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Solo Female Van Dweller, Traveler, Photographer, Writer & Survivor, Full-Time Nomad Since 2004, Traveled Alone Since 1996

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More Ideas on How to Poop in the Woods

October 24, 2017by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 5 Comments

Originally posted on my (then) blog A Free-Spirited Woman in February 2012. Although I now have a bucket inside my van, back when I wrote this article I was living […]

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HOW-TO'S, TIPS & MORE - How do I bathe, go to the bathroom etc.

Q–Would You Start Doing Vlogs Please?

May 13, 2017by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 14 Comments

Occasionally I get asked by people if I would consider doing Vlogs in place of, or in addition to my blog. In this post, I attempt to answer that question. […]

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HOW-TO'S, TIPS & MORE - How do I bathe, go to the bathroom etc., PHILOSOPHY, THOUGHTS, MUSINGS & OPINION

Bear Visitors…

June 17, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 2 Comments

Because I park (camp) in the mountains during the summer months, it’s not unusual to see bears. When they come to pay a visit to camp it is always a […]

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ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, Estes Park

Complacency Can Kill (a Series of Events Led to a Very Close Call)

May 25, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 13 Comments

The Accident In April 2016, I was camping with a friend near to Wolverine Canyon, about 28-miles from Boulder, Utah, in The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. This area has […]

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2016 ~ Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, AZ, CA, UT, Death Valley + More, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, Capital Reef & Waterpocket Fold, OOPS! WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

Lucky To Have So Much

April 16, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 5 Comments

  I’ve been looking through some old journals and here is something I wrote back in 1997 when I camped in a tent for five-months on my own. In October […]

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1996 - 2011 ~ The Early Years, ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY, PHILOSOPHY, THOUGHTS, MUSINGS & OPINION, SPECIAL TIMES

Under the Stars and Grappel on My Face

March 31, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

It was November 2013 and (just for the heck of it) I decided to sleep by my camp fire on the ground with just a ground cloth and my Thermarest […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY, SPECIAL TIMES

Eclipse of the Moon

March 16, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

  It was September 27, 2015, and I could see the skies from Mitzi’s window (My home is a Mitsubishi Montero Sport), clouds drifted by, and I didn’t think I’d […]

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2015 ~ Sub-Zero Camping, Shingles, Utah and Heading South, Estes Park, SPECIAL TIMES

Rear Door Bug Netting

March 7, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 1 Comment

A lot of travelers have been asking me how I made my rear-end bug netting, so here you go…(previously posted on Free Spirited Woman, no longer available). ~~~ I’ve been […]

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HOW-TO'S, TIPS & MORE - How do I bathe, go to the bathroom etc., MY VAN (and previous homes)

When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?

February 29, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

A picture taken of a page in my journal – There isn’t anything recent on this page because I ran out of room… This is a great little project. Create […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY, PHILOSOPHY, THOUGHTS, MUSINGS & OPINION, SPECIAL TIMES

Galaxy In Ice

February 26, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

  ~ Galaxy In Ice ~   The temperature is 12 degrees and an icy, biting wind steals the moisture from my lips. Beneath my feet lies a whole galaxy; […]

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