№ 001
Buckhorn
Lincoln National Forest · Southwest · NM
“Eight sites, fifty yards apart, in aspens at 7,200 ft.”
3 nights · FreeRead review →
EST. 2023 · TRAILER NO. 14
A faceless field journal from the road.
Trailer life, dirt-road campsites, and the honest mess in between. Two people, one dog, no sponsorships.
MILE
12.4k
miles
MILE
89
sites
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27
states
MILE
612
days
FIG. 01Forest Service Rd 240
N 37.62° · W 109.86°
“The forecast said 30% rain.
It rained for three days.”
About the journal
A handbook for the unphotographable bits.
We sold the house in the spring of '23 and pointed the trailer west. Mud & Marvels is the field journal — the muddy boots and the magic hour, side by side. No faces, no influencers. Just the road, the rigs, and what we found at the end of each dirt track.
Read the long version →Latest dispatches
All entries →From the journal.
№ 001
Badlands by headlamp
Free BLM camping fifteen miles from the park entrance — cell signal that comes and goes, more pronghorn than people, and a moon so full we forgot we packed lanterns.
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№ 002
How we pick a site
After three years of trial and error — mostly error — we have a checklist. It's not science. But it's saved us from a lot of bad nights.
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№ 003
Valley of the Gods
Twenty miles of red-dirt road, no signs, no fees, no rangers — and some of the most cinematic light in the Southwest if you can stomach a washboard.
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№ 004
The generator question
We boondock four nights out of ten. Solar is not enough, lithium is not magic, and the generator question is louder than we expected.
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The registry
All campsites →Campsites worth the detour.
№ 002
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods BLM · Southwest · UT
“Twenty-mile BLM road between Mexican Hat and Highway 261. Pick any flat spot off the road.”
3 nights · FreeRead review →
№ 003
Indian Creek Falls
BLM – Indian Creek SRMA · Southwest · UT
“Climbers' campground south of Canyonlands Needles. Beautiful sandstone.”
4 nights · $15/nightRead review →
The map
Open full map →Where we've been.
THE TRAIL · 12 STOPS
0 ─── 500mi
Campsite (5)
Trailhead (5)
Eat (2)