#vandude

El Gringo is a fucking mess.. . #vanlife #vanlifediaries #vandude #vanlifer #vanfloor #books #festivalpass #hpcf2019 #kite #paracord #msr #theruckus #denvercomedy #bridgetown #jujitsu #measuringtape #chuckpalahniuk #ElGringo (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ZdMyhgk6Q/?igshid=3uvo4eqfrhng

Got to take #ElGringo out to enjoy some mountain surveying, the lake, and the leaves changing color. I love this time of year.. . #vanlife #vanlifer #vanlifediaries #vandude #vannin #ford #e150 #lake #mountains #landsurveyor #aspens #fall #clouds #nature #lakegranby #reflection #colorado (at Lake Granby) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7cWkhnRtm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=noau9u1krwi4

Yesterday was my 2 year anniversary of living in my boo, El Gringo. It all started as a way to save a little cash but it quickly became something I needed to do for myself. I've made national parks and public lands my home. I've bathed in rivers and lakes. I've woken up to sea gulls gliding along beaches and Elk bulging for mates. I've spent nights in snow storms and bed sweated in the hot nights of the southwest. I've learned what is real in life, like friends and knowing yourself, and what can burden a man, like depression and not knowing yourself. I always say that I wish I had started this year's ago but the life found me just the right time and has made me a better person for it.. You can learn a little more of what I'm talking about by listening to the story I told at The Narrators show a few months back. Here is the link if you missed it: https://thenarrators.org/ep-146-carlos-madrid/ Or if you ever have questions about vanlife I'm an open book, just ask... . #vanlife #vanliving #vanner #vandude #van #ford #e150 #ElGringo #anniversary #lifechanger #lovemylife (at Colorado)

First day back in the field doing #work. It's been over four months since I left the Forest Service and I thought I was gonna be a bit rusty handling a #GPS but I was made for this work. Plus, #ElGringo is proud of me.. 😊 . #landsurveyor #partychief #vanner #vandude #sunset #Denver #Colorado #reflection (at Meridian Business Park)

The talented @meghanisajoke drew my story as I was telling it last night at @westilllikeyou Denver. My "gay lover" #ElGringo drawing is my FAVORITE!!! Thanks homegirl.. 🙌🤘 . #art #drawing #vanlife #vanner #vanlifediaries #wsly #pimpmyvan #vandude #vandweller #gayvan (at Comedy RoomRoom)

Lunch at the confluence of the Hood River and the Columbia River.. . #lunch #hammock #columbiarivergorge #hoodriver #Oregon #roadtrip #travel #travelgram #travelreport #vanlife #vanliving #vanner #vandude #homeiswhereyouparkit (at Hood River Marina)

DANG! Looks like I get to change some #brakes today.. 😝 . #vanlife #vanliving #vanner #vandude #immyownmechanic #issues #vantrouble #tooltime (at Portland, Oregon)

Since announcing my new job I've been asked by several friends and family if I plan on moving into a house/apartment soon. HELL NO!! What started out as a act of personal development has now turned into a lifestyle I don't think I can give up. This is what #freedom is really about.. . #vanlife #vanliving #vanlifediaries #simplify #vanner #vandude #trvewhore #vanlifecolorado #gopro #🤘 #wayoflife #livingonmyfeet #lemonade #ilovemylife #homeiswhereyouparkit (at South Denver)