Do you have a "territory?"

[ganchan]

I know that not everyone who lives in a vehicle is compelled to cross every square mile of the U.S. Some folks find a place they like and just stay put, while others take seasonal routes (such as northern AZ to southern AZ and back). I've sometimes thought that I go full-time in TX, I might migrate between the Panhandle and Central/South TX in search of temperate zones. This territory would also keep me within reasonable range of DFW and Austin, which would be useful for my freelance marketing work.

Have you developed a particular regional area that you regard as your "turf?" What part of the country is it in, and how big an area does it cover?

 

[LathrenJames]

Hi. I initially set out with the goal of seeing every State. It took me a few years. It was a wonderful Adventure. An accomplishment, really. I had no plan and took it easy. No stress. Along the way, I discovered that no particular territory but rather individual States make my Top List. And those are where I travel depending on the climate any given time of the year. 

Peripatetic - that's the word...

 

[bullfrog]

Most liked spots are usually the remotest. Few bugs and less people. Warm climates again less people especially in summer. There are a very few places that "fit the bill" for me and seems every time I go revisit a spot there is more people.

 

[Blanch]

I home base in the Redwoods area of NorCal and I travel the western USA. I have no desire to travel across country.


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[highdesertranger]

I am mostly in the high desert, go figure. highdesertranger

 

[waldenbound]

I’m going to be a southwest regional, Arizona, California, some Utah. Doing my time up north but jonesing to get to Tucson. October 1, I’m blowing this popsicle stand!

 

[Trebor English]

I have an elderly (95) mother in law living in an assisted living facility.  Today when I went I found her mini fridge door open and the thing was so packed with frost the door wouldn't close.  She can't defrost it.  The employees don't notice.  In Florida there is a lot of humidity so frost builds up quickly.  

Every once in a while I travel but mostly it is just hard to get other people to take care of things.  Earlier this year I spent a week in the North East corner of Arizona near Sanders.  Otherwise I don't go any more than a couple of hours away.  I can find quiet places without driving far.  Previously the last time I was in Arizona was January 2016.  It is a long drive from central Florida.

 

[Van-Tramp]

I was writing a blog post about this recently, about how my "back yard" (the places I go too) has increased so much since I started living and traveling in a van. I've been to all over the lower 48, Hawaii, some of Canada, Baja, and all the way up to Alaska but I call my "home" the great West... all of it. From the Rockys to the Sierras and the Cascades to the Guadalupes, it is all my back yard now with a comfortable knowledge that not only have I been there, but I've been there multiple times and know it all pretty darn good.

 

[LathrenJames]

For me it has also been about people. I love being a stranger and meeting people along the way. There are so many cultures to explore - traditions; food; history; art; music. I have never tired of it. In the end, it all comes down to memories. That I have the opportunity to embrace adventure is an amazing gift. May you have good times exploring...

 

[lenny flank]

I mostly travel to see particular things--science, history and wildlife are my interests. So I travel coast to coast and border to border.

It's a big country, and I wanna see all of it.

 

[LathrenJames]

I mostly travel to see particular things--science, history and wildlife are my interests. So I travel coast to coast and border to border.

It's a big country, and I wanna see all of it.  

Exactly! The key word is "interests". Just because we are 'road-ing ' does not mean we should lose interest in life. Art' Science; History are all positive endeavors. Rather than pay $5 for a cup of coffee made by a barista, I make my own and use that $ to venture into a Museum, experience a Landmark or participate at an Exhibit. Don't lose interest in living a good life, whether your lift-off place is a brick home or a fiberglass trailer. Still the same experience. Maybe even better...

 

[MrNoodly]

I wander all over the West.

 

[VanForNow]

I've been on the road for 18 months. My winter locations have been southern AZ & CA, but in the summer I wander the West. I just visited western Nebraska & S. Dakota for the first time. In June the plains are lush & pretty in their green, rolling infinity. Who knew? (At least I didn't). In the last few days I drove through the lovely Big Horn Mountains (never knew of them before), the astonishing Beartooth Pass & Yellowstone. I am now camped in sight of the amazing Grand Tetons, heading toward Vancouver Island. We are truly blessed to live on this continent.