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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Leaving the Inland-Empire, we spent a few days around the Salton Sea exploring Slab City, Bombay Beach, and Anza-Borrego. We loved this spot!
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    While we were in California, we met up with some of our really good friends who also have a HiAce for an EPIC camp up in Malibu! We were there two weeks before the devastating fires would decimate this beautiful stretch of the California coastline.
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Bombing through Arizona in an attempt to reach Riverside for Christmas, we couldn't miss Joshua Tree. I'm OBSESSED with these trees. And the terrain is otherworldly!
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Now, Sedona isn't ALL bad. But free camping and the tacky touristy trap stores are pretty crappy. Everything around Sedona, however, is fantastic.
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Winter in Arizona would kick off up at elevation, and at the edge of a big hole in the ground. You ever been?
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Returning from Florida, we were back to the Van and pointed South. Leaving Utah hit me a lot harder this time around. Because for the first time since we quit our jobs and went full-time, we didn't know when we would be returning to Utah.
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    And just like that. The Cruiser was back in storage, and we were on to the next adventure. But for this one, we were going to need a bigger boat.
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Maybe my struggling made it look worse than it is! Haha
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Leaving Oregon was tough. Going back to Utah and Idaho for a bit of an oral emergency for my better half, was even tougher. My parents let us lay low with them while she recovered, which we appreciated immensely. At the end of October, Lauren went to New Orleans for her THIRD trip to see Miss...
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Picking up where I left off last time! After an incredible time in Washington, we drifted down into Oregon for a meetup with some of our friends.
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    That's amazing! I always tell my wife that at some point I'd love to have a summer job working somewhere. Even if it's a gift shop in a National Park, it would be nice to stash away some travel funds!
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    Thank you! I worked there for a month shy of eleven years. My manager could not wrap his mind around me quitting so we could live in our van and travel. Lol. It is the best! Are you still traveling fulltime??
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    The Oregon coast was amazing. I cannot even begin to explain how good it felt to sit in the van and watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean. We were doing it. It was really happening. After Descend on Bend, we pointed East. We had a trip to California planned, and would be flying out of SLC...
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    So between November of last year, and August of this year, we finished prep of the van, stashed more away into our savings, and hit the road. I know, I know. That's hilariously over-simplified. But when I get into the interior setup and the buildout, I'll go more into the work that it took to...
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    Cruisin Hills goes Cruisin' USA, Full-time!

    We brought Jupiter home November 19th, 2023. Incredible turnaround, given what V had done. We hibernated over the winter, and little progress was done on the van. It was a looong, cold, snowy winter in Utah. So you know, a normal winter lol. In April we took her down to Monument Valley for our...
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