Mindy and Joe

10/21/2022

**FOR SALE** Link in the bio for more information.

After traveling in the van for 2.5 years we have moved on to new adventures. It is time for somebody else to enjoy the van!

Please contact us if you're interested!

Friends, please share this post so we can find the pig a new home. We would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!

07/15/2022

Well this is different... after years of traveling around the country in a van, we decided to switch gears and open a business! I formally introduce you to Kokoro Health and Fitness!

It's official, we are OPEN for Business! Man, has it been a wild ride to get to this point but Kokoro Health and Fitness is open!

06/19/2022

I just noticed our last post said we are going to hike the Grand Canyon and then we completely ghosted social media for over a month! 👻 Oops! What can I say... we have been very busy (more on that in a minute) but I promise we did not die in the Grand Canyon!

We did hike it and it was amazing! We hiked in, spent 3 days camping and hiking down in the canyon, and took a plunge in the Colorado River. Hiking out was no joke, I can see why this is considered world renowned bucket list hike! The views were awesome, the trail was fun, and the hike itself was challenging.

Have you been to the Grand Canyon? Let us know below!

05/13/2022

What is your number 1 bucket list hike?
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Truthfully, I'm not sure what my number 1 is but hiking the Grand Canyon has always been up there on the list! This is the calm before the storm of backpacking into the Grand Canyon for 3 days!

05/10/2022

What is your favorite city?
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We definitely have a few favorites but one that really stands out is Santa Fe. It has such a cool vibe with all the adobe style buildings, chilli peppers everywhere, spicy food that does not disappoint, crafty cocktails, abundance of nature, and art both new (galleries) and old (petroglyphs).
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I always have a fun time in Santa Fe; it was one of the places I've wanted to return to the most... mostly for the food (did I mention Santa Fe has some fire food?)

05/03/2022

Do you believe in aliens? Let us know in the comments down below!
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We had a blast in Roswell! We went to the International UFO Museum and Research Center which was way less "gimmicky" and way more informative than we thought it was going to be!
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05/02/2022

Hey! If you don't know us we're Mindy and Joe. We travel around in our van we built back in 2019. Currently we are out west after spending the winter in Florida. We just got back in cell service after an EPIC backpacking trip (tell you about that later)!

We enjoy traveling, the outdoors, backpacking, hiking, paddling, scuba diving, snorkeling, but most of all we love good food and strong drinks. We also have a goal to visit every national park.

These are some photos from our recent visit to Carlsbad Caverns. This was park number 22 out of 63 for us! We went in through the natural entrance (rather than the elevators) and put in a few miles exploring the caverns.

What about you? Where are you at and what do you do for fun?

04/27/2022

Trekking poles or no trekking poles?
I have always been a no trekking poles kind of gal; Joe, on the other hand, likes to use trekking poles. Joe shared his trekking poles with me on this hike and I have to admit I went out and bought some the next day! I'm excited to try them on our next big hike.

This is Guadalupe Mountain, the highest point in Texas and our first summit of the season! I have to say we had absolutely perfect weather for this 8.4 miles round trip, 3,000 ft elevation gain hike.
Guadalupe Mountain elevation 8,751 ft.

04/27/2022

Our first summit of the season!
21/63 (or 1/3) of National Parks explored!

04/19/2022

Can you beleive we had this hot spring all to ourselves?! We got up at 5am, drove an hour into Big Bend National Park, hiked a little ways, and arrived at this hot spring for sunrise!
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Fun fact: That's Mexico across the river. We had a good laugh when Joe literally threw a rock and hit Mexico!
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Have you been to Big Bend National Park?
We were really surprised at the diversity of the area. I had this idea that the whole park would be desolate desert but it was so much more!

04/13/2022

First night back on the road was a success! Since we are on a mission to get out west we decided to just pull over at a rest stop and get some sleep before jumping back on the highway. When we woke up, the sunrise was beautiful!

I don't know if it was more beautiful because we are grateful to be back on the road or just a lucky sunrise but the colors were poppin!!

04/12/2022

It's official! Hank found an awesome new home! 🥳 We are so excited to see what adventures they get up to. Thank you to everybody who loved Hank and helped share our listing; y'all are the best!

In other news, we are now heading west in The Pig! Time for a change in scenery and for some new adventures! We have been MIA from socials for a few weeks now. Not sure what happened but we just kind of burnt out and did not share much. Definitely feeling more inspired now that we are !