About Us

Minerva

Sam

Toby

Lily

Welcome to With Each Mile!

We’re Minerva and Sam, a couple of wanderers, adventurers, and explorers who love road trips, National Parks, and discovering new places. We started this blog in 2024 to share our travels, the moments we capture along the way, and the stories that come with each of our adventures.

Our goal is to inspire you to explore the world around you, no matter how busy life gets.

Before we met in Alabama in 2018, we were living in different parts of the world: Minerva grew up in Oaxaca, Mexico, while I (Sam) am from southeast Wisconsin. We’ve both had a deep love for travel long before crossing paths, so it didn’t take long after meeting to pack up the car, grab our furry co-pilots, and hit the road.

Since then, we’ve driven across the US 8 times, covered over 36,500 miles, visited 13 National Parks, and explored 37 U.S. states. Check out our map below for all the places we’ve been!

A little bit about us:

• Minerva is a traveling registered dental hygienist (RDH) who’s passionate about writing, books (especially Harry Potter!), music and painting. She brings that creativity into everything we do, including our travels.
• Sam moved from Wisconsin to Alabama for grad school and earned his PhD in biology. When not traveling, he works as a research biologist in the pharmaceutical industry. Technology is a big part of his life too, which is how our blog came to be. It’s a project we run ourselves, all hosted on a Raspberry Pi.
• Toby, our 13-year-old yorkie-poo, runs the house. He loves tug-of-war, chewing on cow ears, naps & snuggles, and though he’s our little senior citizen, he’s incredibly playful (we do carry him on some of our longer hikes, though!)
• Lily is our 5-year-old resident ball expert. We joke that she’s getting her PhD in ball-ogy! She’s all about the Frisbee, playtime and knows she always deserves treats.

While we’re always up for adventure, we also have full-time jobs. Minerva works as a registered dental hygienist, and I’m a research biologist. We know balancing work and travel isn’t easy, but that’s exactly why we started With Each Mile: to inspire you to take some time off, go on meaningful trips, explore the world around you, and create memories.

We’re big on road trips, and we’ve learned how to make the most of every opportunity we get. Some of our trips are long, lasting 2-3 weeks, and others are short weekend getaways. And we make sure that Toby and Lily join us on as many adventures as possible!

We’re glad you’re here! If you’re someone who loves to explore but finds it tough to balance with daily life, you’re in good company. We get it. We’d love for you to join us, share your own stories in comments or through email, and connect with us through our newsletter or on social media as we continue our adventures!