I have returned!
Hi everyone, after living on the edge of for 30 days, I am back!
I have compiled some interesting info of the trip…
Driving
- 35 gas stops.
- 7344 miles driven.
Accomodations:
- 1 hotel
- 3 nights in my car.
- 5 campgrounds
- 6 different homes of friends and family (thank you all so much. you are very special to let me stay with you)
- 10 different hostels
Where I went (map)
- 2 countries
- 10 states
- 8 US National Parks
- Sea Level to 12,102 feet
- Ocean to Desert. Canyons to Mountain Peaks.
Random Tid-bits
- 1703 Pictures taken.
- Number of Fast Foods Stops: ZERO
Important things I have learned and tried to put into words
- Beautiful places are only out-numbered by beautiful people.
- Its only out of the way if you don’t go there.
- Judge not how one lives their life, but hows he or she impacts the lives of others.
Thank you to everyone I met for the first time, and to those I re-met. This trip was, as one dear friend put it, a personal “renewal of vows” so to speak. To discover and reconnect with many important things, and appreciate them enough that I can proceed forward with them as an arsenal…as I undertake my next professional and personal travels. Thank you to everyone who has followed my journeys online as well. Being able to share with you all kept me from ever being homesick. And finally, thank you to my lovely wife Stefanie. My most special reason to return home.
I hope to keep on bloggin on this site as I continue to experience interesting (and some not so interesting) things in my life. Please check back, leave comments, send emails, and keep in touch with me when you can.
p.s. Oh yea, and be sure to pass along any leads for graphic design needs. Now that I am back in town, I am fully devoted to my new employer….me!!!