the whole journal, in order

  1. 00Home
  2. 01Start Here
  3. 02The Real Budget
  4. 03Paperwork
  5. 04Routes
  6. 05Public Lands
  7. 06Community
  8. 07Solo After 60
  9. 08Meet the Nomads
  10. 09Merch
  11. ☰All deep dives
the fine print

Image credits

AI-generated (Grok Imagine, generated 2026-10-17 for RetireVan; no real people depicted)

Site assetSource fileUsed on
ai-sunrise (still + video loop)01-desert-sunrise-vans / 01-desert-sunrise-loopLanding hero (video)
ai-wine (still + video loop)02-wine-dusk-van / 02-wine-dusk-loopReal Budget hero (video), landing "honest part" panel (video), Community inline
ai-bigsur03-big-sur-vanFollowing 70 Degrees hero, landing 70-degrees section
ai-utah04-utah-stars-vanBoondocking & Public Lands hero
ai-maine05-maine-fall-camperStart Here hero, Paperwork inline, Following 70 Degrees inline
ai-interior06-van-interior-string-lightsPaperwork (Domicile, Mail, Medicare) hero, Start Here inline
ai-couple07-couple-sunset-chairsMeet the Nomads hero, Community inline, deep-dives index preview
ai-solo08-solo-traveler-dawnSolo After 60 hero

Wikimedia Commons (public domain; attribution given as courtesy)

Site assetTitleAuthorLicenceSource
archesSunset Turret Arch, Arches National ParkNational Park ServicePublic domainCommons page
dispersedCamping in the Las Cienegas National Conservation AreaBLM ArizonaPublic domainCommons page
forestForest on Olympic National Park Three Lakes TrailMiguel.vPublic domainCommons page
laposaCamping at La Posa Long Term Visitor AreaBLM ArizonaPublic domainCommons page
milkywayView of the Milky Way from Olympic Park WildernessU.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest RegionPublic domainCommons page
mountainsWildflowers on Paintbrush DivideGrand Teton NPSPublic domainCommons page

All images colour-graded for RetireVan.

Merch page (merch/index.html)

AssetSourceLicence
Lifestyle background plates (mug in hands at sunrise, hoodie at campfire, van rear doors, camper window, laptop on van table, gear box)AI-generated video clips (Grok Imagine via GenerateVideo, 720p), single frames pulled with ffmpeg; RetireVan art composited on top with perspective/cylinder warp, lighting match, grain and gradingAI-generated, owned by RetireVan; no identifiable people (hands and backs only)
Product mockups (mug, hoodie, bumper stickers, window decals, round stickers)Built in code from the RetireVan sticker/merch artOriginal artwork
Sticker, mug, hoodie, bumper and decal artworkHand-built vector SVGs (fonts converted to paths: Google Fonts, SIL Open Font License)Original artwork

Hero video loops (Deep Dives, Meet the Nomads / Creators, Merch)

FileSourceLicence
video/hv-forest-hikers.*Grok Imagine image-to-video from the existing Deep Dives forest hero still, with two AI-generated hikers added (seen from behind, not real people)Underlying still per its entry above; hikers and motion AI-generated
video/hv-couple.*Grok Imagine image-to-video from AI still 07 (couple at sunset, seen from behind)AI-generated, no real people
video/hv-mug.*Grok Imagine image-to-video from the original merch mug-at-sunrise mockupAI-generated plate + original RetireVan artwork