west – Page 4 – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on June 21, 2017

April 20, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

Carolla, you are my constant. The thirteen-hour drive from Bozeman, Montana to Trout Lake, Washington would certainly have been a lot lonelier without my podcasts. I’ve actually been listening to Adam and Dr. Drew since I was a …

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Updated on June 18, 2017

April 18, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

The events slated for my last day in this area are very apropos of my time here. One: Explore and take pictures of a local trail and waterfall area. Two: Watch Thomas deliver a presentation at a local …

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Posted on June 15, 2017

March 12, 2017 – Big Sky, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

It took three months, but I’m finally up here. No more bus rides. No more tolerating disrespectful, inconsiderate passengers. I can walk to work in ten minutes. Instead, I’ll be tolerating disrespectful, inconsiderate neighbors throughout my next month …

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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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Posted on June 11, 2017

February 7, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Left turn. Left turn. Left turn. MSU. With enough bus rides to and from the same place, you begin to innately know what stop you’re arriving at or departing from without opening your eyes. You automatically memorize turns. …

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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 27, 2017

January 12, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Well, I certainly hope this is my low point of the season. In a nut shell, I tell Chad: “My car has been hit twice in two months while parked (without me in it, costing me $1,000 in …

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Posted on May 23, 2017

December 7, 2016 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

I can’t wait to get on the mountain. As I admire my shiny new snowboard, boots, and bindings, the anticipation builds within. I hope the package is worth the $700. Everything is laid out on my matte, used …

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Posted on May 9, 2017

September 28, 2016 – Seattle, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

“How do you know when to stop putting everyone else’s needs above your own?” …the gentleman sitting across from me asks, rhetorically. He’s holding both of his arms out, palms up, painting a picture for Miri and I …

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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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The 50 Year Plan

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April 20, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

April 18, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

March 12, 2017 – Big Sky, Montana

February 22, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

February 7, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

End: Year Two, Bozeman, Montana

January 12, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

December 7, 2016 – Bozeman, Montana

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