July 12th, 2015
Wrapping up from my day of work in Rapid City, I wandered down the main route, highway 90, for the hour drive to the Badlands. As all highways, there were advertisements along the side for upcoming attractions which I just kind of ignored, until I noticed a pattern. Nearly every single mile, a small sign […]
July 11th, 2015
Arriving just in time for the Thursday evening music festival was a stellar introduction to Rapid City. The sound booming through the streets, the dance infection slowly spreading and receding in waves. A setting sun cast orange, blue and red glows on the already vibrant city as musicians closed their sets with classics anyone could […]
July 11th, 2015
Finding “home” in darkness will never be easy. Obvious signs shrouded by oncoming head lights, sketchy dirt roads being private, and horrible maps with no scale or markers all make the task its own dilemma. Thankfully I did slightly plan ahead by download a map of America to my phone before the trip, knowing that […]
July 11th, 2015
Waking up next to the highway again. One week/state down. The semi-trucks racing by don’t seem to bother me any more. Though I spent every night “illegally” camped, thanks to LNT and common sense, I survived this time. Then, I hit the next hurdle. My glorious plan of flying by the seat of my pants, […]
July 8th, 2015
So far, I’ve mostly talked about what I’ve been doing, but not necessarily my thoughts along the way. Here’s my attempt to remedy that by talking about the week in review and thought’s about the places I visited, didn’t visit, and people I met. Grand Teton National ParkThis place was beautiful, and though my time […]
July 7th, 2015
The great thing about living in your car is waking up in new and beautiful places almost every day. The not so great thing is having to find those places, usually in the dark, and hoping you don’t get in trouble for just trying to get some shuteye. This day, I awoke in a pull […]
July 6th, 2015
Departing Yellowstone and the Tetons was hard, I could spend months just there hiking and exploring around, but my crazy time table said it was time to say good bye. The next leg wouldn’t be solo, and human interaction sounded nice. A person to discuss how crazy this week had been, being only 4 days […]
July 4th, 2015
It’s not an adventure unless something goes wrong. Isn’t that the saying? Well, it didn’t take long. I stopped at the Yellowstone sign to get some pictures and enjoy the sunset. I still had plenty of time to get into the park, find a place to sleep, and maybe make a decent dinner. Then, my […]