It began with 2 years living on the road

The Vignettes
To document an adventure we'd never have again

The Vignettes
And it became Away We Go

The Vignettes
Now, it's 200+ adventure vignettes for you to explore

The Vignettes

Beth Downing 10/20/25 Beth Downing 10/20/25

Aspens & Redwoods

When you hold an unblemished coin of an aspen leaf in your palm, you know you’re holding the color of the actual sun in your hand.

Beth Downing 6/18/25 Beth Downing 6/18/25

Leapfrog

I leapfrogged my own doubts. Coming back to them, passing them, hearing them breathing heavily behind me. Sometimes they got out ahead and took over. Sometimes I was the one ahead, leaving them behind for just a little bit.

Beth Downing 10/15/24 Beth Downing 10/15/24

Bent Aspens

Social is not the same thing as connected, but there are parallels. If a creature is capable of thriving amongst its brethren, then what happens when that condition isn’t met?

Beth Downing 8/27/24 Beth Downing 8/27/24

Sunward

I wish I had the strength to say yes to all the things that could burn me. It’s possible every now and then, but not in the same blazing and fleeting way as these sunflowers: fervently magnificent in their hopefulness.

It began with 2 years living on the road

To document an adventure we'd never have again

And it became Away We Go

Now, it's 200+ adventure vignettes for you to explore

Aspens & Redwoods

Leapfrog

Bent Aspens

Sunward

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