-October 2017 - I decided I needed to visit my family in the midwest. I then proceeded to talk Nic (a friend from Germany taking a year off from work to explore the world) into driving me from Montana to Chicago in exchange for a chance to see the country with a native guide. We spent three weeks, took the long rout through Utah and Colorado and had a blast. We camped every chance we got - Nic in a tent and me and Kaladin in the back of our FJ Cruiser. I scouted for good places to come back to and horse pack someday. I took copious notes so that future trips to these areas could be taken with a bit more knowledge about what to expect. Follow the link bellow for the full story of our adventure, as well as all the information I gathered about each area we visited.

"Follow your bliss"

"Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into."

"Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right. By these we reach divinity."

"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."

"You must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds... What you cannot turn to good, you must at least make as little bad as you can."

"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

"When you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it."

"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet."

"Whoever is carelles with truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs."