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The end of the year is a natural time to reflect. Usually I even write a blog post, looking at my previous year's post and seeing if things turned out the way I planned, then writing a new one to forecast the coming year. Having done that several times, patterns become apparent. The main one … Continue reading Perspectives: Backwards and Forwards in Time
Leaving Bisbee was the beginning of a 2,000 mile loop, all of it centered around the normal errands people do around town. My town, however, was a helluva lot bigger: like half of the American Southwest kind of big. Since this was business and not pleasure though, it meant using the interstate, aka the superslab. … Continue reading The Long, Straight Road
So you need to leave San Gabriel and do the Silverwood lake stuff. Then hit up Bisbee, Stellar camp, SF, storage, and to Vegas. Lotta pictures, keep length down. So...many...miles. The last month has been a blur of bouncing around and taking care of different errands. While it's hard to complain about being able to … Continue reading When The Situation Dictates
It seems like I've been right in saying Colorado needs to be its own trip. Every time I turn a corner or crest a hill there is another insanely beautiful vista. I see so many views in a day you'd think I would be desensitized after nearly a month, but I have to stop and … Continue reading Ups and Downs: Riding The Passes of Colorado
[The story continues, starting on the West Virginia and Maryland border, the Potomac River.] Antietam campground was peaceful when I woke, and I had my morning coffee on the shore of the Potomac. Once packed up I crossed back over into Shepardstown, WV for breakfast. The town was such a strange mix of old-world America … Continue reading Reaching The Apex
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
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
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
Well, 2021 ended in flames. Like a slow motion scene in a horror movie, it was one bad move after the next. After being unceremoniously dumped by my girlfriend/best friend of six-and-a-half years I suddenly had absolutely nothing grounding me to reality. All the plans-- short, medium, and long-term-- were out the window. Hell, there … Continue reading “It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Worse”
I'm sitting here and looking back at 2021 to decide how my 2022 should look. In looking back though I see a tremendous cascade of bad luck, failed attempts, and mistreatment that has led me to one of the lowest points in my life. Now, I'm not a "new year, new me" kind of person. … Continue reading Of Rough Seas And Deserted Horizons
Johnny Killmore 