camping Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/camping/ Funding the Adventurous Life Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:16:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/clippingchains.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-TEST_CC_Logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 camping Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/camping/ 32 32 150809980 An Ode to the Road Trip https://clippingchains.com/2023/10/09/ode-to-the-road-trip/ https://clippingchains.com/2023/10/09/ode-to-the-road-trip/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=9664 This is a bit unusual, but why not? Here’s my love letter to the road trip. The stress and anxiety of gathering. Second-guessing. Relinquishing routine and comfort. The long drive. Sweat on the back and stiffness of the spine and interstate gas stations and pissing on gravel with open doors in raw and white daylight. …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2023/10/09/ode-to-the-road-trip/feed/ 0 9664 Fear and Limping (Alone) in Las Vegas https://clippingchains.com/2021/03/01/fear-and-limping-alone-in-las-vegas/ https://clippingchains.com/2021/03/01/fear-and-limping-alone-in-las-vegas/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:57:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=6713 This week’s post is not about ways to save money or plan for a retirement. There’s not even much here about climbing. I spent some time alone this week, and as such, fell (pun intended) into a bit more of a contemplative mood. This is an essay on wild places, loneliness, and the compounding emotional …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2021/03/01/fear-and-limping-alone-in-las-vegas/feed/ 10 6713 The Simple and Complicated Life on the Road https://clippingchains.com/2021/01/25/the-simple-and-complicated-life-on-the-road/ https://clippingchains.com/2021/01/25/the-simple-and-complicated-life-on-the-road/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=6342 We’ve been back in a house for just over a month, which feels like a good time to reflect on our five-month 2020 life on the road. We’ve all heard the myriad benefits of a life of full-time travel: a new and ever-changing environment, chasing good weather, meeting new people, and abundant nature. And certainly, …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2021/01/25/the-simple-and-complicated-life-on-the-road/feed/ 3 6342 One Month on the Road: Getting a Groove https://clippingchains.com/2020/08/17/one-month-on-the-road-getting-a-groove/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/08/17/one-month-on-the-road-getting-a-groove/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:17:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=5507 We leave our home in Denver on July 13, 2020. The house is yet to be listed for sale, and we pull off in a 90-square-foot A-frame camper, hitting the road north for Wyoming. One month later, and we’re still chugging along. So, how’s it going? I began writing this week from our first morning …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/08/17/one-month-on-the-road-getting-a-groove/feed/ 0 5507 Week 1: Lander, Wyoming: Working Out the Kinks https://clippingchains.com/2020/07/20/week-1-lander-wyoming-working-out-the-kinks/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/07/20/week-1-lander-wyoming-working-out-the-kinks/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=5342 This week I bring you the first installment of our homeless series from beautiful Lander, Wyoming. As described in this post, we’ve decided to list our house for sale and hit the road for an extended road trip. In our first week, we’ve seen the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of life on …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/07/20/week-1-lander-wyoming-working-out-the-kinks/feed/ 2 5342 Selling Our House: On the Road, Pandemic Edition https://clippingchains.com/2020/07/06/selling-our-house-on-the-road-pandemic-edition/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/07/06/selling-our-house-on-the-road-pandemic-edition/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:56:27 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=5229 It’s July. Once again, coronavirus infections are surging across the country. Mrs. CC and I, in a moment of hopeful optimism a few weeks ago, decided to list our house for sale. Where are we going? We don’t know, we’ll be homeless. Will we have income? Not sure. Considering we’re hitting the road in one …

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