In May of 2021, I ask Mary, “What If I quit my job and we go camping for the summer?”

In June we spent six weeks going to her sister’s and back in Oregon. In September we left for Maine and returned in November. In May of 2022 we drove off for Alaska.

Here are some of the pictures I’ve taken on our “camping” trips. It’s sort of camping. We sleep in a bed just like the one we have back home, the exact same kind and size of mattress and topper. But we’re in the back of a cutaway van. In the morning I grab the propane stove and make some coffee and oatmeal, and then we get to driving. And we take the dog for walks at some point…