Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

  Getting to Alaska – Check! We often get asked “what’s your favorite National Park,” and we’ve always shied away from a straight answer, I mean “who’s your favorite kid?” We love them all for their own special qualities. But getting to our first Alaskan park might have us leaning toward one. More on that below… We’ve been calling this summer our “Alaska Trip” but it has taken us the better part of 6 weeks to even reach that destination. We don’t plan ahead too much so that we can take advantage of side trips, unique travel recommendations, and rest / work days when we need them – not to mention weather getting in the way. “You’re doing it right!” residents tell us as we meander through their welcoming communities. With the effort and time invested in getting here, we’re fortunate to be able to spend the better part of the next three months exploring our newest frontier. It was an incredible feeling the day we crossed into Alaska with Hamlet in tow, our 50th state together, a...

  The Alaska-Canadian Highway – "The Scenic Tour..." A few years ago, we said farewell to an amazing adventure in Jasper National Park (Alberta, Canada) and began our hasty, if somewhat reluctant, turn eastward to the coast of Maine hopefully arriving before things got too crazy at our seasonal sea kayaking jobs. We glanced longingly at the sign pointing north-westerly that simply read, “Scenic Route to Alaska.” Someday, we thought, as summer commitments always seemed to get in the way of completing that drive...until now. After 3 years and a tragic pandemic, that took so much more than our travel goals, we are beyond grateful to have our health and this opportunity to explore! In typical Shari & Hutch fashion, while we have gotten closer to tagging our 50th state, distractions and detours abound on this Alaska – Canadian Highway. From stunning campsites along beautiful lakes, to rushing rivers cutting through rugged mountains, to a bakery in Tetsa River, which claims to...

VEGGIE DENALI DOGS After a big day of hiking in Denali, these hungry vegetarians craved a hearty meal! Inspired by a recipe from OTZI Gear , we created our own plant-based version -- think "meatball subs" on a stick! We used our famous backcountry pizza dough r ecipe, stuffed it with cheese, and wrapped it around some veggie sausage. Smothered in spicy marinara, it was quite a treat...and so fun to make and eat! Check out  more delicious recipes  and subscribe to our  FREE Almost Monthly Newsletter  to get a new recipe (and lots more RV camping tips, hacks, and resources) in your inbox each month! Ingredients 1 package of your favorite plant-based sausage (we love Tofurky Italian style and Beyond Beef Italian Sausage) 1 prepared pizza dough ( our recipe is so fun, easy, and versatile) 1/2 cup shredded or crumbled cheese (mozzarella or provolone works well) 3 TBSP olive oil infused with  2 garlic cloves (crushed), and a d ash of sea salt 1 cup or your...

Feeling the Vintage Love! What can be said of people who fall for a quirky camping esthetic that was established years before they were born? Vintage camper fanatics are a quirky bunch who love quirky things, and Shari and I fit right in! The variety of vintage trailers present at our first-ever vintage camper rally, ran the spectrum as much as the people; Fireballs, Terrys, Jewels, Boles-Aeros, Shastas and even Airstreams all met to bask in the collective kitsch of our own creativity. It’s not just loving and traveling in these blasts from the past, but bringing them back to life and preserving them for years to come that makes this gathering so special. While we’ve lived and traveled with our vintage camper for nearly 10 years, we’ve never actually spent much time with other vintage camper folks. It’s not that we were avoiding gathering, it just never seemed to work out in our travel schedule. In 2020, we had finally planned to attend 2 rallies, and then well, you know that sto...