outdoors — Blog — The Wandering Gigi

Backroads have a special meaning to me. From the time I was young and my father would take our family on rides in Tennessee to now as I plan road trips and look forward to the next backroad I find. So I wanted to honor that passion in this short blog of faded lines.

6100 Miles. 15 States. 18 Days. (Part 4 of 4)

6100 miles crossing 15 states in 18 days. A single woman and her dog take an opportunity of a lifetime to road trip through the Northwest of U.S. They find adventure, bears, bisons, and more in their incredible journey. (Part 4 of 4)

6100 Miles. 15 States. 18 Days. (Part 2 of 4)

6100 miles crossing 15 states in 18 days. A single woman and her dog take an opportunity of a lifetime to road trip through the Northwest of U.S. They find adventure, bears, bisons, and more in their incredible journey. (Part 2 of 4)

My Solo Trip to Meet Thousands. Floatzilla.

My first adventure of solo road tripping was a trek to the Quad Cities to meet up with thousands of kayakers trying to break a world record at Floatzilla. It was my first taste of solo traveling that would feed my desire of wanderlust!