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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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How I Spent 7 Days in & around Moab & Western Colorado
I wasn’t sure this trip would ever happen. I first planned it for the middle of March 2020 and, obviously, had to cancel. I figured
February 21, 2024
January in Review: My Buick-driving, big ring-wearing era
The thing about 2024 is that it promises to be a really important year for me. I have a lot of big, big things planned
February 1, 2024
23 Things I Didn’t Hate in 2023
MONUMENT VALLEY. I’d wanted to visit Monument Valley since I watched Forrest Gump in 1994, and 2023 was the year I finally made it happen.
January 22, 2024
5 Friday Favorites – 6.16.23
1 – NOAH KAHAN Over the weekend, I popped north to go see Noah Kahan, he of TikTok and Stick Season fame, and y’all, it
June 16, 2023
Sadie Anne Goose, Wolf of my Heart
A few weeks after Sadie died, I sat down on the kitchen floor, got drunk on tequila and tried to weave the pieces of her
June 5, 2023
That Time I Met a California Condor on Angel’s Landing
The first time I climbed Angel’s Landing, the weather was perfect. I’d caught the first shuttle to the trailhead at 6 a.m. It was in
May 29, 2023