Adventure Magazine December 2019/January 2020

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All the benefits you see on social media #vanlife posts are real: the gorgeous places you go, the immersion in nature, the pursuit of the activities - climbing, surfing, hiking, mountain biking - that make your heart sing. On my last night at the Upper Pines, I was happily in dreamland when a Yosemite ranger knocked on my door. When I opened it, she asked me simply if this was my campsite and whether I had paid for it. I am a terrible liar. “No,” I replied with sleepy resignation. She told me I had to leave before the arrival of those who had paid for the site. It was 1am, and the conversation became a tad prickly when I asked if she thought that the arrival of said happy campers was imminent, or likely at all. She thought it was. I did not. A stand-off ensued, but my friend’s sixth sense kicked into gear. She had been sleeping in her car parked next to my van and, sensing that a fine was about to be flung, she quickly opened her door and told me roll out. The only other testy exchange I encountered on my vanlife adventures was the policeman in Sandy, the one obsessed with how “weird” my presence was in the public library carpark. If he had found my facetious offer of candy humorous in any way, he was hiding it well. I tried reason: I only had candy in my van after seeing the disappointment from those who had approached in the hope of finding lolly-filled streets. (There was even a time when I saw children waiting by the van for the owner to return, which compelled me to walk by as if I had no connection to the van whatsoever.) I tried blaming others: a friend had written the words “Free Candy” on the van despite my avid objections. (This was untrue, and I had consented without really considering how it might paint me as a potential paedophile.) I asked what law I was breaking. The cop was having none of it. He talked to me like I was a second-class citizen. The fact I was clad in my sarong may not have helped matters. I eventually resorted to flattery. “You’re right, it is pretty weird.” He ordered me to leave the carpark and, while the whole exchange left an uncomfortable mess in my gut, it was a tiny blip on a glorious vanlife adventure spanning five vehicles and more than a decade. "Vanlife shrinks the number of your possessions as you realise the things you don’t need." 56//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/#217
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Page 24 and 25: Exploring Yellowstone National Park
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