Most Breathtaking – Crater Lake • Runner-up – Trinity River Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Alvord Desert & Steens Mountains Most Surprising – Northern California (NorCal) Hwy 299 Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Weaverville,CA National Parks Visited – Crater Lake & Redwoods Most Uncomfortable Moment – A food cart-like truck (not a food…
Tag: Travel
California!
What I did not wake up to this morning was the sound of a dinging car door, instead I woke up to the bustling sounds of the neighboring campsite packing up. I suppose waking up is the wrong word to use since it technically was the third time of “waking up” for the day. I…
From the Mountains to the Coast
I’m not going to lie, waking up in a bed this morning was nice although there was a small part of me that missed the coziness of our car (ok very small part). Franklin was so excited for the day to start that he woke me up at 6:00am. We went on a little jog…
The Groove
The Alvord Desert? This place is in Oregon? I ran so hard here that I threw up twice. Excitement got the best of me or it could have been the delicious treat I found yesterday. Mom says I need to stop eating delicious treats I find on the ground because they are probably dead animals…
Our Home is Ready
Our home is ready and packed to the brim, with only 6 days to go, we invite you to take a tour! Our Home from A Golden Road on Vimeo.
Pre-Roadtrip Prep
How do you prepare for something like this? I started this process with the naive thinking that I could literally leave my job, pack up my apt and move into my car and start driving around to cool places without much thought or scheduling. I quickly realized that taking a dog on a trip like this…
5,000 Days Later
I did it! After working, nearly every day for 5,000 days (almost 14 years), I walked into my boss’ office and gave my notice. To be honest, it was pretty anti-climatic. No fireworks, no clowns jumping out of the closet, no staplers thrown, just a calm conversation that began with, “I’m leaving.” My boss of course…
When Are We Leaving?
I keep hearing about this trip we are going to take but every day I wake up and we are still here. I still sit on my couch and stare out the window all day while she works. While I anxiously await her return, I sit and watch all the people come and go, the other…
Travel Quotes
“Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times” – Anonymous “We travel not escape life but for life not to escape us” – Anonymous “The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau “Twenty years…
A GOLDEN ROAD 