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Road Life Adventure Hi! We're James and Donetta. Not retired. Not rich. The open road is calling you. The open road is waiting for you. Will you take it?

Just two mid-50s travelers living our RoadLifeAdventure - exploring National Parks, chasing sunsets, & working from the road 💻🌄 It longs to show you an incredible adventure and lead you to new places that will forever enrich your soul. It desires to give you the freedom to explore and discover new experiences you never thought were possible. It seeks to provide you with a renewed sense of purpose and help you live a life with absolutely no regrets.

💦 Here's why I had to come back in another post. Now we're going to talk about the swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park...
01/10/2026

💦 Here's why I had to come back in another post. Now we're going to talk about the swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park 💦

Balmorhea State Park is home to San Solomon Springs, which feeds one of the largest spring-fed swimming pools in the world. 🤯 We didn't swim since it's not really hot yet but there were people swimming! Not many but a few. ;)

I found these facts about it and wanted to share...

🌊 The pool holds over 3.5 million gallons of water
💦 The springs push the water up into the pool at a rate of about 15 million gallons a day
🌡️ The water stays around 77°F year-round
🏜️ It’s completely natural spring water, flowing constantly
🐟 The pool is home to endangered fish species
🏗️ The pool was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

It's crystal-clear water, desert and mountains all around, and such a peaceful vibe. It’s not your typical swimming pool experience at all.

If you ever find yourself in southwest Texas, this place is a must-see! It's so beautiful as you walk around and look at the water.

Have you ever been here? Or do you have a favorite swimming spot inside a state park?


We found the mountains!!! Always love it when we can see mountains on the horizon. ;) Anyway, as we continued working ou...
01/09/2026

We found the mountains!!! Always love it when we can see mountains on the horizon. ;)

Anyway, as we continued working our way south through Texas, we stopped off at Balmorhea State Park to stay for a few nights. This is a beautiful park down in southwest Texas and one we definitely recommend!

The spaces are very spacious, they have really nice covered picnic tables, and the bathrooms are super nice! (That's always the biggest bonus in my opinion! 😂 )

And if that wasn't good enough, the grounds are beautiful! You have nice views of the mountains, there's a beautiful pond next to the campground with wildlife swimming around in it, there are little canals running through the property, and it's just a beautiful area.

And later I'll show you something else that's really cool about this place! ;)

Have you stayed here or at other Texas State Parks before? Let us know what a favorite of yours is!

I asked something similar already this morning but we'll ask this again with a twist...Who’s a creator/page you love rig...
01/09/2026

I asked something similar already this morning but we'll ask this again with a twist...

Who’s a creator/page you love right now? Doesn't have to be travel related - just someone you love to follow. Let us know who it is and why you love following them. :)

It’s Follow Friday!! 🎉Do you have a page, blog, or social media channel where you share your travels?Drop it below so we...
01/09/2026

It’s Follow Friday!! 🎉

Do you have a page, blog, or social media channel where you share your travels?
Drop it below so we can all follow along! 👇 Don't have your own but love someone else's? Share that if you'd like!

Know someone who might enjoy our content?
Tag them in the comments and ask if they’d like to follow here. 😊

Obviously you can ask us questions anytime but on Thursdays we like to open up for any questions - for us or for the com...
01/09/2026

Obviously you can ask us questions anytime but on Thursdays we like to open up for any questions - for us or for the community as a whole.

So today we'd like to know what questions you have about full-time travel/van life?

Ask anything below and we'll do our best to give a great answer. ;)

Road Life Reality -sometimes things don't go as planned. We had a list of things to see in the west Texas area north of...
01/08/2026

Road Life Reality -sometimes things don't go as planned.

We had a list of things to see in the west Texas area north of Big Bend National Park. We figured we'd spend several days checking things out and then head down into the park.

Well as we were monitoring the weather we saw that the overnight lows were going to be in the LOW TWENTIES in our area! 😳🤯

Ummm....excuse me. This is south Texas! It is NOT supposed to get that cold. 🥶 🤣

So we left our campground (a day early) and headed south to see a few things and we're planning to work our way down to Big Bend today to get to temps that are at least in the low thirties! lol!

This is why we don't usually book anything in advance and we just wing it. You never know when things will change! 🙃

U.S. Fun Fact 🛣️Since we’re in Texas right now, here’s something fun to share! Texas holds the title for the state with ...
01/08/2026

U.S. Fun Fact 🛣️

Since we’re in Texas right now, here’s something fun to share!

Texas holds the title for the state with the most roads, with over 314,000 miles of road in total. 🤯

We've driven back and forth across Texas numerous times and I can definitely vouch for the fact it's HUGE. 🚐🌵 (Of course not as big as Alaska!! 😉 )

Have you road-tripped through Texas before? Do you have a favorite Texas drive?

Not that this has anything to do with the number of roads in Texas, BUT we did find this gorgeous mural along the highway in Texas! Isn't it pretty!

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When you find a spot on Campendium (an app we use) that's along your route that's FREE for the night! 🥳🙌🎉It was quiet, o...
01/08/2026

When you find a spot on Campendium (an app we use) that's along your route that's FREE for the night! 🥳🙌🎉

It was quiet, only one other person was there, and there was a cool night sky to watch across a big empty field. And they even had hook ups! 😳 😍

Road Life Poll – Plan ahead 🗺️ or go with the flow 🌬️?Do you like to have every detail planned out or do you just wing i...
01/08/2026

Road Life Poll – Plan ahead 🗺️ or go with the flow 🌬️?

Do you like to have every detail planned out or do you just wing it?

I'd say we are a bit of a happy medium. We have an idea of an overall itinerary and where we'd like to visit but for the most part we are super spontaneous and just wing it. We rarely book anything ahead of time and don't make plans super far out for the most part.

How about you?

What’s one place you’d go back to in a heartbeat? ❤️🌍A spot that instantly brings back memories, feelings, or that “I co...
01/08/2026

What’s one place you’d go back to in a heartbeat? ❤️🌍

A spot that instantly brings back memories, feelings, or that “I could stay here forever” vibe.

Drop it in the comments — we love seeing which places leave the biggest mark on people. 👇✨


This is kind of a funny win this week. We have a dash cam that we always use when we drive and every time we'd start t...
01/07/2026

This is kind of a funny win this week. We have a dash cam that we always use when we drive and every time we'd start the vehicle, rather than just recording, this screen would pop up and I'd have to select the bottom option. It's been driving me crazy since we got the thing.

Well, I finally decided to ask ChatGPT if it could help me figure out why it does this and see if it could tell me how to make it just automatically record.

YOU GUYS. It was the tiniest possible fix you can imagine. 😂

The cord that came with it is a data cord so when we plugged it into our dash, it was trying to read data like it was plugged into a computer. All I had to do was switch it to a non-data cord.

🥳🙌🥳🙌🥳🙌🥳🙌

And can I just say we've had this for AGES and I had no idea it was something so simple.
🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

Thanks for coming to the rescue ChatGPT! 😎


Before we left Quartz Mountain State Park, we went out to hike the Baldy Point trail and got to see some cool views. The...
01/07/2026

Before we left Quartz Mountain State Park, we went out to hike the Baldy Point trail and got to see some cool views. The mountains and rocks in this area are really interesting and it's fun to get a close up look. It's amazing how huge some of these boulders are!!

Have you hiked down in the southwest corner of Oklahoma?


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Life is not meant to be lived full of regrets. That's the basis of our story and the reason we're about to take a huge leap into the unknown to pursue our dreams: Traveling the world full-time, while working from the road and experiencing life to the fullest.

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