Out Of This Van. Photography, filmmaking, and travel guides

Out Of This Van

Two riders and a dog with bikes on a ridge near Seward, Alaska

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Seward, Alaska

The van

We left our desks in Atlanta in 2019, converted a Promaster, and drove west.

Hi friends. We’re Evan & Melanny (& Penelope). Our goals are simple: bike, hike, adventure, and share what we find along the way. The photographs are the record. The guides are so you can go too.

Meet the three of us

A couple and their dog hiking in a mountainous area with glaciers

The road

Frames from the road

Alaska, Sedona, Baja, and the island. Photographs we made on the trip. Click any frame.

Two mountain bikes beside an alpine lake near Seward, Alaska — Seward, Alaska

Melanny inside Keyhole Cave — Keyhole Cave Interior

Evan, Melanny, and Penelope in the open van doors with a mountain bike, alpine ridges behind, near Valdez — Valdez, Alaska

Promaster on the Baja flats — Baja California, Mexico

Evan in the canyon — Moab, Utah

Melanny in red rock — Kanarraville, Utah

Penelope in the rocks — Hurricane, Utah

White Promaster on the sand at Bahía de Concepción, slider open, yellow packraft bag and a paddleboard beside two camp chairs — Bahía de Concepción, Mexico

Evan in a hat and Melanny in red pants on a fir ridge, snow peaks behind, near Tofino — Tofino, Vancouver Island

Melanny on a mossy ledge in the Colombian páramo, slate-blue Gregory pack on her back, arms open — Colombia

Looking out of Keyhole Cave — Sedona, Arizona

Sandstone mesa catching last light under dark clouds near Hurricane, Utah — Hurricane, Utah

Alaska

Coverage from the camera roll

Alaska on the camera roll. The gate holds one place at a time.

Two mountain bikes beside an alpine lake near Seward, Alaska

Evan, Melanny, and Penelope in the open van doors with a mountain bike, alpine ridges behind, near Valdez

White boat crane over a channel toward snow mountains and a glacier near Juneau

Brown bears at a waterfall as salmon jump near Katmai

Matanuska Glacier

Wrangell–St. Elias

Ketchikan

Seward

Portfolio

Five places, one van.

The ferry Kennecott docked at a wooden pier in Juneau, Alaska, at dusk

Evan and Melanny on a fir ridge in front of a snow-dusted peak near Tofino

British Columbia

Melanny and Penelope on the ferry deck, US flag and snow peaks behind them

Vancouver Island

White Promaster on the sand at Bahía de Concepción, slider open, yellow packraft bag and a paddleboard beside two camp chairs

Baja California Sur

Melanny on a mossy ledge in the Colombian páramo, slate-blue Gregory pack on her back, arms open

Evan & Melanny · photography · filmmaking · the road

The journal

Guides from the road

Kayaking a red rock canyon on Lake Powell, Penelope in a yellow life jacket at the bow

May 2023 · Travel Guides

Guide to Kayaking From Lake Powell to Antelope Canyon with your dog

How to kayak from Lake Powell to Antelope Canyon with your dog: the boat launch, paddling distance, the hike in, and what to bring.

Films

Catch up on YouTube

Films from the road, including our favorite parts of Baja.

Partners

Brands we’ve loved working with

Instagram

Follow along

A hiker and a dog walking a dry slot canyon

Penelope turning 9 years young

Celebrating 30 with paddling and slot canyons

Two people who have lived in a van for 3+ years