The Home on Wheels - The Wilson Chateau I spent 20 years chained to a desk wondering why I was never happy doing what I was doing. It took some major losses and changes in my life to open my eyes to the fact that we live in a beautiful world and that life is very, very short. I don't regret a minute of leaving behind office jobs to pursue this crazy life.

When I first started my travels in 2013, a friend asked if I was a vagabond. At the time I told her no. I guess that is changing. But this is a great change, a scary one for sure, but one that will give me the opportunity to really tackle that list of places I never got to see with Aeric before he passed, the places I have always wanted to see or have learned about over the last few years, and the new places I am sure I will discover along the way.

(By the way, I have been working on that list for close to two years and there are more than 350 places or subjects already on there. I also hope to include all 58 national parks, at least a large chunk of the 560 national wildlife refuges, a large chunk of the 300+ Colorado state wildlife areas and all 43 state parks in Colorado. Several of these places are not accessible by RV so we'll see how creative I get on visiting places like Hawaii and remote parts of Alaska. That should keep me busy for a while :) )

The map as it looks today. I have seen quite a few places already. Some I will revisit, but many more will be added to this map. For all I know I may hate it 30 days into it. If so, then I know I'll have options. If I love it, then full steam ahead!

So my next steps involve revising my business plan to make this a viable adventure, packing, and figuring out how to downsize from a three-bedroom house to a 24-foot RV. I'll be in Colorado at least through September 10. I also anticipate being back in the Fort Collins area at least once a month so I have rented an office space up there to have a place to work.

So here's to taking the plunge, doing something that scares the hell out of me (I am not the most mechanically inclined - I had to replace a lawnmower after only two years thanks to my lack of mechanical skills - hopefully the RV is a little easier - LOL!), and to sharing the beauty of this world with as many people as possible through my photography and writing.