A Great Big Solo Road Trip (LFTR 113)

About this episode

Jamie recounts her fall solo trip to several national parks and discusses the benefits of solo travel.

Flo is good to go… solo! Jamie recounts her fall solo trip to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Zion, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef. Then we discuss the benefits of having your own stuff! Talking points: Too much trailer for a person and dog, dining alone, escalante Utah 12 hogback ridge, free camping at Henry’s Lake, doggie happy hour, fell in a fucking mud puddle, Melvin Brewing HH snake river view, Solo stuff for mental health, together stuff for mental health too, once you have kids forget it, follow the thread to see where it goes, bouldering with randos, Jamie’s a good artist and Frankie is her baby. Thanks for listening! Please let us know what you think! You can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com , and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com . If you feel like kicking us a few bucks you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord. Get full access to Letters From the Road at lettersfromtheroad.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Schumacher

Topics covered

• solo travel
• mental health
• camping
• road trip
• dining alone
• bouldering

Keywords

• solo road trip
• Yellowstone
• Grand Teton
• Zion
• mental health
• camping
• dining alone
• bouldering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melvin Brewing

Places: Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Escalante Utah, Henry’s Lake

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