September 28th – October 27th
October 27th
October 27th
This weeks weather forecast .... uh oh
October 27th
October 27th
October 26th
Mountain House meals make my heart sing
October 26th
Last night I camped a half mile off the road, in a dry creek bed that involved dragging Faith through far too much foliage. I was a bit paranoid.
October 25th
Feared for a hot second there that the women who gave me this stuff was with the creepy men I suspected of being human traffickers who not so subtly checked me out minutes before she turned up.
October 25th
An unidentifiable skull. My best guess is a goat, a sheep, or an alien
October 24th
I love when the sun glints off the grass in just the right way ...
October 24th
Only in Utah
October 24th
I'm back to RT. 50. And I'll be on RT. 50 until California. Across the entire length of Nevada. Well, now I can throw away my maps.
October 21st
October 21st
October 21st
October 21st
I'm embarking on my longest 160 mile stretch in between towns, from Fillmore, UT, to Ely, NV.
October 21st
A kickass driftwood sculpture in Fillmore, Utah
October 21st
Attack of the goatheads.
October 19th
Mule deer hunter's took pity on me and gave me candy & Cheetos. It seems whenever I enter remote wilderness's I stumble across a ton of hunters.
October 19th
I've gained 5,000ft in the last day. Remind me, who thought it was a good idea to go over the mountain rather than around it? Psshh.
October 19th
I've been walking at a near constant uphill ascent for ~20 miles. I'm so high there's snow.
October 19th
October 18th
A scorpion!
October 18th
October 18th
Faith & I
October 18th
Oh God, I underestimated the climb this would be. It's my longest ascent YET. Worse than all of the Rockies.
October 17th
October 17th
October 17th
Paiute Trail
October 17th
The librarian at Richfield chased me down after I left to give me this
October 17th
Changing Faith's tires for the first time since Evansville, Indiana
October 17th
Freezing, if not subzero, temperatures are ahead, and I can't bear to go through another miserable night. All this loot was made possible by Brandon, a Trail Angel I met in Torrey, Utah
October 16th
A pheasant!
October 15th
No wonder this area of Utah was referred to by Native Americans as the land of sleeping rainbows
October 15th
So Faith's tire, ugh, exploded
October 15th
Is it a bear? A moose? A cow? Nope, a bison! From one of the only free ranging buffalo herds in America
October 15th
I can now tell how cold the night prior was by how frozen my water bottles are in the morning
October 14th
Bless random strangers who think to feed me
October 14th
I've never seen so many cacti in one place
October 14th
I didn't learn my lesson with my socks, it seems
October 13th
The four wheeler track paralleling Rt. 24. Often too sandy for Faith.
October 13th
Bicknell, Utah
October 13th
October 13th
October 13th
I kid you not, I was just thinking about buying a red bandanna for myself when I found this one today, lying on the side of the road.
October 12th
A kind stranger bought me a few snacks & refreshments
October 12th
October 12th
October 12th
October 12th
October 12th
Last night was my worst in months. It was so, so, unbelievably, bone chillingly cold. I'm all bundled up in the bathroom of Capitol Reef's campground and I'm still freezing.
October 11th
Honey sticks & sour candy's from a kind stranger 🙂
October 11th
I see all the footsteps in the sand, and I wonder how long my own will last
October 11th
October 11th
Hickman's Bridge
October 11th
Capitol Reef National Park! The first and only national park in Utah I'll have the pleasure of seeing
October 11th
October 11th
Utah's road signs are in the shape of a beehive, their state symbol
October 11th
Couldn't stand RT. 24, needed some respite from its incessant traffic. Found it on this beautiful backroad, if only for a few miles.
October 11th
I was wondering why pretzel crumbs were getting everywhere ..... that mouse I heard in Faith last night left evidence of its visit after all
October 10th
Spot my cave? No you don't. That's the beauty of it.
October 10th
My cave! Faith can't quite squeeze into it, sadly
October 10th
The cave I'm calling home for the night. I LOOVVEEE it
October 10th
The view from my campsite tonight
October 10th
October 10th
More treats from locals
October 10th
Nothing makes me happier than seeing an "Open Range" sign
October 10th
A USPS worker practically threw this candy at me
October 9th
Making good progress on my farmer's tan
October 9th
All the vegetation in Utah wants to kill you. All of it.
October 9th
October 9th
Wow.
October 9th
Got treated to breakfast at the Slickrock Grill, helped make up for a crummy few days of walking
October 9th
A convenience store built into the side of a mountain! The cashier gave me my soda for free. 😀
October 9th
October 8th
Surely one of the coolest places I've slept
October 8th
Cattle guard
October 8th
Another passerby stopped to give me lunch! 🙂 Lots of traffic going to and from Utah's Mighty Five on RT. 24
October 8th
Guess what this is?? A pronghorn antelope skull-dare I say my GREATEST find yet. I love it so much, I slipped it into a ziplock bag and shipped it home
October 8th
Someone stopped to give me a peach!
October 7th
That's what I get for leaving my tent to take a piss with my socks still on
October 7th
Jerusalem cricket!
October 7th
October 7th
RT. 24, the road I'll be on for the next 100+ miles.
October 6th
I've learned that 75% of ALL LAND in Utah is public-holy shit! Finding a place to sleep each night has never been easier. I can pitch my tent nearly anywhere off to the side of the road.
October 6th
After a 5 minute game of cat and mouse, I managed to snag this little guy. He should make a nice dinner ...... kidding!
October 6th
This hill is far steeper than it looks.
October 6th
Nothing to see here, just one man testing out his bright pink racing van while his companion serves as lookout, and chats it up with me 😛
October 5th
Went to make sure there wasn't a homeless person sleeping on the other side of the bridge I'm calling home for the night and found this. It's an animal grave but ..... er, why is the dog's skull resting on top?
October 5th
Sleeping under a bridge.
October 4th
After confirming with the Utah department of transportation that I could, I hopped on the interstate for a few miles. Was my only option. | "Zero Fatalities The Only Acceptable Goal"
October 4th
Faith's new friends
October 4th
Papa John's Stop & Go. A bit sketchy but, hey, they have these cute props to take photos with 😛
October 4th
The owner of Papa Joe's Stop & Go gave me my lunch and a bag of pretzels to go along with it for free-woo!
October 4th
October 4th
The ghost town of Thompson Springs
October 3rd
It was in this moment that I thought to myself "I don't want to be anywhere else but here"
October 3rd
October 3rd
What do you call a gaggle of tumbleweeds? I wonder what their meeting is about ...
October 3rd
I just discovered the existence of Horny Toads and I am positively in love with them. Look at this absolute UNIT. He is so CHONKY. So POISED.
October 2nd
October 2nd
Cisco, population of 2-3 badass women
October 2nd
The owner of the Buzzard Belly general store gave me all these goodies for FREEEE!
October 2nd
I love the interior design of The Buzzard's Belly
October 2nd
A grand gradient
October 2nd
A long-nosed leopard lizard! Trying to evade my attention
October 2nd
The Kokopelli Trail is NOT made for strollers, that's for sure. Faith is a bitch to roll through the sand.
September 30th
My energy is nil, so I took the day off here
September 29th
The start of my short stint on the very sandy Kokopelli Trail
September 29th
September 29th
There goes my tent ... these 25mph+ winds are no joke
September 29th
Not the most glamorous welcome sign, but I'd say it's endearingly shoddy