We Found a Beach on the Colorado River | Season 3 Begins

About this episode

Season 3 begins with a day off at a beach on the Colorado River and a discussion about the hosts' recent silence and creative challenges.

Season 3 starts the way Kerouacs Cruising always does best — with a day off, a beach they almost didn't find, and an honest conversation about why they went quiet for a while. After months of work-from-the-road life in Bullhead City and Parker, Arizona, Cara and James finally take a day off. They explore Parker Dam, stumble onto a sandy cove on the Colorado River, walk the Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge, see bighorn sheep on a cliff, and get visited by wild donkeys on the way out. It's a good day. A really good day. But tucked inside the adventure is the conversation that makes this a Kerouacs Cruising episode: why they went quiet, why creating from a place of fear never works, and what it means to begin something new with honesty instead of a highlight reel. This is Season 3 — and it starts exactly where they are. What You'll Hear in This Episode: The beach they almost missed — a sandy cove on the Colorado River near Parker Dam, found by keeping their eyes open after the original spot turned out to be federal property Parker Dam explained — what it creates, what it costs the ecosystem, and the fish species going extinct because of it Arizona State Trust Land camping — $20 for the…

People in this episode

Hosts: James Kerouac, Cara Kerouac

Topics covered

• off-grid living
• adventure
• nature exploration
• self-reflection
• environmental issues

Keywords

• Colorado River
• Parker Dam
• Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge
• bighorn sheep
• wild donkeys
• off-grid living
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado River, Parker Dam, Bullhead City, Parker, Arizona, Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, Arizona desert

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