The Magdalena Ridge Observatory is atop South Baldy Mountain in Cibola National Forest, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA. The observatory and next door Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research are bein'

Living in a van down by the river? Wanna be? Want podcasts on the car, RV, digital nomad and vandweller lifestyle? I’ve collected this huge list of vanlife-related podcasts! See at this link: Sorry that

Nothin' Vanholio loves in his beans more than some smoked, cured pork – bacon, ham, hocks, tails, and the rest. Gives it that downhome flavor. Here's how he gets it on the vanlife road. Why Can't Ya Just

Seen at Walmart in Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Common fear if ya do vanlife solo (or even as a couple) is what'll happen if ya die or get too sick ta help yourself. Valid worry. Shit happens! An' the older ya get, the more likely it becomes. Here's

Perfect snow, for an adult -- beauty that melts by noon, don't need shovelin', and the roads is clear. We're I a kid, I'd feel gyped -- no snow day and ya can't even get a decent snowball outta it. Taken

Campin' in the Manzano Mountains just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Is this Spring? And ta think, I drove up here 'cause it was 90 F (30 C) the other day just a few hours south ... Out of the fryin'

First time I tried these. Hell, first time I recall seein' 'em at all! Came out decent. Addin' them ta my list a wild foodstuffs. Where I Found 'Em Friday night, I camped down in the Gila Wilderness of

Vanholio hates the question, What conversion van or RV should I buy? Don't matter for vanlife or RV life, and I don't care. Most brands are crap. But EarthCruiser models are the exception. If I ever win

First open wildflower I seen this year. Bugger is tiny, smaller'n a nickel. Cute little moth on there, huh? Saw this flower in the western foothills a the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.

Living in a van down by the river ain’t no damn reason to let your van smell like stink-butt. Vanholio’s got a trick to hold that ass smell to a minimum. How to Store Dirty Laundry in Vans Problem – Laundry

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You're lookin' north at the Arroyo Angostura valley and Penocillo Peak in the Sierra de las Uvas. It's just south a Hatch, New Mexico, USA. This land is part a the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National

Visited this old wreck of a ranch house in the Uvas Mountains (Sierra de las Uvas) in Hatch, New Mexico, USA. It's inside the Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks National Monument lands. The photo of the ranch

Vandwellers and others in the US Southwest and Mexico seen a lotta creosote bushes. Shit's all over the goddamn place! Some other names for creosote bush are greasewood and chaparral. In Spanish, it's

Found somethin' preciouusss in the tailins of the abandoned Green Leaf Mine outside Deming, New Mexico, USA. Was it gold? Silver? ... Nope. A pastel-green flourite crystal! Maybe you ain't excited, but

The Green Leaf Mine dates from the 1920s thru 1950s, but I don't think this grave's that old. Why? There's a plastic flower among the rocks, and the cross is held by screws with a modern blue coating.

Seen this bit a Americana art at the Butterfield Rest Stop, US 180, north of Deming, New Mexico. They got some other clever kitsch there too, includin' squared hedges painted like dice! Steepshot | IPFS

This is the van Elon Musk shoulda sent inta orbit! "Love Dick!" is the perfect universal peace message ta send the aliens, IMHO. PW Covington sent Vanholio this photo from Seminole, Texas, ta

Not half bad a place ta hang out a few days. Real quiet. Gonna miss her. Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play