Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Glendo State Park, Glendo, WY and Seminoe State Park, Sinclair, WY Across Wyoming The morning sky filled with the pre-dawn light as I pushed myself to once again rise from the cozy cocoon of my camper. Coffee and breakfast were in order before I would continue my … Continue reading Go West: Ruts and Redirection
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Custer State Park, Jewel Cave National Monument and Thunder Basin National Grasslands Morning Breaks I woke to a thick layer of frost coating both the inside and outside of the camper windows despite leaving a window cracked and running the heater intermittently overnight. I hadn't been cold. … Continue reading Go West: Backroad Surprises
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area Heading out for four weeks of travel. Today it will be from home to Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area just west of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Despite estimating my route will take me about 4.5 hours to drive, I'm already behind on … Continue reading Go West: Get out the Map
I continued to take in the shifting landscape, now filled with mountain peaks in the distance and ranches along the highway.
In the fall of 2022 I embarked on, what seemed at the time, a grand adventure as well as a bit of a crazy idea. I'd head west solo, driving from Minnesota to the southwest U.S. to visit family and friends. Nearly 2,000 miles in four days. Four days of 8+ hours of driving. It's … Continue reading Big Adventure : Road Trip West Pt. 1
