7 weeks ago, I quit my job, left DC & became a vagabond

Me and my hatchhome.

(iphone) In a pinch, I can shift everything right and sleep in the back (photos of this on blog, so yes, it is actually possible), otherwise I'm pitching a tent and camping. Everything I need to camp, live and move to my new city as a professional is in there. My car has become a little more 'organized' since then. The grey blanket covers everything not black and my windows I had (illegally) tinted before I left DC hide my stuff - and me, along with curtains I asked my mom to make, when sleeping in it. (Photo taken in Chicago)

10,000 miles so far.

I recently arrived in Yosemite and realized there that I have gone 10,000 miles so far. On the map, I traced my route. Below are just a few of my favorite photos. (I have more - lots more.)

Birds on a wire.

(dslr) Somewhere above a gas station in Indiana. An old man pulled over to ask if I was a photographer. "No, I just take photos sometimes."

I had no idea camels were so big!

(iphone) Red River Zoo. Fargo, ND.

Pitching in the Badlands.

(iphone) This photo isn't great in and of itself, but waking up in the middle of the Badlands is pretty rad - despite the f*cking wind that plagued me for about a week. How one follows wind west, I don't know, but I managed to do it through the Dakotas, much to my chagrin.

Bison at sunset.

(dslr) Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND. Some idiot guy was approaching the herd that were blocking the road in front of me. Suddenly I was surrounded by buffalo so close I could touch them. It was unnerving, but as they moved a bit further out, I popped out of my sunroof and snapped some photos. This was one of them.

While surrounded...

can you see thee bit of panic? (My front seat is usually more organized than that.)

Barking prarie dog.

(dslr) In zoos, prairie dogs are cute. In nature, they're loud and obnoxious. Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Hiking Teddy Roosevelt NP.

(dslr, on tripod) After a baby wipe bath, it was time for a hike. I have no idea why this park isn't more widely know; it's fantastic.

Some roadside in Montana

I wonder if people realize the beautiful places they live?

Yellowstone sunset.

(dslr) Near West Yellowstone gate.

Lewis Lake.

(dslr, on tripod) That water was cold - like really cold. Yellowstone NP.

Old Faithful.

(dslr) Did you know that Old Faithful only erupts once every 90ish minutes? I didn't. It also fairly aggressively smells of sulfur.

Reflection in a lake.

(dslr, on tripod) Yellowstone NP.

Yellowstone elk.

(dslr) I chased this elk over a hill, hiding to get more pics after this one and in the process stepped in a huge pile of bison shit. Talk about something you never thought you'd say...

Super moon.

(dslr) Wyoming, taken out of my sunroof. And then I got lost for a bit. Whoops.

Bear bath.

(dslr) Totally huggable, right? Denver zoo.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

(iphone) I like free shit as much as I can find free shit to do. Kansas City, MO.

Foo Fighters!

(iphone) Wichita, KS. I'm not ashamed to say I rushed back east and drove out of the way to see them -- then back west again to ACL the following week.

Fritzel's Jazz Pub, New Orleans.

(iphone) I popped down to NoLa for my birthday...because I could. The jazz was great. The bartender was a bitch. But if you're ever on Bourbon street, skip the beads and go here.

Spirit Family Reunion, ACL 2015

(iphone) Have you ever seen someone rock a washboard with a fork and spoon?! Me neither, but these guys were really awesome! I had never heard of them, but they were my surprise favorite of the festival. If you like folk, I suggest checking them out.

Coasters at a shop.

(iphone) Yes to that one on the right. Austin, TX.

Tucumcari, NM

(iphone) Sometimes you just need a new profile photo, okay. (Don't judge the selfie stick; it was a gift and I'm traveling alone.)

Stopped train along old Route 66.

(dslr) Somewhere in Arizona near Nevada. Very specific, right?

Yosemite, while things were going well...

(iphone) A friend who happened to be in Yosemite after ACL invited me to come over and climb.

Had to bath in the Merced before I found running water.

(Iphone)Learned here you can get brain freeze from the outside of your head. Ouch.

And then things went to shit with him and I became a rock.

(iPhone) See my tent down there? The sign for the park gate a few yards ahead.

And I'm still going!

Wee. (Taken TRNP)