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Adventur MIKE GAERTNER & DAUGHTER ALLI “I’VE TRAVELED SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID, ONE TIME WITH MY MOM AND STEPDAD IN AN OLD JEEP WILLYS STATION WAGON WHEN I WAS 7 OR 8, ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL AMERICA. TRAVELING IS A CONSTANT ITCH. NOW, THE NICE THING ABOUT HAVING THE VAN IS IT’S EASY TO JUMP INTO FOR A WEEKEND TRIP AND COSTS NEXT TO NOTHING. IT’S AMAZING THE PLACES YOU CAN CAMP, WHETHER IT’S AT EVENTS OR AT A TRAILHEAD. YOU JUST PULL OUT, SLEEP, MAKE BREAKFAST. WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM A RIDE, YOUR LOUNGE CHAIR AND A COOL BEER IS WAITING.”
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