The AlCan roads continued to be positively lunar, the way back every bit as murderously potholed as the way up. With each bounce and jostle, Miracle winced in pain and I apologized—to her, to the bus, to Jolene, to the cars stacked up behind us. At least we had some good seats.
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Tok: Tim, Maria, and Randy
I noticed the engine acting a little funny when we pulled into Anchorage a couple weeks ago; it would diesel when I shut it off and when I turned it on, it took a few cranks to turn over. Our ever-trusty hometown VW guru, Norm, said it might be points. Fortunately, before heading north onContinue reading “Tok: Tim, Maria, and Randy”
Alaska
Alaska. For me this has been a dream come true. I have always fantasized about making it to Alaska and here we are.
Review: Chasing Zorba
Setting out on this journey, we had a stack of books we each wanted to read. A decent amount of storage was dedicated to housing these volumes that ran the gamut from novels to memoir to song lyrics and even a volume of poetry. The truth is that life on the road whilst producing aContinue reading “Review: Chasing Zorba”
Podcast: Eric Arnold
We met Eric through the old VW network. I read a review of Jerry Steimel’s book Chasing Zorba in Vintage Voice magazine, so I looked up the editor, who happened to be Eric. I dropped him a line with a story idea. Before long I was writing an article for Vintage Voice. When it wasContinue reading “Podcast: Eric Arnold”
Playlist: Alaska
There’s a lot (like a ton) of driving. Without any cell signal to speak of, have your jams downloaded. Fortunately, we have 38 (now 39) state’s worth of songs already cataloged. And try as I might, I could not find a mention of Alaska or any of its fair towns in Dylan’s songbook.
The Milepost
We made it to Alaska. The Alaska trekker has a bible called The Milepost. It is a guidebook that outlines mile-by-mile the routes through and around the most northern reaches of North America. Some things to note about The Milepost:
Season 6 is launched!
Another 10,000 miles, another season of So You Owned a VW Bus—the podcast fueled by the stories of VW Bus, Vanagon, and yeah, even the occasional Eurovan driver. This season we talked with a young couple who lived in their Syncro in the desert of Utah; the owner of the world’s first mountain bike shuttleContinue reading “Season 6 is launched!”
Podcast: Detour #2
We heard from Xavier at the end of season 5 and all of his adventures in his VW bus. But did you ever wonder how we became a chef? We did. The story is amazing.
Yukon
Alaska is next door and it is calling. But we had time to stop in the sign forest and stop in Whitehorse for an afternoon.
On the Road with Adie 