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…
So, how is it?
How is the road? What have you learned about yourself? It is awesome and amazing? I hear these things often. I do not always share that much about myself, so not every conversation or encounter leads to the opening of my life to a…
My Arch Nemesis, the Wind
It was the middle of the night. I was covered in the dirt that had been blowing into the tent from both the top and the bottom vents. It started at around 10:00 pm and it was now one or two or three… I…
That Thing Called “Food”
I just have to break this one out into it’s own little post. I mean, it has been a huge adjustment and a constant challenge. Next I may talk about bathroom-ing and being dirty. But, for today, as this is ringing in my head…
