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Saskatchewan taught me that sometimes it's better to take the train

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Highlights; Day 4 August 4, 2015

This could very well be the most perfect road trip vehicle.

At 62 miles per gallon, I was only on my third tank since Canada, and was already well into New Mexico. The landscape was completely different than anything I had ever experienced previous. Rock formations rose from nothing, vegetation was sparse and barely holding on, and the air felt light, making it difficult to catch a full breath. The small diesel kept happy though and continued putting along without regard to the change in climate.

The night temperature in Texas the previous night had dipped down to a brisk 35°C and luckily I was able to evade the heat by taking up an offer to stay at a very generous Instagram friend’s home, but now I was on my own again and past the point of generosity. Temperatures seemed to become a bit more bearable in the desert landscape so I squeezed in a few hours of sleep in the boot before braving on towards Albuquerque.

It’s such a humbling feeling to be out in the world completely alone, surrounded by everything you own, and be completely self sufficient in determining where you’re headed and when you’ll arrive. I really long to return to adventures like this in the near future, however, this trip proved sufficient to wet my appetite for what is inevitably to come.

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Taking on the Mohave was like nothing I've experienced before

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Sun. August 2, 2015 Target parking lot, Memphis, TN.

Officially my first day alone on the extensive US trip after separating from the rest of the group that I was with for a three day music conference in Louisville, KY.

Music has always been a primary focus in my life and has had an extensive impact on most aspects of my life, so to have passed through not only Nashville, but to also have stopped and spent a night in Memphis was an experience like no other. When I awoke that morning, there was music in the trees and the streets. The birds were singing and the air crackled with melodies. Not far away, the Mississippi River permeated the air with an almost tangible sense of tonality and rhythm.

I awoke early – before the sun made a full appearance – and departed my parking spot in search of fuel. Along the road I noticed a man sitting on the median of the Main Street folding newspapers across from the petrol station. So I topped up on premium diesel, strolled across and purchased a paper to a much appreciative and soulful man. I then departed to partake in reading my purchase over a cup of freshly brewed coffee on the banks of the Mississippi.

With the LTLRDWGN and I both full of our premium beverages, we departed once more in search of the coast.

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