Life on the road isn’t always sunsets and serenity. Sometimes, it’s your truck overheating halfway up a mountain with no place to turn around. Sometimes, it’s your dog leaping out of a camper window. And sometimes, it’s sharing a magical Fourth of July with your family, under a light drizzle, while fireworks explode across a lake below you.

We open up about James’ thyroid cancer diagnosis, confirmed by surgery just 10 days before recording. This inspired us to sell our 40-acre Arizona homestead to start fresh in Idaho near our family.

We’re closing our chapter on Idaho by exploring the scenic town of Sandpoint, nestled between mountains and the stunning Lake Pend Oreille.

If you're in the Sandpoint region and looking for less-traveled spots where you and your dogs can roam free, you're in for a treat!

20 minutes outside of Sandpoint, Idaho, where we found ourselves off the beaten path and discovering somewhere truly special.

In this episode of Kerouac's Cruising, we're taking you on a journey to one of our favorite hidden gems in Northern Idaho—Lightning Creek!