The Big Announcement

This one’s a doozie, I’d say. It’s been in the works since last October, and everything is falling into place. It’s time to let everyone in on the secret:

Michael and I are going to run off and be adventurers for a year. In Taco Negro. We’re bringing the dogs, our bikes, and our running shoes. And not much else. Think of Taco Negro as the Tiny Tiny House On Wheels.

The Moab trip back in March was actually done to test out all of our new gear – the RTT, the insanely expensive cooler, the solar lights – and I’m really glad we did it. I’m sure there will be more kinks to iron out, but I really do think we got the major ones out of the way.

We’re selling the house and most of our possessions – so if you want any of our crap, let me know. What we don’t sell/want to keep will go into a storage unit.

I have no idea where we will end up. I think we’ll just figure it out along the way.

Some details:

The house is already under contract and barring any problems (those do sometimes happen in real estate), we close on July 27th.

Keep in mind that RockyGrass starts on July 28th, and we wouldn’t dream of skipping that. We’ll board the dogs and camp out at Planet Bluegrass.

Monday morning, August 1st, we’ll pick up the dogs and head out towards the Aspen area. Why? I have my very last gig with Steel Pennies at Aspen Bluegrass Sundays on August 7th. (So if you’re looking for some high country fun, come out and see us!)

After that – Monday, August 8th – is when we will head out of the state. Michael said he’s never been to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, so that will be our first stop. After that, we’ll track west into Yellowstone National Park.

And after that…. well, that’s what maps are for. We’ll figure it out along the way.

I plan on posting twice a week so friends and family can follow along on our adventures, so stay tuned!