Nomad exploring life wherever I am
I spent way too long in the southeast and eastern parts of the US (thanks, pandemic) the last few years. So once I got out to the west, my plan was to spend the winter exploring places in New Mexico and Arizona. Here’s a wrapup of my winter: what I saw, where I went, and some tips for fellow travelers.
Over the last six years, I’ve swapped out a lot of things, from dishes to pillows and cushion covers. But some things have stuck because each of them reminds me of how rich my vagabond life really is, despite living in a little trailer and not having a lot of stuff. Here’s a look at the possessions I treasure the most after six years on the road.
This is a follow-on post to Six Years in An Alto: Part 1 Wow, six years! I’m kind of surprised by that, to be honest. When I started out full-timing, I didn’t think about how long I might do it. But then again, I’m the kind of person who *never* had a five-year plan. A decade ago, I moved from California to Seattle, not thinking I’d leave there after four years to move into a 17-foot travel trailer. Now that I’m starting my seventh year living with that choice, I wanted to look at how I’m doing with the whole…
One of my safety/security tools is a Spot Trace device. It enables GPS tracking of the Alto, stopped or moving, and sends an email to selected people every day with the location. Which means I can generate maps of any timeframe in the last 3 years (which is all the data they store). Here’s what Year 6 looked like: It’s pretty fun to see the big loop I made to explore the Great Lakes and then drop down to the Utah National Parks/Colorado Plateau before ending up in the desert southwest. If you want to see individual stops in more detail,…
Happy 6th birthday, Breeze! Woohoo!