LA to Sacramento pitstop to Norcal

8.5.16

Day 0 - Drove from LA to Pablo’s crib, Sacramento.  Got here at 8pm.  Crashed with Pablo and Jacqueline - it was so dope to catch up with these two amazing humans. Hundreds of days can pass and when we reconnect, time is irrelevant. 

Luna resting possessively on Pablo's robust crotch.

 

8.6.16

Day 1 - Left Sacramento at 12:40pm, mile 448.

Rerouting ID map to avoid the Pioneer fire.

Mile 489.  $27

 

7:55 pm - Arrived at Oak Bottom camp. Along the Salmon River. What a beautiful drive!  

Mile 750

Location: Six Rivers National Forest

Chilling here at Oak Bottom. Go the whole camp set up.  Ready to cook a steak. Playing “chicken train” for my dad.  I’m going to get up early tomorrow and swim. I miss Jessica.  It’s a good feeling knowing she has my back.  Im sitting here and I’m asking myself “why am i here?” Why or how did i end up in the most awesomely remote deep forest location in CA?  It’s strange being on my own on the road.  Makes me love myself more.  Time to eat!  P.s. This goat cheese is on point!

 

“You live til’ you die.”

 

First Post - my intent

August 2016 - I jumped in my pickup and spent 3 weeks on the road, driving nearly 4,000 miles.  Camped all along the way, made some great friends, saw beautiful expanses, and got caught in a little bad weather from time to time.  I took a thousand photographs and hours of video, but there is no way I could share them all.  I visited nearly a dozen National Parks in California, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.  The entries below are transcribed directly from my waterproof notepad that accompanied me on the trip.  It lived in the center console of my pickup and I logged in key transitions or special moments.  My intent was to track a clear picture of my adventure’s direction changes and interactions...not so much narrative and emotion, and they definitely don’t describe the thousands of nuanced moments that I experienced. But it still took a lot of discipline to write in it consistently each day.  Each time I stopped for gas or sleep, I made sure to log every odometer reading, the time of day, and how much money I spent on fuel - plus any details I didn’t want to forget.  It was also extremely therapeutic for my mental health in moments of loneliness and boredom. The notes are super raw, and can be hard to follow, but I wanted to share them that way.