July 16, 2001 Another day at the Cottonwood Campground on The Bighorn River. I'm the only woman in a man's world. They are all nice to me and want to know where I'm from and why I'm taking this trip. I was given a hammer to pound the stakes of my tent, an invitation to …
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70 days, 7000 miles, Day 19
July 11, 2001 I'm in Montana, one of my original destinations for this trip. I'm going to do some serious fly fishing here. But the day started out bad because I couldn't find the place to get a National Parks Pass. I wasted a lot of time. Somehow things finally turned out. I kind of …
70 days, 7000 miles, Day 14
July 6, 2001 Breakfast at a cafe outside, Wakefield, Michigan. I'm going to put a lot of road behind me in the next few days. Got to be careful, a lot of deer around here. I saw a young buck on the side of the road and I don't know who was more scared him …
70 Days, 7000 Miles-A Midlife Odyssey
In 2001, I took a solo 70 day, 7000 mile camping trip across the US and Canada. I was 52 years old and an elementary teacher at the time. I left my home the Saturday right after school let out and returned the Saturday before school started up again. Having taken many camping trips that …
The Autonomous Traveler 