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From the Darkest Skies to City Lights: Salt Lake City
From the Darkest Skies to City Lights: Salt Lake City

Follow your instincts, be spontaneous, discover things you never knew were there to be discovered.

And that’s how I discovered vanlife.

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On The Road 2020Carson CostaVanlife, Salt Lake City, Temple Square, City, COVID-19, Aquarium, Planetarium, Downtown, Exploring, Park City, Friends, Friendship, Flowers, Birds, Tracy Aviary, Getting Started, Origin Story, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, America, Travel, United States, Visits, Movies, Finding Dory, Capitols, CapitalsComment
Everything's Turning Up Roses
Everything's Turning Up Roses

Arriving at Dave and Nancy’s house presented a slightly-terrifying challenge. And by “slightly-terrifying,” I mean I was fairly sure it was going to put a swift end to the trip.

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Trial RunCarson CostaPortland, Oregon, Flowers, Roses, Lots of Pictures, Planning, Overcoming problems, Overplanning, Overachieving, Ocean, City, Books, Powell's City of Books, Awesome Book Stores, Book Stores, Public Parks, Gardens, Jasper National Park, Banff National Park, Return Trip, Route Planning, Bed, Van Build, Reading, Fairbanks, Sumas, Border Crossing, 3-Day Novel Contest, National Parks, Labor Day, Mt. Rainier National Park, Coast, Dave and Nancy, Zach, Scenic Drives, Steep, Terrifying Drives, International Rose Test Garden, Beauty, Blogging, Driving, Thanks to, I'm Not Late for Once, Inner Thoughts, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Library, Nice Drive, Travel, Trial Run, United States, Vanlife, Amazing People Comment
Construction 101: My Journey From Clueless to Clued-In
Construction 101: My Journey From Clueless to Clued-In

I don’t think I’d ever so much as touched a saw of any kind, I had no idea that 2x4 really meant 1.5 inches by 3.5 inches, and the descriptions of some of these screws sounded like gibberish to me (how can a screw be both a Phillip’s and flat? Why is it a #8 but it’s 2 inches long?).

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Pre-TripCarson CostaCarpentry, Wood Working, Drills, Things Breaking, Progress, Problems, Walls, Flowers, Vanlife, Van Build, Furring, Framing, Learning, Sealant, Subfloor, Self-doubt, Inner Thoughts, Planning, Mishaps, Time Crunch, Tools, Layout, Trial Run Comments