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HI, I’M TERRA.

I’m a lifelong storyteller, nearing the final chapter of a 20+ year full-time career in the Army National Guard. These days, I’m building something new — one board, bolt and backroad at a time — slowly transforming a Ford Transit into a home.

This site is where I share that journey. You’ll find van build progress, road trip tales, quiet moments in wild places, and thoughts from the in-between. 

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A Name Worth Traveling For

Someone said that words have meaning and names have power, and it’s widely acknowledged that vessels, sea-faring and otherwise, should be named. So I knew, when I bought the van, that I would name her.

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April 17, 2024

I bought a van

She’s a 2022 Ford Transit with all-wheel drive, a 148″ wheelbase and a high roof. She used to be a rental and, I think, was mostly used for FedEx deliveries. I went to Maryland to get her, traveling 3.5 hours on a train and then 45 minutes by car, past

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April 5, 2024

March.

March gets such a bad rap, y’all. She’s brought us a lot of chaos over the years, including a global pandemic, but she’s my birthday month, and I love her. March is almost always a banner month for me, and this one was no different. I did a lot of

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April 3, 2024

5 Friday Favorites – 3.22.24

1 – MEGABABE’S GREEN DEO I made the switch to natural deodorant when I was deployed in 2016. I was in Kuwait where daily temperatures liked to hang out in the triple digits, and I figured if natural deodorant could take care of me in that environment, it could easily

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March 22, 2024
A woman stands with her back toward the camera gazing at snow-capped mountains in the distance.

On 40.

Last week, surrounded by the beauty and magnificence of Zion National Park, I turned 40. It felt like a very big deal and also like nothing at all. Somewhere in my past, there’s a girl who can’t even fathom making it to 20, much less 40. For that girl, the

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March 19, 2024
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