Hi! We are Zach & Julie & Kobe Ruhl, the creators of Ruhls of the Road! We are launching this YouTube channel to document our adventure living out of our Do It Yourself CamperVan – Winnie! Winnie is an absolute beauty of a vehicle – a 2001 Volkswagen Eurovan who loves living the van life.
We have been living the van life since December 2018, and have been loving every day exploring, adventuring, hiking, camping, and doing the darn thing!
Every week, we are posting a brief recap of the previous week showing all of the cool and crazy shenanigans we got ourselves into that week! There will be some tears, some laughs, some scrapes & bruises, and a whole lot of adventure along the way.
This video is recapping our time in…drum roll please…Kootenay National Park! One of the most BEAUTIFUL national parks north of the United States border in Canada!
Hiking and Camping in Kootenay National Park has been a FANTASTIC experience. Why? A few reasons!
– First off, the trails in the park are wonderful. We hiked the Dog Lake Trail, Paint Pots Trail, and Stanley Glacier Trail all in 2 glorious days.
– Second, the Hot Springs. Radium Hot Springs is located on the main road through the park, and is one of the most FUN hot springs we’ve ever been to! They have a HUGE hot pool, an even BIGGER cold pool, and a diving board and two slides! Also, they have showers, which we needed after finishing those hikes…
– Third, they allow dogs! If you ask us, the United States is behind on this one, not allowing dogs in National Parks. Our chihuahua Kobe LOVES to get out on the trails, and he gets to in Canada!
– Fourth – We saw our first bald eagle in 6 months! The first 6 months were spent in the USA and we didn’t see an eagle until we got to Canada… figures.
VIDEO TIME STAMPS:
0:00 – Introduction from Canada!
0:59 – Kootenay National Park Montage
1:58 – Thank You & Please Subscribe!
We truly believe that people can learn SO much about themselves AND about other cultures by traveling. Hitting the road and experiencing new places, people, & things will open up anyone’s mind to new things they never dreamed before! Check out our Wanderful Destinations page on our blog to get our tips & tricks on amazing places we’ve been to around the world!
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About Zach & Julie:
We first found out each other had a passion for travel when we started dating, and set off on our first trip together to sunny San Diego after only dating for a few short weeks! You really learn who someone is when you travel with them… Everything started off great with a delayed flight and lost baggage (the only reason Zach has broken Julie’s terrible overpacking habits and convinced her to become a backpacker gal) but we bonded the rest of the time over sunsets, bike rides, seafood and strong coffee. We were quickly hooked to the feeling of exploring a new place and found ourselves planning our next trip before returning home from the last.
Starting in January 2019, we purchased a 2001 Volkswagen Eurovan MV and are making the road our home! We spent 2 months converting our van (Winnie) into our home, with a TON of help from YouTube tutorials, and of course some help from Zach’s handyman pops. Now every day is a new adventure!
2 Comments
Just a friendly note, few if any of us from the West say "Eh", that's an Easterner thing. That said I do hope you thoroughly enjoyed the park & your trip in Western Canada, I'm a bit biased I reckon but Kootenay Park is one of the most beautiful spots on Earth.
LOL…1:41 Kobe: 'These lakes aren't so big…see, I've just walked round one in 20 seconds!!'