The trip began with a trust for public land site visit which is super interesting and exciting ! Chino valley will hopefully be home to a new state park very soon if this all works out. I sit on the TPL SW advisory board and believe so strongly in the work that they do. Please check ‘em out !

I’d planned to van camp in chino valley after the site visit but temps were unbelievably cold with overnight low of 25 and whipping wind. So I splurged for a hotel room and Ramsey and I enjoyed a nice warm chill evening ;) she loves two queen beds when she gets her own !

Then we relocated to the Yavapai campground, a place I wanted to camp back in 2021 but had a heck of a time ever getting a spot. Well this year I was in luck- likely due to the waning cold temps and transition slowly into springtime temps (it’s above 5k feet up here so snow has just melted). It was everything I’d hoped for and more. Minimal signal. Quiet. Tall amazing trees. Incredible hiking with the trails all to ourselves. Sooooo magical.

As of the time of this trip- which i’m posting about much later- I have a secret. I am pregnant and no one knows and it’s just me and this little one and Ramsey and my van and it’s incredible to have this experience and to have the privacy of savoring it all for myself right now. ❤️

I get to be out here soaking up the magic of the link full moon and it is pure MAGIC indeed.

This is a campsite 🏕️ that truly feels restorative. We enjoy hikes, naps, healthy meals, full moon gazing and a campfires. It’s heaven on earth. Ive lived with this little one inside me now for over a month and my excitement to introduce him or her to nature and vanlife down the road certain builds ;)