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From Freezing to Overeating

February 18, 2016 Cameron Belscher

An open, clean, clear, and free road! A beautiful thing to fantasize about, but Jacqui and I weren't going to be seeing any of that soon.

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In PNW, United States, Vanlife Tags texas, oregon, california, rvlife, vanlife
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    • Mar 22, 2015 From the mountains to the hunt
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    • Feb 28, 2015 A new route
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    • Jan 31, 2015 Lord of the Wind
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View fullsize Six years ago today we departed on what was supposed to be a one year road trip 😆 • Posted @withrepost @otgcamper • 6 years ago today Jacqui and I (Cameron) sold everything and hit the road for the first time. We had one goal, drive as far
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View fullsize We’ve followed the wind north to Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, as you can tell by the smiles on our faces we’re happy to be here! • 🇨🇦🏄‍♀️🏄💨 • #kiteboarding #fulltimervers #rvlife #kiting #kitesurfing #digitalnomad #a
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View fullsize Took Rocket out for his first hike in his new @kurgo pet backpack. • We’ve been leaving it open in the RV and taking him for little walks around with it closed up to get him comfortable. • This hike was the first time we left the top
View fullsize Pretty sure that Rocket is either contemplating the massive road trip he’s about to take, or working on his blue steel. 🐈 • Photo by @jacquienfuego Kitty is @roamingrocket • • • • • • • #adventurcat #ki