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Franktown, Colorado

May 11–13, 2022

I stopped in Franktown to visit my great-uncle John. He is my maternal grandfather’s (22-years) younger brother. My grandfather returned from WWII to discover that his parents had made a new baby while he was away. Surprise! I got to stay in the guest room of his large and beautiful house, the dogs got to ogle their visiting flock of majestic wild turkeys, and John and I took my boys and his Chesapeake Bay retriever, Duke, on a nice walk around the Hidden Mesa Open Space. We rode to the park in John’s ancient Chevy Silverado, with Mochi chilling in the back like a real dawg. It was great to see John and hear the cadence of his voice, so much like my grandfather’s was, and Mochi already misses wrestling with Duke.


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About Me

I’m a graphic designer, musician, and editor whose job went remote in March 2020. In mid-2021, I sold my house, bought a camper, and decided to hit the road with my two dogs. My homebase is Vermont, and I’ll return eventually, but for now I’m going mobile.
About My Camper

For the first few months of my trip, I was driving Pierogi, a 2014 Toyota Tacoma, and pulling Donna, a 2021 Sun-Lite Classic 16BH camper. Partway through the trip, though, I realized I love this life and wanted to up my game, so I traded in my sweet little setup for a 2022 Thor Sequence camper van, Vincent Van Go(gh). Less in the way of vintage charm, but he rides sooooo fine.