Golden Hour of the Year
Posted by Van Cafe on Oct 1st 2025
October: The Golden Hour of the Year
You might say October is the golden hour of the year. The sun lingers lower now, casting long shadows and setting fire to every hillside. Leaves blaze their brightest just before falling, a last crescendo before the quiet of winter. The days may be shorter, but they arrive wrapped in a softer kind of beauty—fleeting, worth savoring.
This season doesn’t ask for urgency. It invites us to linger. To s
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Fall Forecast: Adventure Ahead
Posted by Van Cafe on Sep 24th 2025
The only forecast you can count on: more adventures!
Fall is one of those seasons that keeps you guessing (maybe that's why we love it). One day it’s blue skies and perfect hiking weather, the next you’re pulling on a beanie and wishing you had packed an extra jacket. That’s part of the magic of hitting the road in September — you never really know what you’re going to get, but it’s almost always worth the ride
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