Yeah yeah, I know. It's been November since I last posted. Yup. Long time. Lots happened.
- Wife bought a house and we moved in together.
- Traveled to Italy with Mom and sis over New Years and first week of Jan.
- Got a second job part time. Work ~60h/week. But at least finally financially somewhat stable AND helping a friend with her business. Win win!
- Traded in Jeep for 2015 Subaru Outback 2.5i base model in my fav color! Monthly payments are less, I get 450-500mi/tank and it is an automatic AND I can sleep fully stretched out in the back. Doubly win!
- Had a GRT male friend come visit in Jan. Had wonderful sexy time in Bruneau state park and explored mountains. Then we went to Colorado and explored (sort of) Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park. Learned that I am better off single and men who lie to impress are highly disappointing people.
- Ummmm, hmmmm, weak ass winter in Idaho. Not much snow.
- Did a snowshoe backpacking trip to a yurt in Magic Mountain area with friends. Hella fun!
I cannot remember it all now. Those are the highlights. More adventures to come!
Lately I have been dreaming of a new adventure. One I cannot get my mind off of and is more achievable than my Mongol Rally dream (some day!!!). Now that I have a vehicle that I can truly adventure and overland in, I feel that traveling farther distances is a viable option. The key is to modify the vehicle in a way that will not destroy its effective gas mileage, yet make it durable on hard drives.
Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.
I have been dreaming of this place. And its connection to the Arctic Ocean. I recently found out that there is now a permanent road from Inuvik to Tuk rather than just the ice road in the winter. Here are a variety of Youtube videos on Tuk:
And inspirational blogs about people's trips on the Dempster Highway or in the Arctic Circle area.
I am also in a Facebook group for women who overland and they have shared their experiences with me as well. Here are some of their blogs from traveling in Canada:
If I type in Boise, ID to Tuk, Google Maps shows me three different routes: https://goo.gl/maps/SvUVJDdb32S2
Of course, I would stop and hike and explore along the way. Much more research will need to be done. Without those side explorations, the trip is ~2,500+ miles. Yeesh! That is one way. Mmmhmm, yup, much modifying will need to be done to the Subie.
Random pics of adventures I neglected to post about:
More to come as I plan out Subie's future. This post will be a work in progress.
