Posts tagged Self
Wrapping Up Great Basin National Park
Wrapping Up Great Basin National Park

The Bristlecone Pines are worth a visit to the park all on their own. It’s difficult to capture the brutal elegance of their gnarled branches, the rich color of their weathered trunks.

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On The Road 2020Carson CostaVanlife, Travel, Hikes, Hiking, Hike, Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, United States, Juniper, Bristlecone, Bristlecone Pine, Glacier, Nevada, Rocks, Rock Glacier, Altitude, Alone, Blogging, Morraine, Dirt Road, Lessons, Learning, Driving, National Parks, Nice Drive, Scenic Drives, Mishaps, Nature, Self, Tiny Living Comments
The World From 13,000 Feet
The World From 13,000 Feet

It’s hard not to feel invincible standing at the end of the crest, the mountain dropping straight down on nearly every side, the world unfolding before you like a butterfly spreading its wings.

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On The Road 2020Carson CostaAdventure, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Great Basin National Park, Nevada, Travel, Vanlife, Hiking, Hiker, Hikes, Park, National Parks, Wheeler Peak, 13000 Feet, Friendship, New Friends, Nomad, Rocks, Altitude, Mountain, Aspen, Juniper, Inspiration, Challenges, Exhaustion, Experience, Self, kismet, Nature, Nice Drive, Overcoming problems, Overachieving, United States, Views, Wild, Excitement, Amazing People Comments
Stepping Back in Time in Seattle
Stepping Back in Time in Seattle

Basically, it’s educational, fun, affordable dining with great theming and a better view. If you’ve only got a few hours in Seattle, Smith Tower is the way to make the most of them.

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Trial RunCarson CostaSeattle, Blogging, Coffee, Starbucks, Pike Place Market, Smith Tower, Recommendation, Border Crossing, City, Driving, Bars, Experience, Self, Gordon, Why?, This Happened to Me, Mishaps, Washington, Travel, Trial Run, United States, Vanlife, Zach, Curiosity, Questions, Working, Working in Public, Toasts, Larrabee State Park, Tell Me Your Thoughts, History, Views Comment
The Problem with Jumping in the Deep End
The Problem with Jumping in the Deep End

I’m not writing this post to complain. I realized that this — everything being a total mess — is part of the whole experience.

I’m not failing at it, I’m doing it.

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Trial RunCarson CostaSelf-doubt, Self, Self Improvement, Reflections, Problems, Mess, Mishaps, Advice, Crater Lake National Park, Overcoming problems, Solutions, Corvettes, Driving, Nice Drive, Smoke, Seward, Alaska, Learning, Library, Gordon, New Friends, Friends, Fairbanks, State Fair, United States, Experience, Changes, Ways of Doing Things, Writing, Catching Up, Rogue River Gorge, Casey State Recreation Site, Ocean, Travel, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Blogging, Cooking, Dirty, Exhaustion, Excitement, Goals, Giving Up in the Best Way, intervention, I'm late again, Inner Thoughts, Sink, Late, Losing my mind, National Parks, Oregon, Panic, Snow, Stress, Trial Run, Time Crunch, Tiny Living, Vanlife, Adventure, Zach, Amazing People, Blockbuster, Dream Come True, Dreams Comments
The Final Days Before The Pacific Northwest
The Final Days Before The Pacific Northwest

Everything that I’ve been thinking about just to keep myself going for the last year and a half. The life I’ve been dreaming about is eight hours away.

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Pre-TripCarson CostaAppliances, Blogging, Breaking Things, Comedy of Errors, Carpentry, Challenges, Charge Controller, Cabinets, Excitement, DIY, Electrical, Exhaustion, Self, Heat, Learning, Family, Frustration, Fan Install, Inner Thoughts, Sink, Business, Customer Service, Catching Up, Adventure, Full Speed Ahead, Fridge, Fuse Box, National Parks, Late Night Musings, Late, Danica, Drawer, Slides, MDF, Guests, Friends, Zach, Battery, Brackets, Kitchen, Thanks to, Planning, Mishaps, Neighbors, United States, Possible Formatting Errors, Range Oven, Fan, eTrailer, Solar, Panic, RYE, Rotary Youth Exchange, Travel, Trial Run, Stress, Time Crunch, Self-doubt, Wiring, Vanlife, Van Build, Wood Working Comment
I've Named the Van, and I'm Nearly Set to Go
I've Named the Van, and I'm Nearly Set to Go

The last week before I left was just as insane, because all of that was still going on, but I also had a lot of goodbyes to get through.

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Pre-TripCarson CostaLosing my mind, Stress, Frustration, Friends, Family, Van Build, Vanlife, Visits, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Blogging, Comedy of Errors, Challenges, Curtains, Cabinets, DIY, Exhaustion, Self, I'm late again, Inner Thoughts, Planning, long drive, Mishaps, Neighbors, Wood, Panic, RYE, Rotary Youth Exchange, Travel, Self-doubt, Trial Run, Time Crunch, Worried, Wood WorkingComment
A Few Thoughts on Americanism
A Few Thoughts on Americanism

Forth of July was the one day every year that I always felt unstoppable. It made me feel empowered, one person supported and held up by millions of people, like every dream I’d every dared to entertain was as close as those fireworks, falling down upon me from the stars.

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