My first trimester pregnant and on the road with Sierra was very difficult, as most of it was spent around 12,000 feet. Having lost our first child at birth, a son we named Aaro, we know and intensely rejoice in the gift that is life. How was it to give birth to your second child while on the road? After over 3 years on the road, we are happy to report this life of fulltime travel is our new normal. When we departed, it was for (what we thought) would be a 1 year journey at the end of which we would return to this ‘normal’ life in California. ![]() Art shows and beach days, fancy cocktails and farmers market, friends and family, city stresses, perpetual wanderlust. A life of moving the car from one side of the street to the other to avoid city parking tickets, of escaping the layer of smog as many days a month as we could muster to breathe rich air. We left a life surrounded by inspiring, talented folks a busy life of alarm clocks and rent to pay. What was your life before leaving 3 years ago? We adore high mountains and warm oceans, the cultural delights in big cities and the slow charm of small towns, deep forests and vast deserts so life on the road suits us quite well, wherever that may be. We are in love with the breadth and diversity we’ve encountered on the road. On the road, you are stripped of so many outside filters and your intuition is your best, most vital gift. Early on we adopted a standing rule that if one of us does not like a campsite, we move, no questions asked. We have a loose idea of where we want to be for, say, a season, or we need to be to a certain place to meet someone in 3 months, so we adjust our course accordingly. Tuning into the energy of a place, we decide where to camp and how long to stay. We are currently on the Big Island of Hawaii visiting family and will return to our van and life in South America in a few weeks. Our twists and turns are determined by many factors-both spontaneous and planned, in the grand scheme and on the daily! Weather and finances help determine what activities we do. ![]() Where are you now? And how do you select your next destination? Their 12-month plan project finally became a lifestyle! This life on the road brings them so much joy they had to keep going, in spite of the ups and downs coming with the nomadic lifestyle. After 3 years on the road and with over 100,000 Instagram followers, you’ve probably heard of Adam, Emily, Colette and Sierra sharing their inspiring Open Road.
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