Sunday 13th November – Back on Track

-8oC this morning. The ground that had squelched under my feet last night now crunched as everything was frozen. I couldn’t see out any of my windows for the frost and crystals that had accumulated on both the outside and the inside. I washed my face, then scraped the windscreen with my Clipper card (San…

Saturday 12th November – A Trip to the Moon

Summary of today’s events? I left camp a bit later than normal and drove. At the EBR-1 Atomic Museum, I stopped only to find out it’s closed for the season. At Craters of the Moon National Monument, the excitement of the lady at the visitors centre was out of proportion to the wonder of the…

Friday 11th November – Seriously?!?!

Tomorrow will have to be better because today followed the same trend as yesterday, although thankfully this time I had an undisturbed camp. It was cold as I made breakfast before I head off. I planned to stop in the next major town, Evanston, to do laundry, shopping and address some car issues. This would…

Thursday 10th November – Trust Your Instincts

Not going to lie, today was a shit day. At midnight, I was woken up by an officer of the law at my window, there to inform me that overnight parking at the truckstop was not permitted and that I would have to move on. My heart beat fast as I said I understood and…

Wednesday 9th November – Discovering Religion

As predicted, I was up early this morning. Quick bathroom and face wash and I was on the road, on the look out for a rest stop for breakfast. As I drove, I listened to the BBC news podcasts to find out what happened with the presidential election. I nearly drove off the road when…

Tuesday 8th November – A Day of the Unexpected

The wind in the valley had settled by morning. As usual, when I first opened my eyes I took a minute to remember where I was, trying to visualise camp in my mind. Despite the stillness, it was still a cold morning so I had an omelette for brekkie. I was sad to leave camp….

Monday 7th November – Isolation Amongst Aliens

Ever since I started living in the US, I have felt overwhelmed by the amount of people that occupy it. Driving to LA around midnight on a Thursday night, the highways are packed headlight to tail light, campgrounds in obscure places require bookings months in advance and permits for popular hikes are pretty much a…

Sunday, 6th November – Mind the Cactus!

I had one of my best sleeps of my trip, I think I slept solid through the whole night. I was still a bit groggy when I woke with the sun, but I was excited for another day of riding. When I discovered that my fridge had turned off overnight because of the stupid cigarette…

Saturday 5th November – Rocky Riding in Boulder

I woke up after no issues during the night and well in time to leave before the car show started drawing too much attention. At some point I remember another van parking next to me, but they left early morning, so I only had a groggy glance at them and remember their voices. I used…

Friday 4th November – Three States in as Many Hours

The trains that had run all night did not disturb my sleep. On the contrary, they made a beautiful sound as the crossed the country in their dozens, with seemingly only minutes between them. I woke at first light again (this is becoming a habit), another beautiful sunrise against a backdrop of desert mountains. I…