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…
Why I now Loathe the Weekend
It is Friday and I am near Mr. Rainer. I am not far from Seattle, Portland, Yakima and Ellensburg. Perhaps that is my err. Perhaps I have misjudged the proximity to the “big city” and now feel like it is moving in next door….
Getting Away
I am back from a recent family visit. I have never lived close to family, and often times, they are days away by car, many airport connections, rental cars, hotels, on so forth. It has been difficult, to say the least, and the onus…
A Perfect Day
I believe I had a perfect day. This is not my first, and I pray to all that is good and right in the Universe, that it will not be my last. I am in Detroit staying with my Sister. She lovingly calls me…
