I Vow to Live an Extraordinary Life.
Start out with 100 points. DQ= Disqualified. Check in - 5 points deducted if you have to check a bag. (Unless that bag contains the following: skis, surfboards, climbing or slack lining gear, a horse mask, or camera equipment.) - 5 points deducted if you don’t have a tag with your information on said checked …
I roll over and the smell of my own armpits wakes me up before my 5:30am alarm does. Slowly, I lower myself from the top bunk without waking my 4 other roommates. I slip into my now baggy, oil stained, Carhartts and synch down the NRS cam strap that I’ve been using as a belt. …
Have you ever tried to describe the taste of orange to someone? That is exactly what going through River School was like, not to mention living in The Yard During my time in Haines I became a Wilderness First Responder, earned my Swift Water Rescue certification, and learned how to read and navigate a river. …
"I swear they're bigger!" I exclaim to Kevin with half a sandwich in my mouth, then again while on the gondola, then again while hiking and finally once more before we fell asleep. I would not accept that these purple, snow capped rockies in our younger brother of a country (Canada) were the same size …
"God, why was I being such a baby?!" "That move was so big and scary!" "I should have flashed* that "Don't let me 'take'* so much next time" My climbing partner just nods in compliance as I untie because he knows, no matter what he says it won't change the way I felt about that …
Have you ever left a conversation with someone and felt drained, entertained, but drained of your energy? You likely had an interaction with a parasitic alien species that feeds off the energy of others. Commonly known as an extrovert. If you kept an extrovert in a group of people and slowly added a person every …
Continue reading "Extrovert’s Survival Guide to Solo Road Trips"
I have a controversial opinion: I LOVE people! Extrovert? I don’t know you tell me. (Stay tuned for the next blog) Below I’ve compiled a few short stories of the amazing humans I’ve connected with since being on the road. Some are short and easy, while others are longer and more intimate. I’ve broken them …
Growing up I spent most of my time running around barefoot, loitering, playing sports, and exploring the enchanted forests that surrounded my house. Disclaimer; those were actually drug invested swampy sections of trees that broke up the constant line of houses in the suburbs of Florida. We didn't have cell phones and social media apps …
Continue reading "Levels of Happiness According to a Traveling Millennial"
“Oh man, that would be the dream, quit my job, drive wherever I wanted, and just sleep in my car.” Yes, my fellow #neature person enjoying these hot springs on a cold Utah night in the middle of nowhere, you’re right, it is the dream. But let me remind you that every daydream can also …
Remember when they told us not to talk to strangers on the internet? Whoops. August 29th, 2017: “Where are you from anyway?” “I’m from Orlando, FL. You?” “Holy crap I’m from the other side of the country, Monterey CA” If you love cute stories then continue to read, if you hate millennial shenanigans continue to …
Where In the World is Shelby Lynn 