Winter’s in the High Desert follows our family of five as we downsize our life in central Iowa and rebuild our world in the rugged, beautiful high desert of northern Arizona.
This channel documents the real journey—
the challenges, the breakthroughs, the mistakes, the learning curves,
and the surprising beauty that comes from starting over with intention.
We live here now. By “here,” I mean: outdoor toilet, bucket showers, and a solid hour of off-roading just to reach pavement — then another 20–90 minutes to groceries. Luxury. 😅 The high desert nights are cold. The days can be hot and a bit dusty. The wind has strong opinions about our tents. All […]
We picked it up from our very generous friends, and started with what I can only describe as the kind of sentence you want to hear before a 1,600+ mile journey: > “It’s a good, solid engine. Keep up on oil changes and you’ve got another half million miles in it.” So technically, we’re just […]
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