Double Nickel Road Trip

What began as a 55-week escape became a way of life.

On my 55th birthday in 2021, I left behind a cramped apartment, post-pandemic burnout, and the silence of an empty home. I set out solo to visit all 48 contiguous U.S. states.—overlanding in a rig I built from scratch.

Three years and 170,000 miles later, I’m still going—with my 120 lb. Bernese Mountain Dog, EddieGeorge, riding shotgun. We’ve chased bucket-list sunsets, camped in deserts, crossed into the Arctic, and rolled through America’s forgotten small towns.

Now, between adventures, I’m restoring an 1800s log cabin in Ohio—once home to the real “Tombstone Lady” from O. Henry’s Letters to Lithopolis.

Subscribe for slow roads, lost history, loyal dogs, and a second act built one mile—and one log—at a time.