#MegaRoadTrip2022 on Instagram
| Day | Date | Solo? | Where I slept | Noteworthy occurances |
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| 1 | May 14, 2022 | ✅ | Alvord Desert, Oregon | Woke up at 4am to see 4 planets aligned out of one side of the trailer and the setting full moon out the other |
| 2 | May 15, 2022 | ✅ | Angel Creek Campground, Wells, Nevada | Nearly destroyed my trailer following bad directions from Google Maps |
| 3 | May 16, 2022 | Sandy, Utah | Stayed the night with Cayce, Margaret, and Ranee | |
| 4 | May 17, 2022 | ✅ | Florez Riverview RV Park & Campground, Bloomfield, New Mexico | Visited Four Corners |
| 5 | May 18, 2022 | Airbnb in Albuquerque, New Mexico | Met up with Val! | |
| 6 | May 19, 2022 | Airbnb in Albuquerque, New Mexico | Toured ABQ with Val | |
| 7 | May 20, 2022 | Airbnb in Albuquerque, New Mexico | Jeep went kaput in Santa Fe. Spent $770 dollars on repairs that thankfully were completed the same day. | |
| 8 | May 21, 2022 | ✅ | Park Place RV Park, Odessa, Texas | |
| 9 | May 22, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Stayed the night with Chris & Ralph, made amazing frito pie with homemade vegan chili Published Week 1 |
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| 10 | May 23, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Chris & I met up with Anna, Hoon, Nicole, and Zane at Blackstar Co-op | |
| 11 | May 24, 2022 | ✅ | Fairview-Riverside State Park, Madisonville, Louisiana | |
| 12 | May 25, 2022 | US Corps of Engineers Ridge Rd. Campground, Appling, Georgia | Met up for a coffee with Sharvari, stopped through Athens and saw the spot where REM played their first show | |
| 13 | May 26, 2022 | ✅ | Raven Rock State Park, Lillington, North Carolina | |
| 14 | May 27, 2022 | Washington, DC | Met up with Nick and Lisa on my way north out of NC Published Week 2 |
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| 15 | May 28, 2022 | Washington, DC | Did the tourist thing with Erin & padre | |
| 16 | May 29, 2022 | Washington, DC | Dad read from Trump Über Alles in front of the White House | |
| 17 | May 30, 2022 | ✅ | Winding Hills Park, Montgomery, New York | Stopped in Sayreville, New Jersey, to see Erin Ozolins play at the town’s Memorial Day event, had lunch afterwards |
| 18 | May 31, 2022 | ✅ | Lake Taghkanic State Park Campground, Ancram, New York | Stopped through New Paltz to see the DuBois house, looked for Sarah DuBois’ grave to no avail |
| 19 | June 1, 2022 | ✅ | Camping On The Battenkill, Arlington, Vermont | Visited Fort Ticonderoga Published DC 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | June 2, 2022 | Burlington, Vermont | Stayed with Arline & family, Val’s flight was cancelled so she would take a train from DC the next day | |
| 21 | June 3, 2022 | Burlington, Vermont | ||
| 22 | June 4, 2022 | Burlington, Vermont | Saw Caitlin graduate high school | |
| 23 | June 5, 2022 | The Sailmaker's House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Val & I met up with Alexis & Michael | |
| 24 | June 6, 2022 | Airbnb in Portland, Maine | ||
| 25 | June 7, 2022 | Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine | ||
| 26 | June 8, 2022 | Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park, Maine | ||
| 27 | June 9, 2022 | Bangor, Maine | ||
| 28 | June 10, 2022 | ✅ | Bangor, Maine | Published The Nor’east |
| 29 | June 11, 2022 | ✅ | Rockwood Park Campground, Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| 30 | June 12, 2022 | ✅ | Avoca Birches Campground, Nova Scotia | |
| 31 | June 13, 2022 | ✅ | JT Cheeseman Provincial Park, Newfoundland | |
| 32 | June 14, 2022 | ✅ | Lomond Campground at Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland | Gander! |
| 33 | June 15, 2022 | ✅ | Time-Out Campground, Nova Scotia | |
| 34 | June 16, 2022 | Stanhope Campground at Prince Edward Island National Park | Played disc golf, met up with Kaushi & Tim, saw a fox & kits at sunset by the beach | |
| 35 | June 17, 2022 | ✅ | République Provincial Park, New Brunswick | |
| 36 | June 18, 2022 | Airbnb in Ottawa | Met up with Jevin at Tavern on the Falls | |
| 37 | June 19, 2022 | Airbnb in Ottawa | Met up with Snook for lunch Published Oh, Canada! 🇨🇦 |
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| 38 | June 20, 2022 | Flamboro Valley Camping Resort, Ontario | Met up with Scott for breakfast in Kingston and Kat & Raluca for lunch in Toronto | |
| 39 | June 21, 2022 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Stayed a night with Karl & Sara | |
| 40 | June 22, 2022 | DH Day Campground, Michigan | Hung out with Chels, met Elissa, Lou, & Duke | |
| 41 | June 23, 2022 | ✅ | Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan | |
| 42 | June 24, 2022 | ✅ | Sylvania (Clark Lake) Campground, Michigan | Hiked to Mosquito Beach and nearly was eaten alive Published Making lemonade in Michigan 🍋 |
| 43 | June 25, 2022 | ✅ | Riverside Inn, Glendive, Montana | Fought 24 mph headwinds all the way across North Dakota, 8.9 mpg 😅 |
| 44 | June 26, 2022 | ✅ | Travelodge, Livingston, Montana | Visited Devils Tower |
| 45 | June 27, 2022 | ✅ | Holiday Lodge, Wenatchee, Washington | Crossed the Continental Divide in the morning and saw the Columbia River in the late afternoon |
| 46 | June 28, 2022 | Bremerton, Washington | Stayed with my sister, Kim | |
| 47 | June 29, 2022 | Bremerton, Washington | Stayed with my sister, Kim | |
| 48 | June 30, 2022 | ✅ | Kalaloch Campground, Washington | Visited Cape Flattery, which was just stunning |
| 49 | July 1, 2022 | Portland, Oregon! | Rolled straight into PayDirt for a beer with friends and family welcoming me home |
Cayce, Margaret, Ranee, Val, Chris, Zane, Anna, Hoon, Nicole, Sharvari, Nick, Lisa, Dad & Erin H, Erin O, Arline, Emma, Caitlyn, Barbara, Ashley & Jake, Alexis & Michael, Kaushi & Tim, Jevin, Snook, Scott & Gemma, Kat, Raluca, Mel, Karl & Sara, Chels & Elissa, Kim, Todd, Max, Noelle & Andrew
I was there for all of a couple of hours on the morning of June 26, 2022, and saw the following license plates:
antelope, armadillos, bald eagle, buffalo, canada geese with goslings, cat, cow, coyote, crane, deer, dog, donkey, egret, goats, golden eagle, grackle, groundhog, hawk, heron, horse, jack rabbit, lizards, magpies, marmot, monk parakeets, mouse, partridge, pheasant, porcupine, prairie dog, RATTLESNAKE, red fox & kits, roadrunner, sandhill crane, sheep, shetland pony, skunk, swan, turtle, vulture, WHALES, wild turkey, woodpecker
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