Michelle's WalkAbout
She who wanders is CERTAINLY not lost!
My Story
Greetings and welcome! My name is Michelle. I am a single woman in my mid-50’s and I call Washington home. This web site exists as I plan to spend most of 2019 on “walkabout”. In fact, I left Pullman, WA at 7:00 am on Thursday, April 18, 2019. It was a gloriously sunny day. The Jeep had 33,654.5 miles traveled.
Since June of 2018 I have been working towards this adventure. I quit my job, sold over half of my belongings, including my house, and am traveling around the US. I live on the road, out of my Jeep, in a tent. I camp, hike, explore, and volunteer. In between all that, I visit family and friends.
This web site is a place for me to talk about how I got here, offer practical advice and/or feedback, and process all of the emotions I have had as I worked towards this dream. Please, I invite you to look around and give my story a read. Heck, even leave comments and/or suggestions if you are so inclined.
I do not have all the answers, and often I have lots of questions. I did a lot of planning to get here, but that does not mean I have it all down. I am using this space to keep track of my journey, exchange feedback with others, and as a central repository for loved ones to know where I am and what I am up to.
My support team is amazing and always with me.
Cheers to you for visiting and I hope to see you on the road.
Gear
I feel it important for me, us, to share what we use while we are on this life on the road. I read a lot about folks living in vans and RV and campers. I really want this to be about us campers. Car,…
Michelle’s Musings
Since I was a young girl, I have been writing. I started with a diary or two, then went into poems and stories. The emotions I either did now know how or was not included to share had to go someplace. I chose to…
Most Things Beer
I decided that I will be spending so much time and money at breweries that I need to start keeping track, offering feedback, and logging my experiences. I also learned that I enjoy a tour of nearly anyplace that makes alcohol. I have already…
I did it!
I am so happy and thrilled and on this strange high. I was within minutes of my parents house when I clapped and started to squeal while still in the car. I was so excited that I could not hide it. Not for a…
Interesting and Infuriating
I hear music, some fucking kid barking like a dog, people talking, fires crackling, some other kid screaming. I smell wood smoke, pot smoke, diesel fuel, and the leaves of a cool breeze. I see lights and fires and tiki torches and headlights and…
South for the Winter
By this time in my journey I have learned that each of these easterly and southerly states has a great welcome center along the interstate. No, not the ones you have to drive to. These are just over the borders. Once you hit the…
