Joshua Tree

For my 40th birthday, Chiara took me to see my two favorite bands, Dave Matthews Band and Guster. Because of COVID, we haven’t been able to see either band since. But Chiara made my 41st birthday special all the same, renting a tricked-out Wrangler for off-roading fun in Joshua Tree National Park.

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Brian Snyder
COVID RV Road Trip

Chiara and I are doing our best to continue treating the current pandemic as an opportunity for adventure. On August 1, we picked up our class-C motorhome from Cruise America RV Rental. Over the next 10 days, we stopped in some of the most beautiful national parks on our way back to Chicago. In more than 3,600 miles and across nine states, I snapped nearly 4,000 photos. These are my favorites.

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Brian Snyder
Memorial Day 2020 in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah

With COVID-19 continuing to disrupt life, my agency granted us a rare bonus four-day weekend. Without access to air travel, Chiara and I once again decided to live that #VanLife and head out from the Potenzas’ house in Fountain Hills, Arizona (our quarantine headquarters) to explore the natural beauty of northern Arizona and southern Utah.

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Brian Snyder