lifestyle – Page 4 – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on August 7, 2017

May 18, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

“That’s a great question…” …I say to Will. But I don’t exactly know how to answer. He is inquiring about how I personally maintain lasting friendships while living this lifestyle. Easier said than done. Weeks ago, he had …

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Posted on July 9, 2017

April 26, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

Over two years in, but here’s another first. I’m sitting at Jack’s neighbor’s house (Karen and Stuart) eating dinner with them and three travelers who arrived earlier today – Will from England, and Leah and Alex from Minnesota. …

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Posted on June 12, 2017

February 22, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

“Are you building a wall?” I ask the young boy at the bar as he places multiple check presenters upright and positions them next to each other in a row. “Yeah, it’s Donald Trump’s wall!” I laugh out …

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Updated on May 31, 2017

End: Year Two, Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Reflections: 2016. Two years in now. Although my year in Montana has come with more surprises than my year in Minnesota, I’m feeling more adjusted to my “routine of change.” It seems I’m becoming more of a seasonal …

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Posted on May 6, 2017

September 27, 2016 – Port Townsend, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

Well, this is one way to spend a vacation. Cleaning dead rats out of a basement doesn’t exactly meet my ideals of a good time, but when you visit a fellow traveler at their host’s place… It hasn’t …

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Updated on April 30, 2017

September 17, 2016 – Wise River, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Well, this was unexpected. Last winter, I worked at Lutsen Resort in Minnesota for a guy named Jim. Quite the adventurous type, he talked a lot about his time in Alaska and Montana. When I told him I …

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Posted on April 26, 2017

September 3, 2016 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

And then there were three. Kevin, Elisabeth, and myself. I’m hiking up Sacagawea Peak with them and Thomas, thinking how quickly the time has passed with the others. Paul and Christine left yesterday. Haley and Ally are leaving …

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Posted on December 26, 2016

June 22, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

“You have a routine of change,” Miri says to me as we hike down from a waterfall in Columbia Mountain, where we had a brief midday meditation session. We’re talking more about my lifestyle – our views on …

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Posted on November 10, 2016

June 5 , 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Traveling always seems to bring me down. Not in a bad way, but more like a “I wish I could afford to do this all the time” way. I recently returned from Seattle, where I visited an old …

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Posted on August 19, 2016

April 12, 2016 – Helena, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

One month isn’t long enough. Or maybe it’s too long. As we sit around the living room, I realize that I could see myself getting attached to this family very easily. My hosts’ son is a man that …

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The 50 Year Plan

April 26, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

February 22, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

End: Year Two, Bozeman, Montana

September 17, 2016 – Wise River, Montana

September 3, 2016 – Bozeman, Montana

June 22, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

June 5 , 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

April 12, 2016 – Helena, Montana

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