About Us

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Indian Valley Reservoir, Lake County CA

Hello, and thanks for stopping in!

We've created this blog for a multitude of reasons. To begin, we're taking on the adventure of a lifetime as we tour the country in our 2003 Toyota Tundra and our Four Wheel Camper, and we want to document our travels and activities along the way. Easily said, but not so easily done.

We know that this is a pipe dream for many, and not something that many people our age can even fathom accomplishing. And we couldn't fathom it either - until we took a step back from the grind of our daily lives and realized that something had to give. Stuck in a constant cycle of the typical grad student life - work, eat, barely sleep, struggle to pay bills, and repeat - the stress of this lifestyle became too much. And when we randomly stumbled upon a Craigslist ad for the perfect Four Wheel Camper for our truck, we saw our opportunity to make a change for the better.

We are up to our eyeballs in student loans. Our time thus far has been dedicated to continuing education, not careers and financial stability. We can come up with a thousand reasons as to why doing this is absolutely insane. But we can also come up with a million reasons as to why this is the best decision we've ever made. 

So enjoy the chronicles of our journey. If we can do it, so can you.

About Us 

Indian Valley Reservoir, Lake County CA

Clay is an analytical, thoughtful, and conscientious California native (minus some years spent in Ohio) who loves getting his hands dirty, the mechanics of how things work, and going to places with no cell phone service. Cait is a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Irish Bostonian who is annoyingly proud of her heritage and can eat a pint of raspberries in under 30 seconds. They met at the University of California, both pursuing their doctorates.

Lucy is a classic shelter mutt who loves to pretend like she wants to say hi to you, only to dart away at the last second. However, she is easily won over by Cheez-its or a game of throw the stick. She will go anywhere as long as it's with us - and we mean anywhere.