Hungry for Adventurez

  I have been thinking a lot lately about the political situation here in the United States, and it has made me rethink how I approach writing about travel and the great outdoors. For this reason, what I post going forward might look very different from the rest of my work here. One of the first acts of the new presidential administration here was to strip multiple federal agencies of employees, especially provisional employees (meaning new or recently promoted employees who have fewer workplace protections). This has hit public lands like national forests and national parks especially hard, leaving some of the most expansive parks in America with just a handful of full-time employees to manage maintenance and services for guests. In my home-base state of Iowa, Ranger Brian Gibbs’ Facebook post about being fired from Effigy Mounds National Monument went viral.    Observing the nomad and camping communities As someone with a degree in politics (separate from the f...

Do you need a new travel podcast to keep you occupied in the car or at work? Need new travel inspo? Do you want to travel, but don't have enough information on how to make it happen for you? I have recommendations! Here are some of my favorite travel-themed YouTube channels and Podcasts.  Best Podcast for Travel Motivation and Inspiration Zero to Travel This podcast set the stage for for me to start saving money for travel and taking travel seriously as a goal. People tend to prioritize career goals and health goals. We take professional development classes and head to the gym with the mantra, "No pain, go gain!" But, for some people, travel might be important enough as a goal that it deserves the same attention, sacrifice, and training. Zero to Travel is a great podcast for learning different ways that people prioritize traveling, sometimes in extreme ways, but also in easy and casual ways.  Best Podcasts for Exploring Van Set-ups and Equipment Van Life Lab Have you ever...