oh brah, where you stay?
So I figured I’d give ya’all a quick update on life as I currently know it. So here goes –
When I took the job I am now currently in, I moved to the LA area, or more specifically the Orange County area to live with the old buddy Geoff. Initially it was a tough move for me, as California was a difficult adjustment for me when I was really looking for something different after being in Hawaii for three years and California is different only in that it lacked the local charm and backwoods close proximity of the north shore. So I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself a whole lot, but honestly I figured life could definitely be worse so I wasn’t complaining.
So it came as a bit of a surprise to me this last week, as I was told by my work I needed to relocate in an eastern direction and I packed up to move, how genuinely attached I’d grown to the area and my friends there. It’s rare to find people that accept you as whole heartedly as my friends did down there, and honestly I feel like I was just getting to know many of them. And despite my tendency to chase adventure on every front which elicits frequent moves, leaving friends has never become easy for me. It was a relatively empty drive Wednesday as I left, and I’m more motivated than ever to settle down and put some roots in somewhere. Even as a single guy, stability is a bit appealing eh’? 
What then am I doing you might ask? So the plan is to move out east, maybe Boston, maybe DC, maybe anywhere, I’m still deciding, but that’s where I’m headed, sometime in the fall. But Geoff was already off to school again, so the housing situation needed attention, and my solution was to go on a road trip of buddies and friends until I decide to move out east. So I have about 2 months, and right now I’m back up with some Utah buddies, hanging out in Provo now, gonna go drive support car at the Latoja Classic for a Etherington (a 206 mile bike race across 3 states, pretty sweet) visit some old EFY chums, then roll on with a few musts as I make it back across the US (and I’m open to suggestions if you have anything you feel should be on the list)
- Yellowstone
- Mt Rushmore
- Gettysburg (currently reading Killer Angels and I must see)
That’s all I have on the must see list right now, but I’ll have plenty of time I reckon, so give me some suggestions.
Anyway, that’s where I am. Miss my Orange County family out there, and am especially grateful for the friendships they extended to this lil ole missoura farm boy. I continue my nomadic journey, and will keep you posted on how it goes. Much love and aloha.
Wow I love the pictures. I recognized the “earth and sky” picture right away and I will always remember out trip to the San Diego Temple! I am glad to see you took time to enjoy life while you were there! You absolutely should see Yellow Stone. It is truly one of the most amazing places I have ever been. Martins Cove in Wyoming, Kirtland Ohio, Mount Rushmore, and your really long bed in Missouri are on top of my list!
When we moved from CA we traveled to Salt Lake and then went North. Yellowstone was completely awesome and we wished we had more time there. With dog and cat in tow it was a little rough. Beautiful. Another favorite along the route were Mt. Rushmore. Sounds like you will be mostly north but if you have interest in So. Utah, AZ, So. Cal, let me know as my Dad had some favorites but I have never been. He was such a buff on the State Parks. He actually left this world from Kalamath Falls and Crater Lake. I think this must have been his ultimate and one day I will find the courage to go see it myself. Whatever you do, take lots of pictures by which you can remember the moment. You only live once- or in our case…we live through your adventures. …MY VOTE IS FOR D.C.!!!