Posts tagged This Happened to Me
What to Expect If You Throw Your Keys Away in a National Park
What to Expect If You Throw Your Keys Away in a National Park

And what the hey, if I was going to be stuck in the parking lot until Monday, apparently hallucinating trail information, and things literally falling apart around me, I figured I would just pop open a cold one and watch Disney movies.

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On The Road 2020Carson CostaTravel, Mishaps, Problems, Dumb Move, Grand Teton National Park, Mystery of the Vanishing Trail List, Planning, Plans Change, Losing my mind, Key, National Parks, National Parks Passport, Lessons, Comedy of Errors, Learning, Movies, Overcoming problems, Panic, This Happened to Me, Things Breaking, United States, Vanlife Comment
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
Spontaneous Side-Trips in Ashland, OR
Spontaneous Side-Trips in Ashland, OR

The road took us past a large lake, then sloped up into the mountains, winding tightly along the cliff’s edge, bouncing up and down as the terrain demanded, tilting in places.

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Trial RunCarson CostaTravel, Trial Run, This Happened to Me, Ashland, Oregon, Park, Lithia Park, Bars, Street Fairs, Driving, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, National Parks Passport, Games, Shuffleboard, Shake Dice, Cooking, Learning, Adventure, Catching Up, I'm late again, Range Oven, Rotary Youth Exchange, RYE, United States, Vanlife, Zach Comment
I Destroyed Part of My Build
I Destroyed Part of My Build

I was dead set on pretending I had no van, and that I’d never been crazy enough to start this insane project, for the rest of the day.

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Pre-TripCarson CostaVan Build, Vanlife, Ceiling, Tongue-and-groove, nemesis, Exhaustion, Self, Self-doubt, Panic, Challenges, Problems, Difficult, DIY, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Comedy of Errors, Frustration, Learning, Cursing, Anger, Breaking Things, Things Breaking, Worried, This Happened to Me, Inner Thoughts, Planning, Mishaps, Boards, Wainscotting, Stress Comments