Somewhere between three and four weeks from now I will begin my trip across the country (halfway across anyhow). At this moment I am coming to the realization that I need to have everything ready to go long before that day comes if I want it to be a stress free departure. So far I have these things:
Hiking Pack (28L)
Tent (fits two)
“Survival” knife (if all shit hits the fan)
Various hiking/camping necessities
Cameras: 5D MKII, 500C, AE-1, with numerous lenses and a good flash or two(gotta cover the bases)
Jetta (gotta get there somehow)
Netbook (with lightroom and external HDD)
enough clothes to go a week without washing any of them (probably longer)
Still need:
Food for hiking/camping
Film
Camping Stove
Water Filter for camping
Footprint for my tent
Someone to share their couch with me when I cannot camp
Perhaps a job so that I can stay longer. Some please hire this photographer, even if it is just a job waiting tables.
the rest of the $4000 that I have been saving for the trip (almost there!).
This trip promises to be one of if not the most amazing things I have done in a seriously long time. I can’t remember the last big true vacation I’ve had. I can say for sure though that this will be the first vacation I will have had that I don’t have to focus on any one’s agenda but my own and that is a huge relief.
Click here for a map of my tentative route.
