The Hitch

It's summer in Colorado and that can mean only one thing: the yearly pilgrammage to Water World, an enormous water park just north of Denver.

For astute listeners of The Hitch, you'll remember Water …

For the couple decades that they've been on the road together, stopping at antique malls has always been a thing for Janice and Dan. They offer a unique look into the place you're in, plus generous A…

While exploring the new campsite, Janice makes a discovery: the other half of the campground is vastly differnet than the side Evangeline is parked in: the roads are paved, there are big beautiful cl…

It's a move day and Dan's jerry-rigged drivers side mirrors is... only sort of up to the task.

The mirror "replacement" was really three mirrors: a tow arm extension mirror, a little convex dot mirro…

Week Seven hits a low point as Dan discovers that the drivers side mirror is missing after a night out with a friend.

Wait, missing?

Yes, missing. Just, gone. Removed, with all the electronics below …

Week Seven kicks off with Janice, Dan, and the family's first full day in the Denver area. While much of this week is devoted to Janice's family, they spent the day today exploring the campsite they …

Week 6 wraps up with a bit of culture shock.

After weeks spent away from the bustle of a large city, driving into the Denver Area today felt like driving into the land of plenty. Did you know you can…

The penultimate episode of Week 6 is really two adventures in one!

First, join Janice, Dan, and family as they climb the Great Sand Dunes--and then sled down. It was a morning full of fun on the sand…

After leaving Santa Fe, week six rolls into Colorado with a stop at The Oasis RV park just outside the Great Sand Dunes National Park.

A slightly rickety but well loved store, campground, and motel, …

Recorded live from a secluded corner of Meow Wolf, this episode features the whole family talking about this extraordinary art experience in Santa Fe. In fact, this is their second visiting Meow Wolf…

Another day in Santa Fe brings Janice and the kids back to an antique mall. This time they're not just browsing, they're buying a Man-Kerchief display.

What's a Man-Kerchief you ask? Well, it's a tis…

Week 6 continues with a settling into life in Santa Fe. Dan went off to work at a coworking space with actual working internet, while Janice tried to figure out what to do with the kids for the day.

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Week six begins with a road trip in search of the past.

First, Janice and Dan attempt to drive the pre-1937 path of Route 66 which lead from Santa Fe to Albuqurque. Much of the road doesn't exist any…

Sometimes even the best days go south on you. After an incredible day at the International Folk Art Market, Janice and Dan went to record this episode of the hitch on a picturesque bench swing at the…

It took 34 days, but today Janice and Dan and the whole family did something that most people do on day one of camping: they had a campfire.

Living on the road is very different than camping, and the…

Janice and Dan are joined outside the trailer by the 14-year-old to talk about today's surreal adventure at Meow Wolf!

Part art installation, part interactive story, part surreal playground, part min…

It's a day Janice and Dan have been dreading for a while now: the halfway point of the trip. It feels like it's taken no time at all to get here while also feeling like it's taken all the time. But t…

The beauty of this region almost doesn't seem real. Whether it's the incredible high desert mountains on the drive into town or the historic adobe buildings of Santa Fe, the beauty can almost be over…

As Week 5 continues, Janice and Dan and the kids expore Santa Fe. Is it a city? A town? A Citytown? It feels both small and big at the same time.

But size aside, it is a city rich with history and cu…

Week 5 begins with Janice, Dan, Evangeline and the whole family finally away from the brutal heat of southern New Mexico and situated over 7,000 feet in the mountains outside Santa Fe.

It's cool and …