And Elsewhere!

Dear friends and family, Apologies for the delays in this update! The last two weeks have been very hectic quitting my old job and starting my new one at the Coast Guard. There’s a class-action lawsuit against my old employer. It’s a lot, text me if you want details. But! I am finally over the…

Dear friends and family, Much of this trip across the continent (and back) has been defined by new experiences, and adventures into the unknown, and meanders and wanders from the beaten path. Yes, I did plan this trip out for over three years, but no itinerary has followed me so closely as the asphalt beneath…

Dear Friends and Family, Haha yeaaaaah I really messed up on my end-of-travel blogging plans 🙂 Before we return to our regularly scheduled blogging, I wanted to note that the trip concluded on September 6th, 2023. I covered 24,840.2 miles, took 17,000 photos, spent 142 days on the road, crossed 28 states, visited 18 national…

Dear Friends and Family, So I’m trying to get the blog updated as promised, but due to my continued travels, I haven’t had as much time as I’d like to catch the blog up to my current state of affairs. So this post is a quick update to discuss where I am, what is left…

Dear friends and family, You may be asking, “hey wait Evan, you verbose and insufferable maple seed twisting in the wind, how did you get to stay in Glacier if you lost your reservation while getting your car repaired?” Good question, friend of mine! Evan, literally who let you have this blog. What are you…

Update 25 August: sorry! This post came out half-done due to issues I was having with WordPress, I have since updated it to cover everything that I originally intended. Dear Friends and Family, Today’s blog post has even less narrative coverage than yesterday because it covers not even one full day, but just one hike:…

Dear Friends and Family, So my next day at Glacier, I spent once again at Many Glacier. The area is just so spectacular, it’s worth visiting time and time again. Haze included. As the name suggests, Many Glacier is full to bursting with icy glaciers and frigid lakes, including today’s destination: Iceberg Lake. There isn’t…

Dear Friends and Family, And so we reach one of the greatest national parks I have seen on this trip, and have seen ever, as a matter of fact. But first, a quick update: sorry for the delays! I’ve covered something like 3000 miles in just the last week of traveling and only just returned…

Dear friends and family, Back again! Alright, so the rest of the day that started with a literal house fire further devolved into a metaphorical dumpster fire. After getting out of Whitefish, I finally was able to enter Glacier National Park using the campground reservations I had booked waaaaaay back in March for this part…

Dear friends and family, I think I can say in confidence that the couple of days this post chronicles definitively ends Leg 2, if only because they sucked so much that I want to leave these days in Leg 2, and get a fresh start on Leg 3 without them. It’s not worth beating around…