Do a solo road trip.

“It was the first time in the trip that I truly felt alone, so I was a little on edge. At some points it felt like I was in the literal middle of nowhere, and I was grateful that I had a friend to talk to on the phone for a while through that stretch. Luckily nothing out of the ordinary happened, but I was equipped with plenty of supplies if something did!”

“After a relatively short drive, I made it to my campground at the Grand Canyon! Even after being on the road for almost a week, this was the day where it finally felt like the adventure was beginning. It would be my first night camping alone, and I wouldn’t see a familiar face for over a week.”

“You know that feeling when you’re first starting out on any adventure and it feels like you could conquer the world? Well, that’s how day one felt. I drove for about 7 hours and did not start feeling tired or uncomfortable or annoyed until I was 30 minutes from Omaha. I would say all in all a pretty successful driving day!”