The Hitch
Join Dan and Janice as they talk travel, dream big, and set out on a new adventure in their 27' Airstream trailer, Evangeline. Out for 50 days on the road this summer with their 17-year-old, 7-year-old, and dog, they're heading out to the Pacific Northwest while navigating through life's challenges along the way. Listen daily and come along for the ride!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
Day Sixteen: Welcome to Colorful Colorado
Janice, Dan, Evangeline, and the family arrive in Colorado, their home for the next three weeks (though not all in one place). It took the longest tow day they’ve had to get there and they also trave…
Day Fifteen: Old School Navigation
It’s been five nights in the Black Hills and now Dan and Janice are gearing up to head to Colorado. But without internet, Janice falls back on pen, paper, and a good old-school road atlas to figure o…
Day Fourteen: Calm-bilibrium
Janice is feeling something she hasn’t felt since before her cancer year: is it… relaxed? Having spent the day visiting sites in the Black Hills, she’s found a level of calm she hasn’t felt in a long…
Day Thirteen: Offline
Living in a 27’ aluminum tube is hardly roughing it, but this stay in the Black Hills has proven to be more rustic than Dan and Janice anticipated. With campsite WiFi that bursts into tears if you tr…
Day Twelve: Hope on July 4
Janice and Dan started this trip with a two year old, but today—July 4—he’s now a three year old. Happy Birthday America and also the kid!
They celebrate by going to Mt Rushmore, that most American o…
Day Eleven: Buckets of Rain
It’s time to put down roots for a bit as Janice and Dan pull Evangeline into a campground just outside Mt Rushmore. But they’re not outside enjoying the (massive) campground’s many amenities because …
Day Ten: Into the Badlands
Another day, another cross-state trek buffeted by crosswinds. Did you know that pulling 6000 pounds behind you gets trickier when wind is trying to push it the other way? It’s true. This time Dan & J…
Day Nine: Back at it
After a week in Minneapolis running a conference, Dan, Janice, and family are back at the EZ Air Park and then on the road—though not without a significant rain delay.
It’s Dan’s first time pulling t…
Day Three: Somewhere In Between
Beaten by reverse, Dan and Janice left their trailer hitched to the truck and parked on the street last night. Neither one of them slept well and today they needed to find a new place to put it. Plus…
Day Two: Backward
So it turns out there's a lot to learn when you're driving a trailer. After an uneventful three hour drive from the Dells to Minneapolis Minnesota, Janice and Dan pull in to their friend Jeff's house…
Day One: Forward
It's day one of sixty and Dan, Janice, and family are in the Wisconsin Dells. A midwestern town full of tourist traps and water slides, they're partaking in none of it: it's just a useful stopping po…
Welcome to The Hitch
Welcome to the Hitch! The podcast where Dan Sinker and Janice Dillard navigate life's challenges from the back of an Airstream trailer, while traveling for 60 days through America.
In this intro epis…