Brianna Madia lives in a big orange van, Bertha, with two dogs Bucket and Dagwood. She calls the Utah desert home, and on this particular evening we’d met up with her in Moab for a few days of camping, climbing, and exploring. This interview is a follow-up from our first “Free To” interview with Brianna a little over a year ago.

We spent three days backpacking through the mountains in Patagonia with fellow adventure elopement photographers, Nate and Megan. We loved being out of service + in the wild exploring with these two! Our second stop was Lago Torre at the base of Cerro Torre.

We spent three days backpacking through the mountains in Patagonia with fellow adventure elopement photographers, Nate and Megan. We loved being out of service + in the wild exploring with these two! Our first stop was Lago de los Tres at the base of the Fitz Roy mountains.

I was recently interviewed by Laura Hughes for her Women on the Road podcast with She Explores. We covered everything from van life, to running a business on the road, to why I am hesitant to share locations, and my thoughts on the recent public lands debate.