love – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on October 30, 2019

February 10, 2019 – Kirkwood Mountain, California

“Do you want to use this as a pillow?” I ask a guest as I present a bag of small towels. “Oh, thank you so much,” he responds as he lays across a number of lined up chairs …

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Posted on January 25, 2019

August 18, 2018 – Sausalito, California

by Nicholas Miller

“Nelson! Come outside, quick!” Someone exclaims from the hallway. My supervisor heads outside as I continue making drinks and monitoring the bar. I wonder what happened? I quickly find out that three cars were broken into right outside …

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Posted on June 7, 2018

May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California

by Nicholas Miller

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom… I think to myself as I jam my left foot into the crack. At least I talked to her the other day. With no cell service at the farm, and certainly none in this …

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Updated on March 20, 2018

March 10, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota

by Nicholas Miller

I’m 32 years old today. It certainly doesn’t feel like it, but maybe that’s just the combination of coffee and adrenaline currently sweeping over my body. Pour an IPA and ESB. Make a bloody Mary. It’s lunch time …

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Posted on February 19, 2018

February 13, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota

by Nicholas Miller

So, it’s not exactly a new place. But this time around, there are plenty of new faces (along with many old ones). The amount of redundancy is further curbed by holding a new position in addition to the …

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Posted on August 7, 2017

May 18, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

“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 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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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 October 4, 2016

May 1, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

The landscape of this state is nothing short of magnificent. I’m on my way to host number six. Heading west out of Helena, I-90 takes me through Missoula (with a pit stop in the ghost town of Garnet). …

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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

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February 10, 2019 – Kirkwood Mountain, California

August 18, 2018 – Sausalito, California

May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California

March 10, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota

June 22, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

May 1, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

April 12, 2016 – Helena, Montana

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