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FIVE PARKS LIFE
Pink and gray evening clouds over the Spanish Peaks, with fall trees and junipers in front.
the kids went to college and we hit the road :)

Life is meant to be moving.

We're Erin & Matt: an RV, a yoga mat, a camera, and every beautiful bend in the road across North America. This is the real, unscripted version of Five Parks Yoga.

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WHY WE FILM ANY OF THIS

We believe life is meant to be lived with motion, and that beauty is already right where you are. These stories are our nudge for you: start your own journey, whatever bend in the road you're on. The first step is always the most important one.

we're so glad you're here. Erin & Matt

Matt and Erin smiling on a rocky lakeshore at Lathrop State Park as the sun sets behind fall trees. A crescent moon above pink streaked clouds over the Spanish Peaks near Lathrop State Park. Erin stands and guides a group of seated students during a yoga class on a sandy beach. Matt and Erin smiling in bike helmets in front of a calm lake and forested hills. Matt and Erin in bike helmets on the lakeshore at Lathrop State Park, with the Spanish Peaks behind them.
golden hour does the heavy lifting

Fresh from the road

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Helicopters, E-Bikes & Hikes: Kauai in One Wild Week EP 03 · THE LATEST
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Helicopters, E-Bikes & Hikes: Kauai in One Wild Week

Thirty years ago we were two broke kids waiting tables in Hawaii. This time we came back to Kauai for our 25th anniversary, with a doors-off helicopter, 14 miles on the e-bikes, and a plan to rest that did not survive the first day.

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Repositioning Cruise? Join us from Vancouver to Hawaii on the World’s Coldest Cruise Ship EP 02
Repositioning Cruise? Join us from Vancouver to Hawaii on the World’s Coldest Cruise Ship

Our first repositioning cruise, Vancouver to Hawaii. A bike ride around Vancouver, a first day on board we would rather forget, and a long, chilly crossing of the Pacific.

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The Nest Is Empty! Let’s GO! – Five Parks Life – Buy a Travel Trailer. Hit the Road! EP 01
The Nest Is Empty! Let’s GO! – Five Parks Life – Buy a Travel Trailer. Hit the Road!

The nest is empty, so we bought a travel trailer. First drive at 20 miles an hour, first turn, first tour of the rig, and the very start of Volume Two.

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older episodes live on the channel, the glovebox only holds so much

Moments we didn't plan

you land in the middle, wander either way
+28 MORE IN THE GLOVE BOX the full stash lives here
A black pickup hitched to the Brinkley travel trailer at a gravel RV site with the sun low in the sky.
sunrise hitch-up
Matt and Erin with their two daughters, all smiling, in front of the Brinkley trailer at a grassy campground.
our girls, Tricia and Abby
Rindo, a black curly senior dog in a bandana, stands at the campsite with the Brinkley trailer and truck behind.
camp inspector, on duty
A wide canyon with red rock walls and a green, tree-filled floor under a clear blue sky.
the canyon nobody told us about
Close-up of Rindo's curly black and gray face, tongue out, in the sun.
the beard, post-swim
Matt and Erin in bike helmets smiling beside a pond lined with golden cattails and fall cottonwoods.
20 "hiked" miles, zero regrets
Matt and Erin in sunglasses taking a selfie on a red dirt trail below eroded red rock cliffs.
red dirt, big grins
Eleven women from a yoga retreat stand arm in arm on the beach with the ocean and a headland behind.
the whole retreat crew, pre-salt-water
Pink clouds and a soft sunset reflected in a calm lake, seen from a rocky shore with dry grasses.
the sky showed off tonight · CO
Matt and Erin smiling in a selfie on a dirt path as the sun sets behind juniper trees and dry grass.
the commute to nowhere
A white Brinkley travel trailer hitched to a black pickup at camp, with yellow fall trees and snowy mountains behind.
home, parked anywhere
Erin stands and guides a group of seated students during a yoga class on a sandy beach.
beach class in session, Costa Rica
Matt and Erin in bike helmets and sunglasses smiling on a lakeshore path with mountains in the distance.
matching helmets, matching grins
An orange sunset glowing beneath heavy storm clouds over a grassy plain with rocky outcrops on the horizon.
the sky caught fire over camp
Rindo, a black and gray curly dog on a leash, panting happily on a lakeshore with hills behind.
lake day, tongue out
Matt and Erin smiling in bike helmets in front of a calm lake and forested hills.
helmet hair, lake views
A round Welcome to New Mexico sign with the red Zia sun symbol on a yellow background beside a brushy hillside.
new state, new stamp
Erin in a twisting forward fold on a yoga mat atop a flat granite rock, surrounded by pine trees.
any flat rock is a studio
Matt and Erin in rain jackets smiling at an overlook above a winding road through a forested valley.
overlook earned the hard way
Matt and Erin smiling in a sunny selfie beside the front of their Brinkley trailer under a blue sky.
campground golden hour
+28 MORE IN THE GLOVE BOX the full photo stash
THE WRITTEN STUFF · FIELD NOTES FROM MOST STOPS

The Journal

videos are the movie, this is the diary

Where we stayed, what it cost, what we'd do differently, and the stuff that never makes the final cut. The newest entries live here, the rest are in the archive.

Control panel of a blue Pulsar dual fuel generator with CO Sentry, a yellow 30 amp RV plug connected. ENTRY 17 Everything We Bought to Set Up Our Travel Trailer (and What We Paid) Our real first-year shopping list for the Brinkley: 150 Amazon orders and one very expensive battery, grouped by what each thing is for, with what we actually paid. READ THE ENTRY A black Ford pickup parked in front of the Brinkley travel trailer at a gravel desert campsite. ENTRY 16 What a Year on the Road Actually Cost Us Campsites were $33 a night. The real cost of a year in the Brinkley, with everything we pay to keep it rolling, was about $204 a night. Here is every number, plus what it cost to get set up. READ THE ENTRY Brinkley Model I travel trailer at a campsite with sunset light reflecting in its windows and e-bikes beside it. ENTRY 15 Brinkley Model I 235 Review: Our Honest First Year A year and 85 nights in our 2026 Brinkley Model I 235: what broke and what we upgraded, plus what we love and what we'd change. READ THE ENTRY A crescent moon above pink streaked clouds over the Spanish Peaks near Lathrop State Park. +14 more most stops get their pages BROWSE THE JOURNAL
THE TRAVEL MAP · EVERY STOP, PINNED

Where the road has taken us

State parks, BLM dirt, a few islands and our home base in Tamarindo. Every stop is on the map, with the episode it shows up in and our field notes when we've written them.

  • 47 STOPS
  • 7 STATES
  • 2 COUNTRIES
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go on, find your state

plus Hawaii, Costa Rica and one very big ocean

Erin sits in a green camp chair at a campsite, looking out across open grassland to a pair of mountain peaks.
some mornings are for sitting still
A QUIETER PAGE

Erin's Corner

Alongside all the adventure, Erin is walking through a surgery and the slow, honest work of recovery. She's writing about it here: the hard days, the small wins, and what healing looks like when your life (and your job) is movement.

No hype in this corner. Just real notes, shared in her own time, for anyone navigating something similar.

LATEST NOTE · Day 16 Post-Op: What About Yoga? READ ALL OF ERIN'S NOTES

okay, deep breath, back to the adventures

ONE FAMILY · SIX WAYS IN

Pick your speed

The vlog is the two of us living on the road. The yoga channel is 400+ free classes with Erin. And when Costa Rica calls: the guide to moving there, the beach casa you can rent, and the retreats and trainings where you can learn with us.

A black pickup truck hitched to a white Brinkley travel trailer, parked on gravel beside juniper trees.
01 · THE TRAVEL VLOG

Five Parks Life

RV life, empty nesting, and the occasional wrong turn, with both of us.

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Pink clouds and a soft sunset reflected in a calm lake, seen from a rocky shore with dry grasses.
02 · THE YOGA CHANNEL

Five Parks Yoga

400+ free classes with Erin, every level, filmed in the world's prettiest places.

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  • Casa Colorado's curved pool and covered patio lit up at night among tropical palms in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Casa Colorado, our beach house in Tamarindo
  • Young surfer in a blue rash guard riding a wave in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Moving to Costa Rica, the 10 Feet Traveling guide
  • Eleven women from a yoga retreat stand arm in arm on the beach with the ocean and a headland behind. Retreats and trainings, learn with us
  • Erin sits in a green camp chair at a campsite, looking out across open grassland to a pair of mountain peaks. Menopause Masterclass, join the waitlist (COMING SOON)
THE CAMP STORE

Pack what we pack

Fifteen years of travel distilled into the stuff that actually earns its storage space, sorted by the bag it lives in.

click here to see our packing lists

SEE OUR PACKING LISTS OR BROWSE THE WHOLE STOREFRONT

as Amazon associates we may earn a little, it keeps the gas tank honest ♥

Stamps in the passport

45 stops and counting, the book reshuffles itself, tap one for the field notes
TEXAS ABILENE STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO ARVADA BEEN THERE TEXAS AUSTIN EAST KOA HOLIDAY EPISODE 6: TEXAS WINTER NEW MEXICO BOTTOMLESS LAKES STATE PARK BEEN THERE TEXAS BRAZOS BEND EPISODE 6: TEXAS WINTER COLORADO CAMP EDDY BEEN THERE ARIZONA CATALINA STATE PARK BEEN THERE PACIFIC OCEAN CELEBRITY SOLSTICE EPISODE 2: THE REPOSITIONING CRUISE NEW MEXICO CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK BEEN THERE TEXAS DAVIS MOUNTAINS EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN WYOMING FOREST ROAD 700, MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST BEEN THERE COLORADO GARDEN OF THE GODS RV RESORT BEEN THERE TEXAS GOOSE ISLAND EPISODE 6: TEXAS WINTER TEXAS GUADALUPE RIVER EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN HAWAII HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK EPISODE 2: THE REPOSITIONING CRUISE COLORADO HEATON BAY CAMPGROUND BEEN THERE HAWAII HILO EPISODE 2: THE REPOSITIONING CRUISE HAWAII HONOLULU AND DIAMOND HEAD, OAHU EPISODE 3: KAUAI IN ONE WILD WEEK UTAH HOVENWEEP NATIONAL MONUMENT BEEN THERE ARIZONA KARTCHNER CAVERNS STATE PARK BEEN THERE HAWAII KAUAI EPISODE 3: KAUAI IN ONE WILD WEEK HAWAII KONA EPISODE 2: THE REPOSITIONING CRUISE TEXAS LAKE AMISTAD EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN TEXAS LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI EPISODE 6: TEXAS WINTER TEXAS LAKE LIVINGSTON EPISODE 6: TEXAS WINTER COLORADO LATHROP EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN COLORADO LEADVILLE EPISODE 1: THE NEST IS EMPTY NEW MEXICO LEASBURG DAM STATE PARK BEEN THERE ARIZONA LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO MANCOS STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO MCINNIS CANYONS EPISODE 1: THE NEST IS EMPTY TEXAS MCKINNEY FALLS EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN TEXAS MONAHANS SANDHILLS STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO NAVAJO STATE PARK BEEN THERE TEXAS PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO PENITENTE CANYON BEEN THERE ARIZONA PINE FLAT CAMPGROUND BEEN THERE ARIZONA RIO VERDE RV PARK BEEN THERE NEW MEXICO ROCKHOUND STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO SAND GULCH CAMPGROUND BEEN THERE COLORADO STANDLEY LAKE BEEN THERE NEW MEXICO SUGARITE CANYON STATE PARK BEEN THERE COLORADO TRINIDAD LAKE STATE PARK BEEN THERE NEW MEXICO VALLEY OF FIRES EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN NEW MEXICO VILLANUEVA EPISODE 4: COLORADO TO AUSTIN
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Pink and gray evening clouds over the Spanish Peaks, with fall trees and junipers in front.

Ride along with the Crew

First to know when an episode drops, and when the rig rolls through your town, wherever the road goes next.

no spam, ever, it's just the two of us out here