I began traveling alone a lot earlier in life than most people do; after leaving California’s central valley as a child I spent some time living wherever I could up and down the Western states eventually renting a closet in Mesa & much later buying a house in Phoenix, Arizona. During that time I made a point to keep traveling, if not for quite the same reasons as when I started. In addition to personal travel I spent some time driving a big rig coast to coast + through Canada’s Southern provinces.