Megan and I used a tiny blue notebook to keep track of times we saw animals and reached places between Fairbanks, AK, and Bellingham, WA. We didn't have a plan about what we wanted to record, we just wrote down stuff as it happened. Looking at the little book after a year, we laughed. We could see the steady drop in our sanity, focus and willingness … Continue reading Our Itty Bitty Logbook
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The Swedish Bakery & Some Luxurious Bees
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Days 3 & 4 If you've been following along, you know my best friend and I magically made it from Fairbanks, AK, to British Columbia without any major mishaps. The weather was still gorgeous, His Highness hadn't escaped to play with nature, the car worked and we had plenty of sustenance (our stash: … Continue reading The Swedish Bakery & Some Luxurious Bees
Night Vale’s Corridor
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Day 2 May 19, 2015 - 1:58AM Yukon Territory Through the darkness the highway smoothed out and light posts appeared intermittently, enabling us to pick up speed and finally reach Whitehorse. Reluctant to stray far from the deserted main road, we swung into a sleepy Walmart and parked among a dozen or so other … Continue reading Night Vale’s Corridor
The Imaginary Night Zoo
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Day 0 After five years of living in Alaska and one year of calling it home, my best friend decided to return to Florida! Megan sent most of her belongings ahead via mail to family in Florida however we still somehow had an assortment of randomness that needed to be crammed into the … Continue reading The Imaginary Night Zoo
Road Trip Manifesto: Go Big or Don’t Go
This month is the 1-year anniversary of Summer Road Trip 2015: Alaska to Florida (yes, road trip as in driving). That thing was nuts. My best friend was moving back down here to Florida and the arrangement with her travel companion fell through; I didn’t have any summer classes lined up so I thought, “What … Continue reading Road Trip Manifesto: Go Big or Don’t Go
