32,799 Miles • St. Louis and Whetstone Creek
Despite being a city, St. Louis, Missouri, holds a particular attraction for me because it is the home of dear…
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32,478 Miles • Garden of the Gods
Driving through southern Indiana and into southern Illinois, I found: Street name: Hardscrabble Road Town name: Santa Claus, Indiana –…
28,811 Miles • Two Years in the Van Report
This is the middle of what I consider my third *season* of van living, but since I moved in right…
28,097 Miles • On Rules, Not Liking Myself, and Confusion in the Alleghenies
Deeper into Allegheny National Forest, I made camp for a few nights at a designated site along one of the…
26,052 Miles • New Mexico’s Grassland
Did you know that New Mexico has grasslands? There is a small bit of northeastern New Mexico called the Kiowa…
21,185 Miles • Down the California Coast
After Science Hack Day, I spent a few days in the area visiting my cousins, and had two other visits…
20,430 Miles • Crater Lake
I spent the night at Corral Springs campground in Winema National Forest. It was possibly the coldest night in the…
19,989 Miles • Oregon
I will forever associate Oregon with onions. I’ll think of other things, too, when I think of Oregon, but from…
19,316 Miles • A Bit of Utah and Idaho
As I crossed the state line from Wyoming into Utah, it immediately got windy, hot, and smoky again. There were…
18,655 Miles • The Grand Tetons
Heading south from Yellowstone National Park, I camped overnight (and finally got some good sleep) at a dispersed camping area…