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Sep 28, 2020

Scavenger Hunt in Crested Butte, Colorado!

Recently, we’ve been playing a fun little game with our Patrons; we let them give us a list of challenging items to find, they pledge to reimburse us for each item, and we go hunting!! This time around, we focused our energy in Crested Butte, Colorado. And boy did our Patrons come up with a great list of items! Even if you didn’t get to participate, we hope you enjoy the video and the fun places we explore in this episode around Crested Butte, Colorado. Watch the video, and c

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May 3, 2020

The Colorado 14er Project: Day 13

Day 13 Watch the Day 13 Episode now! After a long day shivering in the frigid winds at 14,000 feet on Day #12 we were ready for another recovery day. So, for Day #13 we planned on moving camp from Leadville down to Poncha Springs. Along the way we’d do lost of touristy things and meet up with some great friends. To start off our busy day, we visited one of the highlights of the Leadville area and our 12th water feature—Turquoise Lake. This lake has great views of nearby 14ers

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Apr 13, 2020

The Colorado 14er Project: Day 12

Day 12 Watch the Day 12 Episode After a nice-and-easy day we were ready to hit the ground running—well, hiking—on Day #12! With another early morning wakeup we found ourselves at the Missouri Gulch trailhead before 4am and the parking lot was already full! Luckily, we didn’t have to park too far down the road. We began hiking in the dark, which made the ascent up to treeline pass by quickly. These early morning starts are great for seeing alpenglow lighting up all the huge pe

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Apr 8, 2020

The Colorado 14er Project: Day 11

Day 11 Watch the Day 11 Video After a hair-raising Day #10 that saw us summiting four 14ers, we needed a little break. So, for Day #11 our primary goal was to travel from Frisco to Leadville and make a few stops along the way. First, like pretty much every day, we needed some coffee. Day #10 was a LONG day and left us a little exhausted. We sort of slept-walked to the 9th coffeeshop of our project—Rocky Mountain Coffee Roaster in Frisco. This place makes a great Americano (wh

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Mar 28, 2020

The Best Bits: Hawaii

At the beginning of February, Kendrick and I found a very very rare block of free time. Wanting to take advantage of it, we booked a last minute trip to Hawaii! We spent most of our time on the trails and in their spectacular mountains… mixed in with just a little bit of beach time. We visited Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. It was so very difficult to narrow the video down to just 4 minutes out of 2 weeks, but I did it! Enjoy! The Best Bits: Hawaii ALL IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR

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Feb 8, 2020

The Colorado 14er Project: Day 10

Watch the Day 10 Video! After a relatively relaxing travel day accompanied by perhaps a bit too much bourbon and beer, we woke up early to tackle our most ambitious hiking day yet—four 14ers! It may have seemed like we were completely neglecting the biggest part of our 14er project—hiking 14ers—but rest assured that it was all part of our plan! Our route for Day #10 is commonly referred to as “DeCaLiBron” and it ascend Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, Mount Lincoln, and Mount B

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Jan 11, 2020

The Colorado 14er Project: Day 9

Watch the Day 9 Video! After a big hiking day, we were ready for another much-welcomed rest day for Day #9! Our biggest goal for the day was making the short journey from Idaho Springs to Breckenridge—a little less than 50 miles. We started our day with a brief 5 minute walk from the parking lot we slept in the night before to our 9th Water Feature—Bridal Veil Falls and the Charlie Taylor Waterwheel. This pretty water fall is located right off the side of Interstate 70 and ca

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Nov 30, 2019

The Colorado 14er Project: Day 7

Day 7 Watch our Day 7 Adventure Video When we began Day 7 we were almost halfway through our summer Colorado 14er Project. Looking back at some of the footage you can definitely tell we’re starting to get a little tired. But believe it or not, we were still having fun. Maybe that’s why we decided to include Coffeeshops as one of the categories in our project? When exhaustion starts to set in it’s nothing a hot Americano and scone can’t take care of. Right? So we began our day

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Oct 19, 2019

8 Must Have Cooking Items for Camping

We’ve been going to the Overland Expos for two years, now. Of course, there are always plenty of rugged, off-road rigs on display at these shows, but those don’t really appeal to us because most of them are completely over-the-top. One thing that always catches our attention is all the creative gadgets people have come up with for your kitchen on the road. So, check out our latest YouTube video below for demonstrations of all these great products and then continue reading th

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Jun 19, 2019

Alaska to Mexico Recap Video

2nd annual üCamp rally in Ohio, we announced the beginning of an amazing journey! Our goal was to take our T@B Boondock trailer (named Rocky) made by nüCamp from the northernmost point you can drive in continental North America, Prudhoe Bay Alaska, all the way to the southernmost point in Mexico at the Guatemala border! This announcement stirred up quite a few reactions from our followers. Most people wished us happy adventures, while several people warned of our certain demi

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Jun 8, 2019

7 Off-Grid Kitchen Gadgets

Let’s get cookin’! In my last blog I talked about how we recently attended the Overland Expo West. We had a great time exploring the overland vehicles and getting some great new ideas! The last blog featured an important aspect of road life that people don’t like to talk about – pooping! But an almost equally topic is cooking and eating. Luckily, this one is a lot more fun to talk about! Whether you like to cook outside over a fire, you’re on a backpacking trip, or simply cam

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May 23, 2019

13 Bathroom & Shower Solutions

It’s dirty business, but someone’s gotta do it… Last weekend we attended the Overland Expo West. This event features all kinds of off-road vehicles, trailers, and every accessory you could need for rugged living – my kind of event!! It was also the perfect opportunity to address one of my most frequently asked questions: hygiene on the road. Like anything else, there is no perfect solution for everyone. There are so many different setups, situations and lifestyles that will r

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Mar 17, 2019

Tour the new AVIA Travel Trailer by nüCamp

We all know that nüCamp RV makes a quality, tiny teardrop camper. But what happens when they take their same work ethic and quality engineering, and apply it to a larger travel trailer? You get the Avia: a 28-foot travel trailer with a modern design and spacious interior. After several rounds of prototypes, the result is finally in, and I’m here to share it with you. This last week I had the honor of attending RVX – a show where RV manufacturers get to promote current and upc

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Jan 4, 2019

The Best Bits: 2018

I know what you’re thinking… first post since August!? Seriously, Mandy!? Well… kind of. Hopefully most of you have been following along with my video blogs either on YouTube or on my Roaming with Rocky website. If not, get after it! But, there is something I have to do only here, on my Mandy Lea Photo Blog. There is no better place for me to post my annual Best Bits of the year! Each year I cull down the best 10-minutes of my entire year.. and boy is it difficult! Each year

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Aug 29, 2018

32 More Ideas for your nüCamp Trailer!

Over the last month I have admittedly been a bit preoccupied with a big project: Roaming with Rocky. This is our documentation of driving our T@B from the northernmost point in Alaska, all the way through Mexico. While this project has been consuming the lion’s share of my energy, fear not! I will not let the Mandy Lea Photo Blog suffer! I have been shooting a lot of photographs, taking tons of video, and collecting content to share about my photography. But first – here’s on

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Jul 20, 2018

North to the Future

I promised you all a big announcement (and no, I’m sorry, it has nothing to do with wedding bells as so many of you have guessed) it’s way more exciting! We are ready for our next BIG adventure! First, check out this video, then read below for more details! Alaska to Mexico #1: North to the Future Now that we are all on the same page, let me answer a few questions… Sponsorship Yes, we do still have to make a living on the road – and so we are beyond grateful to have some amaz

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Jul 1, 2018

Choosing Your Overland Rig

nüCamp RV at the Overland Expo West – a professional trade show for camping and vehicle equipment to get you out and overlanding. While I was walking around the show, I was overwhelmed by all of the options! I had no idea so much was out there! We realized that some of you may not know much about what “Overlanding” is – let alone where to start in choosing a rig! In the pursuit of making life a little easier for you, we put together a basic video listing the different types o

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Feb 3, 2018

26 More Quick Ideas for your Tiny Trailer

Folks seemed to enjoy my video 23 Quick Ideas for your T@G or T@B. It was a great way to get a slew of ideas from a lot of different creative people. So when I recently attended another gathering, T@bazona, I took the opportunity to gather some more great ideas from some very awesome campers! Vlog #26: 26 more quick ideas for your T@B trailer With support from nüCamp RV | Princess Craft RV | 3 Legged Thing | Hoodman | Schneider Optics | Nikon | Westcott | Urban Hair | Precisi

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Jan 3, 2018

The Best Bits: 2017

At the end of the day, at the end of the year, and even at the end of our lives, the moments we will be remembering fondly will be the best ones. The very best bits. And so 3 years ago I began a collection of videos I call my “Best Bits” series. When I have a particular adventure or period of my life I want to remember, I make myself a video to look back on. While I hope to share the good vibes of these videos with as many folks as possible, at the core of it, I really make

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Aug 24, 2017

Colorado 14ers: Getting Acclimated

Today. Today is my day. The video I am releasing today is about the preparation for one of my long time goals, climbing the Grand Teton. But today is about so much more. Today I begin the climb up a mountain – a mountain which I first laid eyes upon two years ago. Basking in a fiery sunrise, it reminded me that happiness wasn’t lost, and changed my life forever. Okay, I know I am making this sound a bit dramatic. But the truth is that, for me – it is. While an admirable peak,

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