you get a welcome surprise.

New Zealand has a whole lot of very large and old

New Zealand has a whole lot of very large and old trees. Some have been towering over the land for hundreds and even thousands of years while humans come and go. I’ve talked a lot in this space about the perspective that comes with really internalizing these massive scales of time and space. Staring up at the night sky or getting up close with giant trees. Looking down from a mountain top or up from the depths of a deep canyon. These are the experiences that keep me exploring and give me a keen sense of our place in the continuum.

We woke up in a tent on the beach as the sky was j

We woke up in a tent on the beach as the sky was just starting to glow. As the sun crept over the distant mountains it seemed too big to be right. The massive fireball undulated and bent the atmosphere around it and seemed to be poised to swallow the entire earth before becoming a complete and singular orb in the sky. As it rose higher it became just another sunny day, but for those first few moments it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.

Sometimes you don’t know what to expect when you

Sometimes you don’t know what to expect when you start out on a hike, especially the lesser traversed ones. From the ground you might start in a boring little dirt parking area. As you climb higher the anticipation builds for what lies ahead as your legs grow more weary. Occasionally it doesn’t pay off, but sometimes it’s nothing but wide open mountain views and impossibly blue lakes. This was a good one.

My favorite kind of view.

My favorite kind of view.

Even though the borders were closed at the time, w

Even though the borders were closed at the time, when we pulled into the massive campground near this spot we expected it to be bustling. The weather was nice and it’s not too far from major holiday centers. We were surprised to be the only people there and it stayed that way through the night. I think the thing we’ll miss most about this insane time is how quiet places were. As more places open and travel seems to be coming back full force, it seems unimaginable we’ll ever have places like this to ourselves again. Traveling just to escape humans may have to be be our new sport.

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