ridefruita
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Aim for the open!
Last summer I took off on a trip of a life time. Not the last, not the first. I blogged about it while on the road, but I got so much inspiration from the Expedition Portal Community I thought I would share the adventure here. My blog is aimfortheopen.blogspot.com
Summer 2013: I was at a point in my life it was time for a change. I was bored in my job, and ready for a new professional challenge. If I was going to change jobs, I was going to take a break in between. What better time? I was 34, single, no kids, and had very little dept.
Winter 2014: I moved out of my condo, moved in to my Mom's house, and started to save money, preparing to hit the road. Moving out was the toughest part of the entire adventure. I lived in an amazing condo with ocean views, riding and surfing right near by. It was also the emotional starting point of the adventure. A commitment to making a change, the begging of some thing wonderful.
May 15th 2014: I gave notice at my job, and hit the road June 1st. The plan was to explore North America, specifically Canada, the ultimate destination St. Johns Newfoundland.
I love to mountain bike and had recently picked up Fly Fishing. I wanted to be comfortable on the trip, but keep costs low so I chose to base my travels out of my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. I have owned it since new and have taken the best care possible of it. It had 185'000 miles on it when I left, and when I finished the journey it turned over to 200'000. I purchased a used shell, off craigslist for $125 that suprisingly matched my truck! I then built out a sleeping and storage platform, keeping the bikes on a hitch rack.
My truck on the day of departure.
A glimpse of the interior.
Last summer I took off on a trip of a life time. Not the last, not the first. I blogged about it while on the road, but I got so much inspiration from the Expedition Portal Community I thought I would share the adventure here. My blog is aimfortheopen.blogspot.com
Summer 2013: I was at a point in my life it was time for a change. I was bored in my job, and ready for a new professional challenge. If I was going to change jobs, I was going to take a break in between. What better time? I was 34, single, no kids, and had very little dept.
Winter 2014: I moved out of my condo, moved in to my Mom's house, and started to save money, preparing to hit the road. Moving out was the toughest part of the entire adventure. I lived in an amazing condo with ocean views, riding and surfing right near by. It was also the emotional starting point of the adventure. A commitment to making a change, the begging of some thing wonderful.
May 15th 2014: I gave notice at my job, and hit the road June 1st. The plan was to explore North America, specifically Canada, the ultimate destination St. Johns Newfoundland.
I love to mountain bike and had recently picked up Fly Fishing. I wanted to be comfortable on the trip, but keep costs low so I chose to base my travels out of my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. I have owned it since new and have taken the best care possible of it. It had 185'000 miles on it when I left, and when I finished the journey it turned over to 200'000. I purchased a used shell, off craigslist for $125 that suprisingly matched my truck! I then built out a sleeping and storage platform, keeping the bikes on a hitch rack.
My truck on the day of departure.
A glimpse of the interior.
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