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Some trips stick around longer than a caption. This is where I let them breathe a little.
Standalone post
Still a little lost after the road trip, so I finally went after the Presi. Valley Way up north, Washington chaos in the middle, and the long southern ridge all the way out.
Presidential Traverse / White Mountains
The Whites know how to make a day feel full.
Published now
Got laid off, packed the Subaru, and headed west. Niagara, Devil's Lake, the Badlands, Wind Cave, and the Bighorns. Not a bad way to start.
Road Trip / Chapter 2
The trip wakes up for real here.
Published chapters
The first stretch is live.
The idea finally becomes real: layoff, haircut pep talk, packed car, Niagara, and the first lesson in just getting west.
The first week turns into a testing ground: Walmart mornings, Devil's Lake momentum, the Badlands, and the first properly wild day at Wind Cave.
On deck
Yellowstone, Glacier, the Olympics, desert heat, and the long drive home.
Chapter 3
Yellowstone, new people, and the first stretch where the mountain West starts to feel fully alive.
Chapter 4
Glacier, northern lights, old logging roads, and that feeling of the country opening far beyond your plan.
Chapter 5
The Olympics, the western edge of the trip, and the part where the whole thing starts getting huge.
Pick your lane
Some trips take chapters. Some fit in one hard day. Either way, this is where they get room.