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Rene at Mount Rainier

Six Months a Nomad in the USA

I’m from the Midwest, or I was until I became a nomad. I’ve been traveling solo, living out of rented places and camping in my van on weekends. They used to say I was crazy; now they say I’m “living the dream.” Neither is wrong, but it took a lifetime to get here. When I was 17, I had a brief fantasy that I would get in my blue 1987 Camaro and head west without stopping until I felt like...

Rene on Yellowstone Safari

10 Yellowstone Animals Spotted on a Safari

If you want to see Yellowstone animals, you should book a safari. That’s my best advice. Seeing animals in Yellowstone National Park either happens by accident or intention or otherwise not at all. Since I didn’t see any by accident, I took matters into my own hands and booked a safari. Most of us assume that you will see animals in Yellowstone, but the truth is the park is big, probably much bigger than you think. Many people stay on...

Yellowstone Hot springs
Jackson Hole
Shoshone Falls, Idaho

5 Great Places to Explore in Idaho Now

I was driving down a winding Idaho mountain road just as the sun was rising over the horizon when I saw them: Three huge white wolves running across the Sawtooth Valley floor. I slowed my car and watched as the two rear wolves caught up to the leader, who had been far ahead but stopped to wait. Then, together, they ran into a patch of trees and I drove on to my destination. This is Idaho. On that same drive,...

Shoshone, Idaho Mammoth Cave

Like Oddities? Visit the Idaho Mammoth Cave

There I was, driving down a long, lonely stretch of Idaho highway somewhere between Twin Falls and Ketchum, listening to an audiobook and eating red licorice when I saw a sign that read “CAVE.” There weren’t any cars behind me, so I slammed on the breaks and pulled off the road. I had a little bit of time to kill, so I made a split-second decision to check it out. Let me back up. It wasn’t so much as a...

Salmon River Kayaking, Idaho

What I Learned About Tenacity In a Whitewater Kayak

When they told me to arrive early to be fitted with a wetsuit for the kayak was the first red flag. “A wet suit?” I asked. Why did I need a wetsuit for kayaking? “It’s for the abrasions.” “Abrasions?” “In case you fall out … with all the rocks.” “Oh.” Well that gave me something to think about. “We plan for the worst and hope for the best.” He handed me a helmet. “You’ll need this too.” What had I...