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Christian Morrison and Julie Gibb January 9, 2019

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Christian And Julie
The most important places on a map are the places The most important places on a map are the places you have never been. - from The Map of Salt and Stars Favourite Campsites No. 11 Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona We’d been on the road for seven months at this point and had travelled east in Canada from Toronto and back and then south along the eastern seaboard of the US as far as the top of Florida before pointing our van west towards California where we spent the Christmas holidays. We’d made loose plans to meet friends in Mexico and then friends in San Antonio after that. So when we began heading east just before the new year we needed to stop. We camped at Picacho Peak for almost a week. It began raining New Year’s Eve morning and continued for the next 24 hours. We sat huddled together in the humidity of a space that tended to shrink two or three sizes during extended periods of rain, reflecting on all of the places we’d been and the people we’d met, feeling immense gratitude. By morning the temperature had dropped and the mountains were covered in snow and by mid morning the sun was shining. We hiked so many of the trails during our stay. We cooked over fire. We marvelled at the cacti and desert plants and rock formations. This was a place that we were sorry to leave but Mexico was calling. #picachopeakstatepark #picachopeak #arizona #desert #newyears #hiking #trails #caves #cacti #cookingoverfire #travelbyvan #vanlife #westfalia #favouritecampsites #folksblogen #goodguideswheretravelsnevercease
Atticus said, ‘Never go too long without watchin Atticus said, ‘Never go too long without watching a sunset.’ Favourite Campsites No. 10 Forillon National Park, Gaspé, Québec We feel the same about sunrises! I remember early on in our van travels, waking up with the sun each morning. In early June, on the Gaspé, that was about 4:30am. It was just me and the fishers out on the water. After watching a while I’d return to the cozy van and my sleeping partner for a couple more hours of shut eye. – Julie #gaspesie #forillonnationalpark #quebec #stlawrenceriver #sunrise #vantravel #vanagon #vanlife #favouritecampsites #folksblogen #goodguideswheretravelsnevercease
Atticus said, ‘Never go too long without watchin Atticus said, ‘Never go too long without watching a sunset.’ Favourite Campsites No. 9 Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Beach, California This site overlooking the Pacific Ocean with a view towards Catalina Island was indeed one of our favourites. All the more so because it followed a crazy night on a cliff in Carlsbad where torrential rain entered the van through the pop up canvas as a constant mist and the wind shook the van all night long. We were grateful for the few sunny days that followed at Crystal Cove. #crystalcovestatepark #pacificocean #california #sunset #vantravel #vanagon #vanlife #favouritecampsites #folksblogen #goodguideswheretravelsnevercease
Stink is stink. - Our friend, Nobuyo Favourite Ca Stink is stink. - Our friend, Nobuyo Favourite Campsites No. 8 Campfire Lodgings, Asheville, NC We’d barely had time to cut the ignition and jump out of the van when a neighbouring camper approached, warning us of the imminent potential of a stink bug infestation. Having no previous experience with this odorous pest we listened intently to his dos and don’ts. The most important takeaway was that we should never kill a stink bug IN our van as the scent of the corpse would draw it’s kin from every direction and we would be hard pressed to get rid of the stinkers. Well, in our experience nothing is either all bad or all good. And so not even a few stink bugs could diminish our enthusiasm for the view this campsite offered of the French Broad River and valley below. We were however still finding the odd hitchhiker in the folds of the pop up canvas even a year later – a happy reminder of this glorious view. #campfirelodgings #ashevillenc #northcarolina #favouritecampsites #travelbyvan #vanlife #gloriousview #frenchbroadriver #stinkbugintroduction #folksblogen
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can n A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. - Oliver Wendall Holmes (The same might be said of the earth) Favourite Campsites No. 7 Queen Mine, Bisbee Arizona It had never occurred to us that we might one day camp on the edge of an old copper mine. Our friend Buck recommended we visit this sweet town 11 miles north of Mexico and boy are we glad she did. The campground is located right in town which meant we could park and explore on foot for the duration of our stay. Architecture, a brewery, fresh roasted coffee, Phô!, a graffitied nook offering free stuff, quirky shops, an excellent bookstore, a mine tour and killer (bee) honey are just a few of the things we loved. We can understand why The Duke frequented Bisbee. There’s apparently a room named in his honour at the Copper Queen Hotel. #bisbee #bisbeearizona #coppermine #southeasternarizona #queenmine #queenminerv #favouritecampsites #travelbyvan #vanlife #folksblogen
The truth of course is that there is no journey. W The truth of course is that there is no journey. We are all arriving and departing at the same time. – David Bowie Favourite Campsites No. 6 Hog Island Point State Forest, UP, Michigan After a month of exploring Michigan’s mitten, it’s fair to say we were smitten. As for the slipper, let’s just say it fit perfectly. The end of our stay was the beginning of theirs. We spent less than 24 hours with our friends Liz and Kieran and their pup, Lemon, catching up, sharing stories from the road while cooking, eating, drinking, swimming and walking. The site couldn’t have been more perfect, overlooking beautiful Lake Michigan. We remember being so excited for them since this was the start of their three month grand tour of Canada and the US in their borrowed Roadtrek. #favouritecampsites #campingwithfriends #hogislandstateforest #michigan #up #upperpeninsula #theslipper #themitten #exploringmichigan #lakemichigan #vantravel #vanlife #roadtrip #westfalia
We would rather own little and see the world than We would rather own little and see the world than own the world and see little of it. – Author Unknown Favourite Campsites No. 5 Camping Bel-Air, Gaspésie, Québec We think the road leading here is one of the prettiest drives in Canada. Beauty abounds as we travelled North with the Fleuve Saint Laurent to our left and the mountainous forest and sheer rock faces on our right interspersed with tiny riverside villages. Hairpin turns and changes in elevation conspired to keep the driver alert with near constant gear changes and focussed on the road ahead. We could not have imagined what awaited us when we decided to stop driving for the day. A riverside site on a beach all to ourselves. A dinner of just cooked fresh lobster from the Depanneur up the road and a rock collecting sunset. This was, for us, better than staying in a five-star hotel. #gaspesie #québec #saintemadeleinedelarivieremadeleine #campingbelair #stlawrenceriver #fleuvesaintlaurent #saintlaurent #favouritecampsites #bestcampsites #folksblogen #westfalia #vantravel #vanlife #lobster #dillonsdistillery #rockcollecting
The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands. - Sir Richard Burton Favourite Campsites No. 4 The City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico The rocks gradually emerged out of the vast desert landscape as if by magic. We couldn’t take our eyes off them as they grew upon approach. By the time we reached our site the van was easily dwarfed by these organic shapes that looked as though they had grown out of the earth and were reaching for the stars. This was one of our happiest nights in our first year on the road. And what a contrast to the previous night, parked in the shadow of the Interstate with Juarez glowing and humming just beyond. #cityofrocksstatepark #newmexico #favouritecampsites #travelbyvan #vanlife #vw #westfalia #vanagon #folksblogen
If people sat outside and looked at the stars each If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I bet they would live a lot differently. - Bill Watterson Favourite Campsites No. 3 Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, Florida We’ve spent a good amount of time wandering the backroads and interior of the Sunshine State. Upon arrival at the Preserve we learned two things about this special place. 1. It is the largest remaining tract of prairie left in Florida and it is still protected. 2. It has been designated as a Dark Sky Community. We had no idea what it would mean to score an astronomy viewing site. The night sky devoid of artificial light was spectacular as one might expect but it was the sunrise and the developing morning sky that would take our breath away and make us grateful to be there at that time. #kissimmeeprairiepreserve #kissimmeeprairiepreservestatepark #florida #interiorofflorida #sunshinestate #therealflorida #darkskycommunity #bestcampsites #favouritecampsites #vantravel #vanlife #vw #westfalia #folksblogen
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