Larry
The Man in the Golf Cart Who Changed Our Plans Sometimes the best travel advice doesn’t come from a guidebook or a carefully planned itinerary. Sometimes it arrives in a golf cart. We pulled into Ponderosa Campground in Cody, Wyoming, late in the evening after the office had already closed. We found our designated campsite, settled […]
Jackie
Thrift Store Treasures & a Little YOLA Curiosity Sometimes the most memorable stops begin with something as simple as wandering into a little shop. While exploring Dawson Creek, British Columbia, we discovered B&B’s Thrift and Vintage — and behind the counter was Jackie, the heart and soul of the place. Her shop was filled with […]
Patty & Lee
From Shared Tables to a Friendship That Keeps Traveling Sometimes you meet people once along the road and continue in different directions. And sometimes, somehow, the road keeps bringing you back together. Our time with Patty and Lee began over a shared table in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. What started as a casual conversation over a […]
EMMA
EMMA The Official Welcome Committee Not every special friend we meet along the YOLA journey has two legs. Meet Emma, the adorable pooch belonging to our friends Peggy, Murph and Jerry in Palmer, Alaska. Every time we arrived at their home, Emma was there to greet us. There was no need for formal introductions or […]
MURPH, PEGGY, JERRY & EMMA
MURPH, PEGGY, JERRY & EMMA A Home Away From Home Sometimes you arrive at someone’s home as a friend of a friend and leave feeling as though you’ve been adopted into the family. That’s exactly how we felt with Murph, Peggy, their son Jerry and their adorable pooch Emma in Palmer, Alaska. We stayed with […]
PAUL & MAEVE
PAUL & MAEVE A Repair With Only One Price: Pay It Forward Some acts of kindness solve a problem. Others stay with you long after the problem has been forgotten. While in Fairbanks, Alaska, we met Paul and his adorable dog, Maeve. Originally from Massachusetts and now living in Fairbanks, Paul works as an auto […]
JERRY & ROSEMARY
JERRY & ROSEMARY Our Fairbanks Home Away From Home Some people you meet while traveling become part of the journey. Others give you a place where, for a little while, you can stop traveling altogether and simply feel at home. We first met Jerry and Rosemary from Fairbanks, Alaska, while we were still back in […]
JIM
JIM Two Wheels and a Whole Lot of Determination Every once in a while, we meet someone who makes us look at what we’re doing and think: Maybe we don’t have it quite so tough after all. Meet Jim, an avid solo cyclist from Alabama, whom we encountered while he was biking his way through […]
AJU & MADU
AJU & MADU Pleasanton Meets YOLA Thousands of Miles From Home The world really is a small place. Of all the people we expected to meet while traveling through Canada and Alaska, we certainly didn’t expect someone from our own hometown of Pleasanton, California, to recognize YOLA. But that’s exactly what happened when we met […]
A WHITEHORSE BARBER
A WHITEHORSE BARBER YOLA Wasn’t the Only One Needing Maintenance After nearly two months on the road, YOLA wasn’t the only one in need of a little maintenance. By the time we reached Whitehorse, Yukon, John had grown himself a rather impressive — and increasingly unruly — adventure beard. We found a local barber who […]