Our Sportsmobile Van

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Kate and I are the proud owners of Beluga, a 1990 GMC Vandura 5.7L Sportsmobile Conversion Van. We drive it all around the southwest on our camping adventures. The van was a wedding present to ourselves.


A time-lapse photograph of the camper in the Santa Ynez River Valley. So much fun on this trip: star gazing, foxes running around the campground, horrible cow moans.


We used to fly a jolly roger on the van. It shredded within a few months.


The dog loves camping, but hates waiting for us in the van.


We have a full size bed, propane stove, and marine sized sink (with 20 Gals of filtered H20 on reserve and a 4 Gal graywater tank in case we can't dump on site) on board.


We've driven the van up to the bay area four times! It's always a blast but the most fun is when we take the coast.


This campsite was creepy. They had just reopened after a spell of shutdown following a major wildfire in the area. Eerily quiet up there, but we had fun at the Observatory!


This is my pot-of-gold at the end of the rainbow.


San Luis Obispo is one of my favorite places in the world. Hotsprings, mountains, top-free beaches, farmers' markets, and wine with four seasons and few tourists: sounds like a life to me.


More fun at Montano de Oro in San Luis Obispo.


The Gumps and the Marcums go a camping in South County. I mountain biked on the beach and gummed up my crankshaft...but I also biked along the levy at San Onofre Nuclear Generator Station, which was terrifying. I also had a thrilling ride on a massive wave while body surfing.