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Series: Before the Truck Starts

S1:E4 – Six Hours in a Mexico City Police Station

Today, while we finish packing, moving, and fitting out the Bobs, we bring you the true story of our worst travel experience…so far.

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S1:E3 – Trading Stuff for Places

What we’re doing with all our stuff, where we’re going once we start for real, and what’s next for the podcast.

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S1:E2 – Who Needs a Toilet When You Have a Shovel?

What we decided to name the camper, a tour of what it does and doesn’t have, and a dry run to find out what else we’re missing. Hey, just in case you didn’t get the hint, we’re going to talk about bodily functions in this episode. So, you’ve been warned.

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S1:E1 – Ten Years Later, We Begin Again

Why we decided to live in a vehicle and what we picked: featuring palm readers, lots of research, box wine, and In-N-Out burgers.

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Photos from Recent Episodes

I have no idea what this is! It was collapsed at t I have no idea what this is! It was collapsed at the mouth of a little slot canyon. Nothing around that it could have bridged. So I'm left to conclude that it's part of an X-wing. 
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#rustymetaljunk #utah #overlanding #starwars
Looking down into Red's Canyon on a wild and windy Looking down into Red's Canyon on a wild and windy day. That was the canyon we drove through during our recent 'day in the life' podcast episode. The mine way down below in the second pic is the one where Paul was standing in the cabin doorway a few posts back. And that hole in the rock - we think it is natural...
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It was so amazing to have the time to explore every inch of this beautiful area. 
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#utah #sanrafaelswell #theswell #podcast #overlanding #roadtrippinginamerica
Clearing our path into the Muddy Creek wilderness. Clearing our path into the Muddy Creek wilderness. 
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#overlanding #utah #wildhorses
Roads to everywhere, part 1. . . #overlanding #ov Roads to everywhere, part 1. 
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#overlanding #overlandlife
Today we played an analog version of Pokemon GO... Today we played an analog version of Pokemon GO...
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#mylarballoon #holdyourballoons
Reaching the limits of my desert wildflower identi Reaching the limits of my desert wildflower identification skills! Here's the latest crop. 
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1: sego/mariposa lily
2: desert gold/marigold with lizard tail trails
3: ??? idk what blooming cacti - anyone? (this one's in Arizona)
4: cliffrose (these smell so delicious!)
5: Utah serviceberry (a shrub form of the tree from back east) 
6: phlox
7: yucca about to go 'girls gone wild'
8: hedgehog cacti (though correct me if I'm wrong) 
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#utah #wildflowers #spring #flowers
Last Chance Creek, with its strange mix of orange Last Chance Creek, with its strange mix of orange algae water, mineral-filled seeps, and alkaline crusts, felt both toxic and lush. It's one of the few flowing water sources in the area - but how would you feel about drinking this water?? 
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#utah #algae #questionoftheday
This is how we speed-ripen avocados in Bob the cam This is how we speed-ripen avocados in Bob the camper. Happy Friday! 
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@allterraincampers 
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#avocado
A canyon off Smoky Mountain Road: sweet slices of A canyon off Smoky Mountain Road: sweet slices of sky, turtle rocks, flowering succulents, rocks that look like dried up paint on palettes. Some trash that we picked up, but no other footprints. 
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#utah #canyon #sky
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Recent Episodes

  • S4:E2 – One Year of Early Retirement May 10, 2022
  • S4:E1 – Back West April 25, 2022
  • S4:E0 – Series Four is Coming Soon! April 13, 2022
  • S3:E12 – Backtracks, Chapter 12: The End of the Adventure March 28, 2022
  • S3:E11 – Backtracks, Chapter 11: Snowstorm and Sandstorm March 28, 2022
  • S3:E10 – Backtracks, Chapter 10: The High White Peaks March 7, 2022
  • S3:E9 – Backtracks, Chapter 9: The Mountain Spring March 7, 2022
  • S3:E8 – Backtracks, Chapter 8: The Dry Camp February 21, 2022
  • S3:E7 – Backtracks, Chapter 7: The Burning Sands February 21, 2022
  • S3:E6 – Backtracks, Chapter 6: The Strangest Farm in the World February 7, 2022
  • S3:E5 – Backtracks, Chapter 5: Entering Death Valley February 7, 2022
  • S2:E11 – A Postcard from Florida January 31, 2022
  • S3:E4 – Backtracks, Chapter 4: The Outfit January 22, 2022
  • S3:E3 – Backtracks, Chapter 3: The White Heart January 22, 2022
  • S3:E2 – Backtracks, Chapter 2: How We Found Mojave January 10, 2022

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