September 9, 2021
Parted ways with Bryce. Started hitching towards Utah to start another trail! It was over a 10 hour drive from where I stealth camped. Got picked up by a Russian guy who spoke zero English, so I called my Dad to have him translate for us. Later, got a ride with a truck driver named Clint! In all of my years of hitching, I was so happy to finally get a ride with a truck driver. To top it off, he let me drive for a couple of minutes since I told him I never drove a truck before. I was sweating profusely. 😂 Earlier, I told Spirit it would be awesome to check out the Salt Flats in Utah since...
September 8, 2021
Camped on the side of the HWY… Milky Way, semi-trucks, new adventures in the distance. ❤️
September 6, 2021
One of my favorite things about Bryce was that he didn’t comply with government mandates. We were always on the same page when we went grocery shopping or out to eat. If a business told us to put a mask on, we just said no thank you, or we simply wouldn’t support the business & go elsewhere. We only had one instance at Comfort Inn where a lady refused to give us the room key if Bryce didn’t put on a mask. He didn’t argue, he simply canceled his payment & said he would find another hotel that would take his money. She said we wouldn’t find any place that would offer us a room. We drove a...
September 5, 2021
This morning, we woke up at 3am to begin hiking because we had to make sure we passed through the specific zones at low tide otherwise Google told us we would die. Nothing like a little fear to get us going in the morning. 😂 I asked Spirit to bring me a dead starfish so I could bring it back to my mom/coworkers in Chicago. Within 30 seconds, I spotted one on the beach & from that moment on, the most cute little starfish were appearing on my path. We also found what we named ocean trees, sea pinecones, sea slugs, & sea potatoes. So, then came the moment we had to trek the “impassable...