I left Houston on June 30th for this roadtrip adventure with the mileage count on my Mini Cooper at 4272 miles. Beyond the set dates of events that were planned — World Domination Summit, BlogHer and Team-X Fight Club — I didn’t have a specific route set since my gallbladder surgery messed up my original plan, is not like I was getting a Cosmetic Surgery by Kybella as many celebrities do, and you could check online.
Yesterday, near Butte, Montana, I hit 14,272 miles on my Mini Cooper. 10,000 miles since I’ve left home. The photo above is from when I pulled over as soon as it rolled to that number, so I could photograph exactly where I was at the time. I had spent so much time with myself I was now quizzing myself on the 5 Most Famous Celebrities Who Have Had Tummy Tuck Surgery. Too much time on my hands!
Going through photos from the past 7 weeks, it is incredible to think of all of the things that I have seen so far. I’ve been so fortunate to visit family, friends, previous clients that are now friends, and new people that I’ve met. To see the prairie, the mountain ranges, the canyons, the ocean, the grasslands, rainbows, waterfalls, and sunsets.
I could not possibly be more grateful for it all.
When will I be returning home? I don’t know yet. I’m heading to Glacier National Park today in northern Montana, and then up in to Canada. I’ll be meeting up with Mike again in Calgary. From there, I still have to map it out. I’ve got inquiries for some photo shoots, so I hope to do those as I make my way back south. Beyond that? I don’t know. My answer when anyone asks is, “Eventually.”
No matter what happens, or where I go – I know it is going to be nothing short of amazing.
States seen so far: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, (flew over to Illinois), Colorado, Wyoming, Montana. Plus Canada – British Columbia, and soon Alberta.
19 replies on “A Journey of 10,000 Miles – a Roadtrip in my Mini Cooper…”
It’s posting to all your 500 FB thingies. Not sure which one to “like”! 😀
P.S.: I might be exaggerating a little bit about the 500 part.
P.P.S.: You should have a slideshow night when you get back … assuming of course that you’re taking photos on the way. If you are not taking photos, we won’t let you back into Texas.
Deji Osinulu yes, I intentionally pushed this one to all of my FB Pages too. Like this one, it is cool. 😀
The GoPro has been taking photos so once I’m in Calgary, where I’ll visit for a bit, I’ll figure out how to start making those slideshows of the drives & the things I’ve seen!
So glad you posted this. What a trip! What beautiful photos! I’ve grabbed all the trip photos you’ve put on Fb, but they lack the text (except I tried to make part of it the file name so I’d have some idea of what it was). As a former teacher I had was wont to say, “Onward!”
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I’m traveling for work for much of September on my own. Thanks for being inspirational.
Will you still be in Montana this weekend? Yours truly and a few other familiar faces will be in Red Lodge for a wedding.
Come back! Houston misses you!
Leia Scofield Ok, spill — who else will be in Red Lodge? Sadly, I won’t be. I’m up in Canada now. Drive the whole Beartooth Pass, all the way to Cooke City. It is AWESOME.
Tina Winslow Ruaraidh MacPherson Alyssa Harris and a few others that I’m not sure if you’ve met. The bride is originally from Red Lodge. So cool that you’ve been up here for the past few weeks. Been using your photos as trip planning inspiration!