2022 Spring Tour Archives - Page 2 of 2

Days 8 – 10: 2 People, 3 Days, 6 Wheels, Many Miles

I could go on and on about scenery, gas stops, warm silences, goofy inside jokes, long conversations, chilly camping, cows on “pause”, coffee searches, crappy beer, great beer, shoulder cuddles, quirky motel concierges, dying cities, thriving towns, human kindness, stinky feet, interesting scenery, healthy snack choices, unhealthy drink options, love, love, and more love…but, instead,...

Day 7: A Day With My Sister!

3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

It’s a little bit missing that you never knew It’s discovering someone who’s a whole lot like you It’s listening more and talking much less It’s crying and laughing at secrets confessed It’s same taste in hats, and same taste in shoes It’s same colored eyes, not quite green, not quite blue It’s hugs to...

Day 6: Wait, was that just TODAY?

3 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

You know those days when so much happens, you look at each other and say, “Did that actually happen THIS morning?”, or “Wait! How was that just THIS afternoon? It felt like a week ago!” Yes. Such was Day 6 of tour. Knowing we still had just under 3 hours to go to get to...

Day 5: Wyoming and SLC

3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

Wyoming: The world’s Parking Lot Greatest resource: Elbow Room Speed limit: As fast as you can go to get through this Weather: 60 mile winds, yet nothing is moving Littering Fee: $750,000 A long drive made longer. When construction dropped the speed limit to 65, we felt like we were walking. Have you ever been...

Day 4: Warm Friends and Cold Gigs

3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

Jared and I tapped out early last night due to the onset of some stuffy noses and wanting to be careful to not get sick the first three days on the road. By the morning, after a great night of sleep and hot showers, (two beds!!!) we were refreshed and ready to hang with Jared’s...

Day 3: Coffee, Peace, and Friends

3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

The Coffee Was Great, but the Owner Was BITTER: About 5 miles in the opposite direction of where we needed to be we saw on the map a little local owned coffee stop. Green River Coffee Co. Since Jared and I challenged ourselves to no fast food and no Starbucks on this tour, we’ve been...

Day 2: A Bob Ross Dreamscape

3 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

First, some tiny little trees, brush strokes of muted green. Then, add some cows with specks of black and brown, one single tail swiping left and right. Wispy, stiff and bent branches, mirroring the rounded hill tops and pointy snow-capped mountain ridges. Dust over the grasses with the faintest bits of yellow. Spatter bright green...

Day 1: “Truck Is A-Rockin'” Tour

3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 3 comments

It was an ordinary morning. Cartoons, kisses, forgotten backpack, foggy mist chills waiting for the bus, more kisses, extra tight hugs, an “I love you” sign flashed from the second-to-last bus row from behind the dirty, tinted window. Then he was gone. For three weeks, we will tour for the first time without our guardian...