2023-02-01, 08:33 AM
Oh, if your Wordpress account is public, send a link, I'm sure its a good read.
I am envious of your nomadic life style atm, but I can't complain. I was actually thinking about this a few days ago. When I was 19 I flew a cheap charter to London and spend the next five years wandering around Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Almost never flew, mostly by land (freighter from Kenya to Bombay), a lot of hitching. Very quickly it is not a "vacation" any longer, and after six months or so it's not a "trip" - I simply identified myself as a "traveler" and went with that for years. Now, at the other end of my life, I'm retired and my Western forays are more like 3 weeks than the "week plus two weekends" I had for years when I was working, and things are, again, so different when you're not counting days on one hand. Enjoy your time out there!
You mention food at SPW but I presume you mean eat in, or have they gone back to selling food at the gas station? It seemed over the last years it went more and more into a souvenir stand and less into a place where you could buy a few essentials. And.. $14 for a shower?? Wow. Have you tried the "solar showers"? I've used them for years both backpacking and car camping and they are great! Get one if you don't have it, you'll be happy.
Cold, huh? Well it is 18 here atm, and we are due for -20 wind chill Saturday night, so, my heart is bleeding for you
But I know the cold gets to ya when you are living it 24/7.
As people point out, cell reception is great in the southern end. I think we pick up Baker down there, as there's usually decent coverage along interstates. There was one time when I was out crossing the flats trying to figure out which of canyon mouths in the Owlsheads I was headed to, and I really want a sat image (because that is how Steve Hall used to document his stuff) but my GPS app can't cache them... suddenly, bars, and the image appeared. If I put my phone into airplane mode, run my GPS app (US Topo), and then turn airplane mode off, it gets the cell signal first, and shows you a very big uncertainty location circle centered on the cell tower, then the GPS kicks in and it gives you a real location. But I use that technique to try to figure out what tower I'm connected to. Either that, or refresh the "local weather" icon, as it gives a named location too, and that's where the tower is.
Well this thread has probably set a record number of postings pages and pages ago, loving it!
I am envious of your nomadic life style atm, but I can't complain. I was actually thinking about this a few days ago. When I was 19 I flew a cheap charter to London and spend the next five years wandering around Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Almost never flew, mostly by land (freighter from Kenya to Bombay), a lot of hitching. Very quickly it is not a "vacation" any longer, and after six months or so it's not a "trip" - I simply identified myself as a "traveler" and went with that for years. Now, at the other end of my life, I'm retired and my Western forays are more like 3 weeks than the "week plus two weekends" I had for years when I was working, and things are, again, so different when you're not counting days on one hand. Enjoy your time out there!
You mention food at SPW but I presume you mean eat in, or have they gone back to selling food at the gas station? It seemed over the last years it went more and more into a souvenir stand and less into a place where you could buy a few essentials. And.. $14 for a shower?? Wow. Have you tried the "solar showers"? I've used them for years both backpacking and car camping and they are great! Get one if you don't have it, you'll be happy.
Cold, huh? Well it is 18 here atm, and we are due for -20 wind chill Saturday night, so, my heart is bleeding for you
But I know the cold gets to ya when you are living it 24/7.As people point out, cell reception is great in the southern end. I think we pick up Baker down there, as there's usually decent coverage along interstates. There was one time when I was out crossing the flats trying to figure out which of canyon mouths in the Owlsheads I was headed to, and I really want a sat image (because that is how Steve Hall used to document his stuff) but my GPS app can't cache them... suddenly, bars, and the image appeared. If I put my phone into airplane mode, run my GPS app (US Topo), and then turn airplane mode off, it gets the cell signal first, and shows you a very big uncertainty location circle centered on the cell tower, then the GPS kicks in and it gives you a real location. But I use that technique to try to figure out what tower I'm connected to. Either that, or refresh the "local weather" icon, as it gives a named location too, and that's where the tower is.
Well this thread has probably set a record number of postings pages and pages ago, loving it!