Zach & Julie Ruhl 
A Maui vacation is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Exploring this incredible island will leave you wondering why on earth you don’t uproot your life and move here! There is SO many things you must see and do in Maui. Make sure these sights and experiences are on your Maui itinerary. Hiking through the jungle? Yep. … Read more
An Alaskan Cruise is an absolutely incredible and unique travel experience. You’ll see sights and sounds that you can’t find ANYWHERE else on earth, and you will do it in style! In this article we are going to walk you through our packing list, Alaska cruise tips & hacks, excursion recommendations, and more (including mistakes … Read more
Yellowstone National Park is a place for adventure, exploration, hiking, wildlife, and inspiration. Yellowstone is without a doubt one of the most fascinating places not just in the United States of America, but in the world! Millions of people flock to this enormous expansive wilderness in Northwestern Wyoming, and each one of them does so … Read more
Glacier National Park has been one of our favorite 6 stops during our first 6 months of travel. We spent almost 2 weeks in this Montana wilderness paradise, hitting all the major areas of the park and hiking nearly every day. By the time we left we were confident we hit every one of the … Read more
Hiking Grand Teton National Park is an absolutely wonderful experience. In fact, we found it to be the very best hiking experience in a national park that we’ve had across the entire United States! What makes this so perfect for hiking? Well, first off the lakes. The Grand Tetons are absolutely FULL of lakes that … Read more
Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park is an absolutely WONDERFUL experience. It is literally full of wonders. This park is one of the most well-known and well-traveled National Parks, and with VERY good reason. The lakes, waterfalls, mountains, valleys, wildlife, EVERYTHING in the park is so incredible. It’s so unique to any other place in the … Read more
Hiking Utah National Parks is not something that the High School versions of ourselves would be very excited about. Thankfully, we’ve grown a lot since then, both mentally and physically (not so thankfully…). Utah is home to a few absolutely INCREDIBLE experiences that you cannot have anywhere else on planet Earth. Utah is home to … Read more
Great Sand Dunes National Park and White Sands National Monument are both monumental marvels of sand. Both spread out for miles and miles, with a gorgeous mountain backdrop that would make Vinny Van Gogh pull out an easel immediately. So, the question is of course, which one should you plan a visit to? The enormous … Read more
Heading into our van life adventure at the beginning of 2019, one thing that we were hyper-focused on was our van life costs. We had some money saved from working full time, and did not have a ton of money coming in each month. What did that mean? It meant that the more we spent, … Read more
Big Bend National Park is an absolute JEWEL of a National Park. Camping and hiking Big Bend is a once-in-a-lifetime experience! One that will let you experience the best view at Big Bend National Park. Big Bend has incredible panoramic views, stunning cliff-side walks, unique window overlooks, relaxing hot springs, and the most beautiful starry … Read more