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The American West is such a unique, special place! There really is no other place like it. Guys, we went to Newberry Volcanic Monument yesterday and were blown away by the views and the knowledge! It's still too snowy in the Cascade Range to the west so we've been exploring east and I need to let you in on a little secret: eastern Oregon is *incredible*!! If you get the time, research all 3 units of the "John Day Fossil Beds National Monument". Also, the Wallowa mountains near the little town of Joseph, and Hell's Canyon. Truly mind-blowing, epic landscapes and not a lot of people know about them.
Newberry is so cool! All the volcanic activity there is wild! Eastern Oregon has been on our list for a bit now! We debated going up there this year, but decided against it. We'll save it for our next PNW trip, possibly next year! Yes Hell's Canyon looks awesome! There's another one called Steens Mountain in the southeast that looks incredible also!
Wow! My girlfriend and I were 100% at Bandelier the same day. Even saw the Sprinter with Texas plates in the visitor center parking lot and joked "what if that's A+K?" and then once this video came out realized we were right! Small world!
I have been subscribed to your channel for a long time and really enjoy your videos. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to add links of the places you visit in your description. I know it is extra work, but it is very much appreciated. Safe travels and keep having fun!
I love seeing you folks having fun. I appreciate it. You never swear you don't drink alcohol. It's very rarely you can find people like yourself on RU-vid. Thanks for being a great example. You guys are the best your friend George.
I am an L.A. to Northern New Mexico transplant for 17 years now and love the fact that it's underrated. Shhhhhhhh.......don't tell anyone! You drove through my neighborhood to get to Bandalier. I feel so blessed to wake up and go outside every day.
I absolutely love international videos but something about A+K back in the van riding through Canada & the states feels good. It feels like back to the basics. I love it. I miss New Mexico and now I’m craving green chili stew. Anyone in Michigan able to Make some? 😢
Pro tip: Hook the moonshade to the van BEFORE you put the poles into it!!!! That way it won’t try to fly away from you. We use one on our basecamp and love it!!
Hope you'll take time to visit Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado, which is also known for their cliff dwellings. My father grew up in the nearby town of Mancos and my grandfather made the original cement posts for the highway guardrails in the park. After forming them he threw them in the Mancos river so they would cure slower, which ultimately made them much harder. When they were delivered, an inspector tested them by driving his car into one, which left a sizable dent in his bumper.
Hey Gary, we went a couple years ago and loved it. Besides the incident we had with our bumper oddly enough! That’s a cool story, thanks for sharing! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o8T-DIzslmI.htmlsi=09J51_lojR7LOrUa
There is SO much in NM, white sands, Carlsbad caverns, balloon fiesta, and so so many historical sites and different landscapes from the desert to the high mountains, highly recommend! Definitely make sure to try some green chili, Navajo tacos, and Frito pie 😊
I should be on a "Don't watch your Videos anonyms"🤩🤩🤩 Every time I get involuntarily forced [😁] to watch your journey, I want to get another Van and go at it!!! So tempting!!! Quick question about New Mexico? We see you going around for hikes wearing shorts and trekking shoes-any SNAKES😱😱😱 Not that I'm afraid of snakes, asking for a friend!
😂😂 love it! Get out there! Ya know….weve hiked hundreds of trails and thousands of miles all over North America and we’ve seen mayyybe 5 snakes total! And no we didn’t see any in NM Thanks for watching!
Can’t wait to watch this video, but you guys should definitely go to Bandelier national monument in New Mexico if you haven’t been, it’s pretty awesome
How much did your NPS filming permit cost? Hopefully the current pending legislation will be passed and signed to stop the ridiculous film permits required for RU-vidrs.
Thankfully Bandelier did not make us get a permit to film (we emailed and asked, as their website implied we didn't need to). But we have secured two permits for next month and those have been $300 and $400 each 😬 (plus the cost of having to get $1 million in liability insurance). We hope that the legislation passes as well!
I love getting to 4 corners area in the "off season". I try to make sure I'm in an AWD vehicle if possible. Kudos for driving in that van on those pitted roads and in the crazy wind. Thanks for those parks, roads and trails. I wanted so much to get into those locations last year, but time and budget did not allow. Don't forget to take a few minutes along the way for a deep breath to take it in.
Wow! Incredible video- totally helps me out while planning my solo car camping trip next month from SC to NM,CO, UT, WY and MT. Did you guys hit Durango via SLC? Moab? Thanks!! Brian
Gorgeous views. We've been to New Mexico several times in our travels but have never explored those areas and they were great to see, and put on our 'to do' list.
We enjoy your VanLife videos! We are currently in Nevada headed to Bonneville and then back to Great Basin NP, before heading south to explore the National Parks of Utah! If we cross paths… we will buy the fajitas and Guacamole!
What can do y’all have? And what time of year do yall suggest exploring NM? We currently are on the last leg of our 10day road trip. We are in y’all home state, in Amarillo. We are headed to Dallas today to see family then back to south Louisiana. My wife and I want to start venturing out by ourselves without kids soon. I’m hoping to go a van camping. Just trying to figure all this out. Yall videos have helped us and guided us to some great hikes and spots. We did SD, badlands, Custer and toadstool this trip. We enjoy y’all vids
Hey Jared! We hope y’all can stay cool in Texas! We have a Mercedes Sprinter. You can learn more about the conversion here: adventuresofaplusk.com/blog/our-van-conversion-cost-tour-mistakes/ We also have a van tour on our RU-vid We’re so glad our videos are helpful and thank you for watching!
Love Tia Sophias!! Terrific food and service. If you haven't done it yet, you need to visit the Rio Grande Gorge, Chaco Canyon, and Los Alamos. Until next time... Travel safe.
Loved this video. New Mexico definitely has some beauty. I was wanting to suggest to you guys to go to Arizona. So much beauty there also. The White Mountains are so pretty. And Old Tucson is a tourist place. They have acted out western gun fights and so much more. Thanks for taking us on your New Mexico journey.
We love New Mexico and Arizona! We've been to AZ a handful of times and have a few videos from there: ru-vid.com/group/PLZKRTK1yCEM4fjn3KAt9kM4wmlYFClSiq Tucson is a ton of fun! Thanks and thanks for watching!
I don't mean to go all "overlander" on you but lowering your tire air pressure really can make a difference on those rough gravel roads. You need an air pump to come back up to proper pressure once you are on good roads, my rule of thumb is half pressure, real slow at most. So, if you run 80psi rear, 50 front I'd go 40/20 at lowest. Nice to see you both back in your true element!
You guys make good videos, the content and quality. You should have much more subscribers and viewers than this. I think you don't because you don't have shorts. Do shorts that is like comercial for your chanel.
Thanks! We don’t care to/have the time to make shorts. We aren’t in it for the subscriber count anyway. Would rather have a smaller number of subs but who want to watch every video and be a resource to people Thanks for watching!
I love all of your videos. I know you are not a cooking channel, but I was curious what is in the New Mexico Inspired Salad that you were eating in the van. It looked like corn, tomatoes, peppers.... I would like to try and make it.
This is it right here: flippindelicious.com/chopped-salad-with-hatch-green-chile-vinaigrette/ We've made it a few times since and it's been great every time!
So excited that you are coming to Utah… our goal this year is to hit all 5 of the mighty 5.. and so far we’ve hit Zion and Bryce and Capital Reef is next month.. Can’t wait to see your new adventures in Utah!! Have fun!
I grew up in northern NM and watching your video brought back fond memories of the Painted Desert - skiing in Santa Fe, Taos and eating the Red and Green. Thanks for the excellent (as usual) video!
I didn’t pay attention to that national park but did go to mesa national park and they had houses And ladders in the side of the rocks. I know u will have a nice drive from the Utah border to salt lake. I love that drive I’ve done it in all seasons probably 50 times in the past 5 years as a trucker. 50miles from i15 is a waterfall on the left hand side of the road it’s visible from the road like literally 40ft from the road it is on a curve so u got to keep looking left. I’ve got out and went to it probably 4 times seen ppl ice climb it before too in winter. It has a pin on Google maps I just can’t remember the name of it.
Soooo glad you tried hatch chile, I grew up on it, you should go to sparkys in hatch, NM and try thr green chile milkshake! It sounds gross, but it is oddly good!
fell in love with your channel while you guys were doing your van life before so im happy to see that you guys are back in the van! pls keep these amazing van life videos coming
Love your videos. Bisti was on my list of my most recent trip, but I cut it short to get home to paint the house before it gets too hot. Do you guys air down on those bumpy roads?
I’ve been to New Mexico over 5 times now and Bandelier National Monument twice. New Mexico really is the land of enchantment. It was fun to relive some of my previous trips by watching this video, thanks :) I’ll be exploring new areas of New Mexico in June while I drive from Kansas to my new home in Phoenix! I can’t wait for it
@@AdventuresofAplusK thank you so much! I would love to see you two explore some more lesser known spots in Arizona to give me some new adventure ideas! Safe travels to you and keep up the amazing videos my friends
We were in the Farmington area in mid February and missed out on many areas we wanted to see because the snow was to deep We are going back in October.
I love New Mexico. I spent over two months there last year. I was at Bandalier, climbed all the ladders too. Some of them were a little intense! I've been on some of those New Mexico rutted out dirt roads too!😅
If you can ever time things to be in Albuquerque for the balloon fiesta it is amazing to see. I went this past Fall. Actually didn't pay for a ticket to get in close to the balloons but there is plenty of places to watch them around town. It was beyond cool! They're just flying and landing all over the place right by you.
Food looks fantastic! Eye Watering good!🌶️🌶️🌶️😂. Love me some nature and history, that is the best duo!!! The views!!!!🎉 Happy 5 year birthday Brisket!
We always appreciate your hikes to places we will never adventure to. Your production and video quality,storytelling is always spot on! I find it interesting ancestral Americans were living in caves while in Europe, some at the time were living in palaces. Thanks again for a great adventure! ~Cara ❤
Enjoyed this episode. Great to see A+K getting back to the basics, hiking, exploring and van life. Hope you guys get a chance to rejuvenate and do whatever that make you happy
I had a wonderful trip to Santa Fe last June. Because my travel companions and I are older than you guys, we passed Bandolier and instead visited Los Alamos. It was a beautiful town up on a ridge, and although sobering historically (think Oppenheimer) very interesting with some great museums. What a lovely adventure so far! Cheers from beautiful Palm Springs🌴🌵👋🏻
We meant to watch Oppenheimer before we hit the road because we knew we'd be going to that area...just never got around to it. Would love to go back and see more! Thanks for watching!
I'm so happy that you're back to doing road trips in the US! Our first visit to NM was back in 2003, flying all the way from London UK, where we were living at the time. Since we had to splurge on flights and took a good chunk of our precious holiday time, we've made an *absolutely jam-packed* itinerary to go around NM, UT and AZ in just 3 weeks. Now we are so blessed to be living in the US- so much cheaper and takes only 4.5hrs to reach our favourite places on earth!
We’re glad to be back traveling as a family, but do love exploring other parts of the world as well. That’s awesome you’re in the US and can get around easier! Thanks for watching!
This was an awesome video. When my family went to Albuquerque we ate at the Church Street Cafe, and it was the best Mexican food we had ever eaten. 😂 My family is excited to go back through Albuquerque on our way to Sequoia and eat back at the Church Hill restaurant.
Yay! When I saw you were heading to Santa Fe in the last video, I was hoping you'd stop by Bandalier! I went a couple years ago, and it was such a fun and unique experience! You're absolutely right--New Mexico is totally underrated.
So glad to see you guy back on the road again! We went to New Mexico too in 2020 . Albuquerque/SantaFe and Taos . It is such a beautiful state. The landscape is totally out of the world! That shot of the starry night sky was spectacular! I love sunrise and sunset. So excited to see the next leg of your trip. Utah another spectacular State. Safe travels guys.
We’re always so blown away by New Mexico! We’re excited to be traveling as a family again and super excited to share what we got up to in Utah! Thank you!
So glad you are on the road again… we just drove to the Black Hills and back to Wisconsin ! Lots of fun hikes but so much work, we can appreciate your anxiety and effort… thanks for doing it for us. You really seem enjoy each other, and truly happy! Larry and Shelley
Glad you’re back! So fun traveling with you! I was at Bandelier a year ago during a light thunderstorm. I had the place to myself… peak nature moment! I like to say thank you to the Rangers for maintaining the beautiful park and when I did so I burst into tears because of how beautiful it was! They need to see how much we love our national parks and appreciate their stewardship! I would love to go back and spend a month in Santa Fe… What a special place and as well as Ghost Ranch and Los Alamos.
Those hoodoos and vast landscapes! I have remained stationary in Northwest Washington for the last 20+ years, but this brings back memories of being in places in the West where the Earth remains, pretty much, like it was before humans.
Nice! So beautiful there! We wanted to camp on the river just didn’t feel like driving the bumpy road with the limited time we’d have to stay down there
I remember those washboard roads. We had those going to Chaco Cultural National Historical Park - which I highly recommend despite the bone shattering drive. Your trip brings back memories of ours. I miss those views. We were also at Bandolier a couple of years ago but were unable to get to Alcove House as it was closed due to a woman dying there the day before. So sad - a rock hit her causing her to fall off the ladder. Sorry to end on a sad note.
Yikes that's so sad! You definitely have to be careful out there. We were surprised they let people climb those ladders! We definitely want to get to Chaco one day
Glad to see y’all traveling in the states again! Love your travel guides and use them on the regular! Just got back from Joshua Tree and went to try the delicious Date Shake at Shields because y’all recommended it. 😊
