montana – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on June 7, 2018

May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California

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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Posted on June 21, 2017

April 20, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

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 17, 2017

November 24, 2016 – Maple Grove, Minnesota

by Nicholas Miller

A list of things I’m thankful for on this day of Thanksgiving: Currently having a job at a restaurant yet somehow having the day off. My aunt and uncle for letting me borrow one of their vehicles to …

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The 50 Year Plan

Tag: montana

May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California

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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