 Uh-oh. This is bad. Bad. Like, longers, clobbers, wait, there's a massive sandbox waiting for us. This doesn't look too good. We're Jazz and Crystal, and for the last three years, we've been living in a van with our dogs Bella and Izzy. We're driving 3,000 miles from Canada to Baja Mexico. This week, we head to Nevada with our pow-collin, where we take in all the bright lights of Las Vegas. Whoa! Bask in the beautiful landscapes this state has to offer. This place is amazing. I can't get over it. Like, are we on Mars? And while everything was cruising along, suddenly things take a turn, and we experience one of the scariest moments on the road yet. She's dying. Like, we gotta go. What are you saying? We gotta take it slow. We're not here anymore. We are about to drive some mountainous roads, and it's always good to do a pre-trip inspection. Coolant is super important to check, as it's what keeps your engine cool, when you're driving off the mountainous roads. Is that why it's called coolant? Uh, ready. Probably we keep this down on the counter, but with three people in the van and two dogs, we've had to make it a home in the van. It's really not that big, but this van really isn't that big either. We're living in a time where most people at any time can take a photo or capture special moments on a daily basis, upload them to their family and friends around the world. It's really cool how far technology has actually come. Our phones now shoot 4K. They're so light, compactable. You can bring them anywhere. The Jackery can be a photographer's best buddy. And that's because all of the charging ports here are going to keep all of your devices, from your drone to your GoPro to your camera batteries, microphones, any devices that help you produce the photo and video that you love to share charged. It's actually been keeping three creators' devices charged. Speaking of creators, Colin? Are you okay up there? Keep going, Colin. We've been really enjoying getting a lot of feedback and messages from all of you who have used your Jackery and find it comes in handy for so many different purposes. Scroll down to the description and click the link. Head over to Jackery's website and find a model that's for you. Three thumbs up. Driving into Nevada and into the desert, we did not expect to see a beautiful blue body of water, such as like mead, but we did. It was Colin our names. And it was apparently the coldest water Colin's ever been in. So it was a real experience. No, I don't want to, I'm so cold. Because it wasn't glacial, but it's still winter down here. Coupling with other creators because they know the importance of getting those detailed shots and also the importance of running back to your camera, back and forth. So thank you, Colin. You're welcome. In the middle of absolutely nowhere, there's nothing out here and hardly anyone at all. It's like the odd car. This is otherworldly. Like, are we on Mars? America honestly amazes me. I forget how diverse their land schemes are here. Every time I drive by, I'm like, whoa, this existed. I feel like this is the perfect time to come here. I always imagine these places to be so much busier. Just a short 2.2 kilometer mile hike and you end up right here. Kilometer mile? I don't know what one it is. That's a new measurement. It's 2.2 of something, so. After many years on the road and over the last few weeks, many kilometers driven, sometimes the views can be a little bit repetitive, but as soon as you hit Valley Fire, that red rock hits you in 100 different shades and definitely lit my soul on fire. This place is extremely beautiful. And these rocks were formed over 150 million years ago. We've never seen rocks so red. So happy I escaped the snowstorm in the minus 21. Can you see the elephant? Easy. I can't get over it. Izzy, OK, we got to go. She's dying. Like, we got to go. What are you saying? She's literally just bow. Like, she's like, OK, let's go. Let's go. Hang on this. Hang on this. We're going to go up here. I knew exactly what it was. So they went like this. Did you tell them? They go like this. They would go like this. Yeah. And she would flinch. And she would be like, oh, yeah, that's drugs. Yeah. So then they gave her a human drug test immediately and it came back to marijuana. And THC lit up, they said, like so fast. So I think somewhere on the trail, like either, what I'm guessing is that someone was eating marijuana. It got pooped out and Izzy ate it. So and it must have taken like a while for it to kick in because when we were coming here and we were, she was definitely on her peak. She was kind of like, it was almost like a shiver or like almost like a, like a twitching. She was flat. Like, she didn't move. Yeah. And she wouldn't move. And she was like, heart beat. I was like, oh my gosh, are you still reading? A little bit like unresponsive, like lethargic. And so it was really, really scary drive. Like really scary. She ate something on the trail. So you're like, someone's poo. Who knows what those people do? Yeah. And like then your questioning. So like on the test, it was like, they tested her for opioids. They tested her for like cocaine, like all these drugs. That was really fast. Yeah. Yeah. Considering. Yeah. Like, oh, I think we were like falling our eyes out and they're just like grabbed her and like, okay, we'll take Izzy. We were just a mess. Just really, really scary. And she was just like lying there. Bricks in her heart. Yeah. They say with marijuana, like just to just like humans, like let them just like ride out the high. And within 24 to 72 hours, she'll be fine. I'm literally shaking. It was like, that was really scary. Well, this is really scary. I hate that. Talk to you in Vegas. Kind of good hotel in Vegas. Izzy wanted to let you all know that we just had two days of rest. Living it up in a hotel in Las Vegas. Just kidding. We just caught up on the couch, but she's feeling much better. She was actually pretty much better. I'd say the next morning, afternoon. And we're super happy to be back in the van and that she's in good health. We're headed to our third state. We're going into California today to the Mojave Preserve. It's about an hour and a half drive. And we're really looking forward to it because two days in a hotel was, well, low key, really, really nice to relax, but it's time to get back out there. We just arrived here and within a few minutes, it's gone from grasslands and bush to massive Joshua trees all the way across the horizon. Everywhere you look, they're getting taller and taller. And really fun fact, there's more Joshua trees in Mojave than there isn't Joshua tree. What? Surprised me. Crazy. We chose a good one. They're seriously so cute. 30 minutes from the dunes right now and we can see out there. Like Clomber's Clombers Way, there's a massive sandbox waiting for us. I've never seen a dune that tall. Me either. Also dunes, we had to come here and specifically for sunset. If you don't know our friend, Colin, who's behind the camera, is a passionate filmmaker and photographer and he's going to take some sweet photos of us on the sunset. Picked up the dune? Come on, Colin, get in this. Yeah, the sun's going down. So... Can you start a fire? Like, look at that dune, guys. Look at that dune, you two. We're extremely distorted. Like, that doesn't look very big on camera or even standing here, but it's 600 feet to the top. 600 feet. Yeah. It's basically a small mountain of sand. Yeah. Yeah. This is sick, though. I think we should all come back here and climb this mountain. When Vlan's on the road. Vlan, Vlan, Vlan, Vlan, Vlan. Do you all know how Vlan got their name? No. Colin mispronounced Vann. This is my Vlan. I have never seen anything like it, to be honest. Well, this is classic van life in the winter and you have like two hours of sunlight. So true, right? Yeah. One last gorgeous sunset. Do you want to have a dance? I guess me or Colin. You got to dance. Get crewed. Get crewed. You got your dance? No. Desert dance off? Yeah. Oh, yeah! That's hot chicken bun. Reach for the rocks. Pork, pork rinds. Kimchi. Kimchi. This is getting to him. Hi. So many lights. I think we're going to need to put on our blue like glasses for this. Don't want to mess up our Scandinavian rhythm. It's so bright. Shin Lim. I watched a couple things on YouTube. Do you watch YouTube? I love YouTube. Do you guys know the fan wives? Not sure if I've heard of them. Their content is sick. This guy is extra. This is my kind of Vegas. I think we should take some... Night photography? I was hoping you'd say that. I think we should take some night photography. This is the perfect spot. Literally the perfect spot. And we're like what, 30 minutes from the airport? Yeah, because guess what everyone? All good things come to an end. You're right. But we'll see you soon. But it's been almost 10 days in the pan. And Colin's a trooper. Living with two gals and two dogs. Let me tell ya. On a sleeping pad. What a perfect way to end the night. Perfect way to end the trip. That happens so fast. The moon is rising over the mountain. It's massive. So good. House lights on the mountain and then kept getting brighter and bigger. That's the moon. One burning question. What do you think about van life? That's a big question. You can choose your own adventure, really. It could be as slow as you want and it could be as fast as you want. I think if you're someone that feels most at peace and in nature and in the quiet and like to live life like a little bit slower than the hustle and bustle of modern day then I think that's what's so attractive to us. I get so caught up in the hustle in the bustle and trying to crush it or what society says crush it and I'm kind of missing my life and it makes me like think about what is actually important. Obviously you need your basic needs met. But at what cost? That's the question. I want to find that balance and be able to experience these things and make this balance. I like that without compromising what you really want to see and do. We're saying this and we are privileged to be able to have the opportunity and it's not different for everyone but I have the opportunity. So I want to go for it, right? Yeah. Well, it's been a good time. Bye, YouTube. Back to being a co-pilot. Back to sharing a seat with this one. Back to the four of us. Miss you, Colin. Yeah, it was super good. It's always nice to see familiar faces. It is good on the road, it's really important. Really refreshing honestly. Lots of good chats, lots of good memories. Makes me creative. Yeah, reinspired. Alright, well if you can't tell, I'm really excited because it's our first time picking up mail on the road from an Amazon pickup so let's try it out. Look at that. This is just so handy and honestly, that is the coolest thing ever. It took no time at all to order it here and I think there's about 100 different pickup locations in Las Vegas. They're all over the place. And you literally just go to a box. This is just like a gas station. I mean I'm sure a lot of people experience this but for those of you who don't trust and people and busy finding water in the States has been super easy. You just flick on Ioverlander and there's so many little parks and water spigots everywhere and it even tells you if it's fresh drinking water which is a good thing to know. Waterfills ain't so bad. You're always doing something fun whether it's one wheeling, cooking lunch. Speaking of one wheeling quite a fan of waterfills takes around 20 to 30 minutes to fill our tank so why not have some fun. We're just talking up for our next adventure and noticed this big puddle under the van. So we're trying to figure out where it's coming from what's going on because this is not good. Uh oh. This is bad. Bad. That's a lot in one grocery shop. It's so true that everything happens for a reason. We have some laymarins to run like fill up water, pick up mail do the groceries and I think all of that saved us from leaving Vegas and entering the desert and they're being no mechanics. They're being no mechanics. Alright we're going to go on a little test drive see if we can diagnose the problem and actually probably drive to an auto zone or a Napa and get extra oil just in case we always like to have it on hand anyways and we actually don't have any right now so and it is a Sunday so there's no mechanics open today so... We're going to do some checks now that the engine is cold we're going to check our coolant the hard part about our van right now is that the entire left side of the engine is wet so it's really hard to see where it's coming from We're good. What's up there? That's an easy one. That's full. Go to work my little mechanic Last is I'm taking off the engine's cover to check the injectors to make sure there's no black dust which is the other thing I really hope it's not I'm going to trust I'm so nervous so dramatic can we get it off? That is what you want to see It sounds like we're taking a giant estimation that it's the coolant I guess we'll see let's roll with it Alright show us your duty again Not a bad place to stay for the night Do you want to go gamble? Yep Right over there Bear. Right at the casino Do you even remember where at a casino? At a fancy Asian restaurant? Good day family Good day fam 7am sure does come early We're off to enjoy the luxuries of Mercedes Love that the girls would come in That's a huge perk The highs and lows of van life One minute we're literally in the desert of Nevada having a grand slow morning With friends It was the scariest day of our life when Izzy I thought Izzy was dead I literally thought she took her last breath on me and as we were driving an hour and a bit to the vet and then back to being with friends and beautiful Yeah the Las Vegas strip and then to breaking down This is life like this is van life specifically like those highs and those lows and this has just been such a week and it definitely pulls out of your emotions It just takes a lot to process really Yeah that's a really good point the up and down on your mental health We just hope that this gives you a perspective of what van life is like It's really unpredictable But yeah, okay We'll see you next week Pa