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
S4 Day 12: Windstorm
A quick move from Lyons to the St Vrain State Park, a beautiful pond-filled park just off the highway near Longmont finds Janice and Dan recording as the winds start to pick up around them. Plus, it'…
S4 Day 11: Friends and Laundry
Janice and Dan have friends over to visit, a rare and welcome occurrence, and they discover how nice it is to share this life with people you care about. But then, get ready, because it's laundry day…
S4 Day 10: Chilling, literally, in the river
Today's episode was recorded alongside the St Vrain river in Lyons Colorado. Janice and Dan are joined by the little one, who's excited about the river and also a little hesitant to talk about it. He…
S4 Day 9: Life Mode
Life in Lyons is in full swing: Dan had a full work day, Janice had family visit, and the little one had to figure out how to find his own fun.
S4 Day 8: Movin' In
Welcome to Week Two! Janice and Dan are shifting the trailer into a more moved-in state, shopping for groceries, setting up chairs outside. It's life in Lyons for a few days, might as well settle in,…
S4 Day Seven: Stopping in Lyons
It's the end of the first week, with many more weeks to go. Crossing Iowa and Nebraska was to get here: Lyons, Colorado, one of Janice and Dan's favorite places on earth. They get to spend quite a bi…
S4 Day Six: A Better Day
Yesterday was a bad day, today in Nebraska was a better one. Though it didn't start that way, with high winds shaking the trailer. But, eventually the weather turned and so did attitudes and it was a…
S4 Day Five: A Dark Day
This episode was recorded on June 24th, 2022, after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade. Living life on the road means dealing with life on the road, and today that meant trying to process this …
S4 Day Four: Into Nebraska
Janice and Dan pull Evangeline into Nebraska, Janice's sworn enemy state. But the state park they're in for the night is actually pretty nice, and even Janice's hardened heart has to admit it.
S4 Day Three: Working in Iowa City
After two days of pulling, it's a nice day off the road in Iowa City, where Dan needs to catch up on some work—only to be reminded that when you're working on the road, best laid plans often come und…
S4 Day Two: Oh No.
It's a drive day for Janice and Dan, as they hit the road for real, heading out from LaSalle/Peru and pulling to Iowa City. Except there's a little problem that comes up before they head out.
S4 Day One: Rolling Out Again
Join Janice and Dan in the back of Evangeline as they, the two kids and the dog, head out for another summer on the road! This summer is their longest time out since the pandemic started and the furt…
Season Four Day Zero: Summer 2022 Begins
Welcome to Season Four of The Hitch! Dan and Janice and the family are gearing up to spend another summer out on the road in Evangeline, their 27' Airstream trailer.
This summer they're traveling far…
Day 28: 28 Days Later
After a very long day of packing and unhitching for good, Dan and Janice sit down at home to look back on the day, the relief that comes with getting home amid the Delta variant, and the possibilitie…
Day 27: Final Night
Near the small Illinois towns of Lasalle and Peru. The whole family, having just hung out with cows across the street from the campsite, sit around the dinette table and look back on the last four we…
Day 26: Bookends
It's the last day off until home and Dan and Janice reflect on the trip and on the return. Despite all the Delta variant worry and weirdness, everyone feels lucky to have gone on the road again. But…
Day 25: Reality Creeps Around the Edges
After a few hot days, Dan and Janice take advantage of the cooler temps to sit outside. Among a chorus of cicadas and crickets and frogs, the reality of getting back home in a few days starts to cre…
Day 24: Feels like 110
It's the hottest day of the trip and, in parts of the Midwest, of the year with the temperature hitting 100 and the "feels like" at 110. it's the kind of heat that the AC in the trailer can't keep u…
Day 23: Gas and Go
Every episode we try and turn off the fans and AC so you hear us clearly. Today, in Kearney Nebraska, it's just too hot to turn off the air so enjoy the sound of what it really sounds like in Evangel…
Day 22: Apocalypse Now
It's the start of the drive back and it's smoky. Smoke from wildfires in California and Oregon have been a persistent problem this whole trip, but today has taken on an apocalyptic feel. Everything …