Where the road takes you. Finishing the Blue Ridge Parkway and continuing north. #jkroams
Category: Travel & Adventure
Bluegrass to Mountain Pass: the ride continues
My time in Kentucky was relaxing, though maybe too much. I can get into an extremely lazy rhythm when I have no pressing matters and all the basics are taken care of. I enjoyed touring bourbon distilleries and definitely needed some sleep, but the days started to pile on and I wasn't getting things prepped … Continue reading Bluegrass to Mountain Pass: the ride continues
From Ozarks to Bluegrass– Eastbound and Down
Missouri turned out to be a surprise. It wasn't even in my plans: I was going to run through Iowa again. The closer I got to the Ozarks the better the roads and the views. Much of it is surrounded by trees and you can literally stop noticing the forest for the trees. Eventually though … Continue reading From Ozarks to Bluegrass– Eastbound and Down
Fly-over States: moving through America’s Midwest
Leaving Denver and heading east is saying goodbye to the Rockies. While most people just assume all of Colorado is 18,000ft peaks covered in snow, the eastern part is very similar to parts of Wyoming and Nebraska. That's to say there are rolling plains and a few hills big enough to be called a mountain, … Continue reading Fly-over States: moving through America’s Midwest
Rocky Mountain Retrograde: Wandering Colorado
Well, my trip into Colorado was totally unplanned, so I had the advantage of no expectations (except for cooler weather) and the disadvantage of not knowing where to go, where to stay, or what to expect. My previous excursions into the Rocky Mountain State were to race the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb or as … Continue reading Rocky Mountain Retrograde: Wandering Colorado
Finding A Way: Making It Up As I Go
Leaving Cody, WY was an easy enough choice. I wanted to spend multiple days there but it would have required camping, which was pretty expensive unless I camped rough on BLM land. I moved somewhat randomly through Grey Bull and Worland before getting gas in Ten Sleep, a tiny town that is keeping alive with … Continue reading Finding A Way: Making It Up As I Go
Trailer Trash: life on the road, living out of a metal box
It's funny, but the day-to-day of my life seems pretty mundane: it's not quite monotonous, but it's predictable. Then when I sit down to do a blog post I realize a huge amount of stuff has happened and I can't imagine doing the story justice with only 1,500 words. I'm in Denver right now, in … Continue reading Trailer Trash: life on the road, living out of a metal box
Viva Mexico: Leaving The Land of Tacos
Wow. This bastard blog page just dumped my finished blog and failed to autosave anything except an early draft? That's six hours I won't get back, and that I won't recreate either. WordPress just made their last mistake for me. I'll be migrating to a new platform, since the site has been removing features that … Continue reading Viva Mexico: Leaving The Land of Tacos
Baja Bound: thoughts after a few weeks of listening to the waves
I hope you like pictures of tacos. After months of delays and planning I got most of my ducks in a row for my trip down to Baja, California, Mexico. After a little over two weeks I can say it's just what I needed. I had to leave a few loose ends up there in … Continue reading Baja Bound: thoughts after a few weeks of listening to the waves
Looking Back To See Forward
I like to do a yearly post, for myself more than anything. Putting it up online makes it more concrete though: I reflect on the previous year's post and decide what the year ahead should look like. I can see if I was on track or veered away by reading the previous post, and it … Continue reading Looking Back To See Forward
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