This current lifestyle of mine is not unique at all, but is still uncommon enough to be interesting to the vast majority (this isn’t the 9-5, mow the lawn, make dinner, and get hitched lifestyle, after all). I’m fortunate enough to have lived in a house in Santa Cruz where I became acquainted and connected …
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Colorado: Remnants of Home
Miles Driven: 854.2Average gas: $2.60Slept: Campground, Family house, truck stop Rocky Mountains all around in the distance, waterways everywhere, and well-detailed aesthetic comprise Colorado in all its wonder. Some places I was able to visit: Telluride, Gunnison (and the Gunnison National Park), Westminster/Denver, Golden, Arvada, Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods, and Trinidad. All of …
Arizona: A Healing Community
Grand Canyon, Navajo Nation, and Sedona
Utah: Slow Down, Join the Playground
“Trust in the Universe.” Miles Driven: 1193.95, around 3k total (will update this)Average gas: $3.15Slept: At a truck stop, in hot springs, in yurts, at a campsite (5 nights) This post is going to be a little different than the last, as well as a little different than the ones to follow. Utah, New Mexico, …
Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming: The Learning Curve
I am a long way from home Day 1: NevadaMiles Driven: 308.1, totalAverage gas: $3.65/galSlept: At a truck stop I didn’t think that I would stop in Nevada, as I’ve already been there several times. However, since I left for this journey late in the day, I decided that stopping Elko to honor my Dad …
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Today is the Day
Today is the day. I am leaving. This journey begins. My CRV is loaded with everything I will need for all seasons, hopefully for all situations. I am nervous and figuring out distractions so I don’t think too much about the anxiety I associate with this. It’s pretty difficult to write and not think about …
Setbacks: Letting go of Control and Trusting the Plan
Frustration, fear, anxiety. These are just a few of the emotions that revealed themselves last night as my Mom and I hung up the custom curtains, the final step of the conversion. We’ve spent 2 nights working on these, her exhausted from balancing work and driving over to me, me getting anxious and acknowledging fears …
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Mental Preparation
A friend had suggested that it would be interesting to hear about the mental preparation that goes into this kind of journey. This is the type of thing that can only be written at night, while I am tired, so the guards are further down. So, please do excuse typos! I ordered business cards to …
The Story: Intent
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hello and thank you for your finding yourself on this page. My trip is set to launch in about a week, and the nerves are sneaking in. By nerves, I mean the seeds of self doubt: “Is this necessary?” “Is this wise?” “Should I even …
Tales of Trinity 