Tag: travel

Theodore

TK 2.0

Elisabeth and I traveled over Three Thousand Miles for Christmas 2021. We traveled through 8 states and one National Park. This sign in the Ozarks made me commit to these signs. They’ll be a tag of their own. We gained a dog (temporarily), saw family members that quickly dispersed to New York, Africa, Texas, and San Diego, and received a new tent that attaches to the back of an open Jeep.

Also, I need to get new tires (perhaps snow-rated Falken’s), a winch, and a maybe a lift.

In any case, two dogs fit comfortably in the back of a Jeep – even with a crap-ton of stuff – and can put up with thousands of miles and a family that’s willing to push.

2500 Miles

TK 2.0

Eli and I sat in the Jeep, in total, for more than 40 hours, drove over twenty-five hundred miles, and passed through 5 different states while seeing Mt. Whitney, China Lake, Pacific Beach, Las Vegas, Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend, and the Navajo Nation. We ran a total of 6.7 miles, slept in 3 different places (including the back of the Jeep), and read hundreds of pages. We also bought some cool stickers.

In several million years, Horseshoe Bend will have likely become an “abandoned meander” and no longer exist as seen here, or in the numerous other pictures on the internet.

I cannot more strongly impress how awesome this sight was in person. The depth, magnitude, and expansiveness of the bend cannot genuinely be captured by photos so I highly recommend seeing it.

Also, if you look real close you can see kayaks on the bank of the inside curve of the river, further emphasizing how f**king monumentally grand this is.

Just, you know, in case you can’t see them.

Mount Whitney is the tallest peak in the “Lower 48,” standing at 14,505′.