Five Tips for New RV Campers

For folks considering a purchase of a new camper, here are the five top things I lucked into or wish someone had told me before I started out camping—and before investing a lot of money into an RV!

5 Van Life Lessons for LGBTQ Campers

Five of the van life lessons I’ve learned are key for LGBTQ travelers—from safe gay camping tips to finding community on the road. Read on for your next gay weekend adventure.

Weekend: Oregon Coast

Updated 2/2025. I originally wrote this post in September 2020 after a weekend in Coos Bay, followed by a drive north along the Oregon Coast before returning to Portland. Since then, I’ve made updates to include more detail from weekends in and around Astoria and Netarts Bay. Short story, Oregon’s Pacific coast is beautiful, and […]

10 Days: Olympic Peninsula Camping

Despite living in the Northwest for over a decade, I didn’t take my first trip into and around the Olympic Peninsula until 2020: the coast, the towering evergreens, the unspoiled lakes, and—at least for the first half—clear skies. The National Park/lack-of-airport thing got in the way before, but after pivoting to different forms of travel […]