Well...here it is ~ my travel blog page. If you are here at my website and inside the travel blog page, you are aware that I will be leaving the snowy cold area of Ohio to chase the sun and warmth with no specific end destination in mind. After all, isn't that the beauty of being free from/of constraints? Explorations without timeframes 👏🏼 I have very dear and near friends, my tribe as I like to refer to them, that strongly encouraged me to write about my adventures and keep them updated. What better way to do that than inside my very own website. So, here it is. 📖🖌
Exactly how did this opportunity come about, you ask? Well, I knew my days as live-in elder care was coming to an end and needed to come up with what my next season in life looked like. My sisters and I sold the family estate with a final move-out date of October 31, 2019 [coincidentally two years ago today 😊]. As I no longer owned a physical house or property, I wasn't sure what the next direction would look like. The summer of 2020 I had the fortune of being in Nevada's Las Vegas valley which allowed me the opportunity to travel to the Grand Canyon. Long story short, I discovered Escape Campervans. I rented a vehicle that was outfitted to basically sustain myself regarding sleeping and eating. The little fridge was powered off solar panel and the one burner stove was fueled with a propane cylinder. It even had a mini sink w running water! It was during this trip that I was introduced to boondocking. This type of lifestyle was very appealing to me. I did some research and discovered that I wanted a unit that I could park and leave and still have the freedom to drive without breaking camp. Hence, the F150 purchase and a 6x12 off-road trailer. This unit sits up high enough to safely traverse across rougher terrain and even ford some shallow water ways. Are you familiar with the words 'boondooking' or 'dispersed camping'? Basically, it's camping for free on public land such as National Forests, Bureau of Land Management and some federal and state lands. As long as one can sustain themselves and leave the land as they found it, it's a wide open area for exploration. I am eager to begin 🎒🥾👣🧍🏼♀️[I must interject here to inform that there are not any good emojis for hiking or explorer‼️]. I have a very dear friend who graciously agreed to take some photos of this unit that I will be happy to share/post here soon. I say for now that I had only requested some solar panels installed and wait until you see the finished product ~ wow🥳I have an absolutely amazing son who created an entire mini-house within this 6x12 enclosure that is completely self-sustaining. I am so very proud of the man he has become 👩❤️👨 If you would like to be kept up-to-date of when I post, please click the RSS Feed somewhere included on this page and follow the instructions. Then, when I do post, you will be notified. Please note that I won't always have reception or access to posting, however, I promise to post when and where I can. This will allow those of you interested in vicariously traveling along, to follow my adventures. Please feel free to leave comments and if you need to directly contact me, just ask me to do so in the comment section. When I get the opportunity, I'll get back with you. First point of interest will be Cumberland Falls near Corbin, Kentucky. This is THE only place in the Northern Hemisphere to witness a moonbow (a rainbow during a full moon under clear skies). I have personally witnessed this in the past and I confess that it is truly breathtaking. So much so that I even purchased the t-shirt 😉🤣 Here's to clear skies and safe travels. 🛐🌅🌌 Be in good health III John 2 Godspeed PS ~ which is really best mentioned as an introduction or prologue, is that none of this would be possible if it weren't for Jesus in my life. "Thank you, Father, for calling me unto Yourself. May I use my story and this adventure for Your glory💘✝️"
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February 2022
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