I would live here for a while. Squamish is a pretty rad place. So much nature around, nice folks, cute small town, endless climbing access, outdoorsy community, can it get any better? I've been sleeping in my car for the last 6 weeks, parking in the campground some nights, other nights, on a dirt road next to other people living in their vans. Everyone's got cool setups, some vans have full-on mattresses, others have a fridge, some feel super cozy, others a little on the messy side. Either way, it's a nice peek into this life we're all trying to live. Simply, with minimal impact. I feel like it'll be hard to go back to the life of renting an apartment.. going home every night after work and being alone. At the campground, every night is a hangout, every night brings new people together, travelers from Sweden or Germany or Mexico, all together in one place, brought together by a passion for climbing rocks. I'm so sad to leave, but I'll definitely come back. Next, I'm heading toward Banff and Jasper and then Calgary to visit my friends, Alfred and Yusuke, who I met in Squamish. It's so cool to meet people in one place one week, and see them again in a different province another week. How cool is the van life? :)
Ryan and Gypsy, two characters living in the Chief campground :)
Marc, a rad dude I met in Seattle who's also living the van life. He climbs pretty hard..
A goodbye sunset :)