I'm sitting here in a comfortable barstool in my comfortable kitchen while my niece is making breakfast. It smells of bacon. My coffee is hot and delicious and made from the convenience of the Keurig machine sitting to my right. My niece is explaining how she used to be really good at "Kick the Can" when she was a kid.
It is the perfect, comfortable Saturday morning. But, I am restlessly day-dreaming.
It's been since last fall since I've felt that freedom of being in my trusty home on wheels. The 2000 Chevy Express van called Vandalf the Grey. The past 6 months have been the quintessential life that most of us live. I go to work. I come home. I play with my dog. I enjoy family time. But, there's still something missing. After spending half of 2017 and 2018 on the road truly experiencing life and adventure, I find myself longing to be back on the road with Onyx.
I feel 3 - 4 months seems to be my "sweet spot" of extended travel. Anything more, and I become this depressed, sappy dude missing my family. So, here is what the past few months of planning has produced:
A Journey to the Four Corners of the Continental United States.
Here are the rough plans for National Parks and my points of interest:
Georgia:
Anberlin concert at Buckhead Theater in Atlanta
South Carolina:
Congaree National Park
Virginia:
Shenandoah National Park
Maine:
Acadia National Park
New York:
Niagara Falls
Ohio:
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park
South Dakota:
Sioux Falls
Mount Rushmore
Badlands National Park
Wind Cave National Park
Montana:
Glacier National Park
Alberta:
Banff
Wyoming:
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Oregon:
Crater Lake National Park
Cannon Beach
Washington:
Dave Mathews Band concert at The Gorge
Mount Rainier National Park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park
California:
Lassen Volcanic National Park (possibly Lake Helen nearby. 8,000 feet)
King’s Canyon National Park
Yosemite National Park
Redwood National Park
Sequoia National Park
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
So, roughly 12,000 miles of travel, 4 months of travel, 22 National Parks, 2 concerts, and hopefully zero breakdowns. I'm definitely planning on sharing this journey much more than I have in the past. You'll be able to follow along through Instagram and I'll be vlogging on YouTube, so you know....subscribe and stuff....
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