'Morning everyone! Welcome to my new blog, where pictures are allowed! Woo-hoo! On to all the catching up I have to do... Tuesday afternoon, I took off to do some solo exploring around the Carlsbad Caverns. The 7 mile scenic route in was pretty cool but even cooler was having a small lunch 754 feet below the surface. After that was the ranger guided tour through what is called King's Palace. Pretty impressive cave system overall, maybe on the way back I can ge...

It amazes me how often I found myself thinking it would be great to turn around and head home after seeing a part of west Texas...thing is, I was in the middle of no where and had no choice but to get where I needed to be for the night. Don't get me wrong, the drive was rather enjoyable despite what everyone back home said it would be. Texas hill country is amazingly beautiful: plateaus of wind power generators, distant lightning storms and a sunset that has yet ...

So the question has come up a few times...Where? Why? How long?My answers are quite simple:The West Coast, as far north on the Coastal Highway as I can get before having to turn around and come back home.For the heck of it and because I can. Really, it is that simple. And because I'm a Couch Surfer.At least a month; I plan to be gone for 5 weeks but that's the beauty of traveling alone. Maybe 6 weeks...who knows?Okay, I'm about to confide something only about 3 p...