the end of the trip
Up until I got to Louisiana, it seemed that the whole resounding purpose of this trip was to free myself of the baggage of a common life-...
Day 37 - Rain
Everything is wet. I'm sitting in my tent, in Buchanan, Virginia and going on outside around me is a downpour. This will be my last night...
Day 35 - Nashville
Nashville: I pull up on my motorcycle outside my cousin's house in her nice little suburb, and am immediately reminded of the fact that I...
Texas / Louisiana
I'm sitting on a New Orleans porch in a beautiful neighborhood where almost all the houses have columns, porches, and very tall skinny...
Day 10/11 - Fort Stockton / Austin
This is a "double-episode", two entries combined into one post. [May 17th, Fort Stockton, TX] I'm cooking quinoa in a tent on a camp...
Day 9 - chill time
I'm sitting on a pile of gravel in back of my campsite, the sun is setting behind me and these gravel piles like the craggy peaks to my...
Day 7 - comfort & risk
(getting seriously philosophical here) It's my first night totally alone. I'm sitting on the floor of my tent, with a significant number...
Day 2 - Big Sur
I've made it to my first campsite. This is Ventana Campground in Big Sur, which is insanely beautiful. As I'm writing it's 10PM on Friday...
Day 1 - the adventure begins
I'm calling this day one, even though I don't technically embark til tomorrow- but today began in a way that will be typical of my next...