End Lists + Stats

The buddha who's sat on my dashboard for many adventures.

MILES TRAVELED: 12,170

GAS MONEY: $907 (hybrid)

POSTCARDS SENT: 71

NATURAL WORLD:

coyotes

black bear

luna moth

atlantic ocean

lizards

yarrow

meteorites

double rainbows

pink full moon over the ocean

waterfalls

snakes

white-tailed deer

wild roses + rosehips

quartz crystals

air plants

rosemary mint

sagebrush

road runner

tumbleweed

ravens

bird of paradise

desert’s white sand dunes

juniper

hot springs

rufous hummingbirds

mule deer

saguaro cactus

ocotillo

creosote

ancient sequoias

pacific ocean

"yosemite granite"

eucalyptus

cannabis

black-tailed deer

seals

green slug

fins at orcas island (unidentified)

agate

old-growth douglas fir

old-growth cypress

bison

antelope

elk

grizzly bears (!)

geysers

red fox

pronghorn

moose

NATIONAL PARKS:

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Smoky Mountains National Park

White Sands National Monument

Saguaro National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

Sequoia National Park

King’s Canyon National Park

Yosemite National Park

Mount Shasta

Yellowstone National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

DOGS BEFRIENDED:

Golda

Spirit

Zinnia

Caesar

Hope

Hobbes

Olive

Tally

Freckles

Lucy

Kobe

Bowser

ROAD PLAYLIST:

“Ain’t Gonna Happen” —Born Cages

“Hey, Ma” —Bon Iver

“Man in the Mirror” —Michael Jackson

“Quicksand” —Wildlight

“Something Good Is Going to Happen” —Kate Bush

“Bones” —NAVA

“Soft Universe” —Aurora

“Release” —Pearl Jam

“Ailleurs” —Grand Blanc

“Apple Tree” —Aurora

“See yourself” —Moreton

“Wild Goose Chase” —Dark Dark Dark

… and Greta Van Fleet in the Outer Banks

Carla Morrison in New Mexico

The Raveonettes through the desert

Lana Del Rey in Southern California