My name is Derek Honeycutt. I’ve always had a certain love for adventure and the outdoors. In 2010, I went on my first solo road trip, going from San Diego to South Dakota, to Wisconsin, and then back to San Diego via a separate route. Along the way, I saw an incredible amount of the great opportunities for adventure that the United States offers in way of public lands. A great desire to continue the adventure was awoken inside of me. Three grand, solo road trips later, my desire for adventure burned. I had often gone hiking through local sections of San Diego already at that point, and soon found myself branching out further.
After hiking the Grand Canyon Rim to River and Back in July 2014, I wrote of my experience on social media, to share with my friends and family and found that I thoroughly enjoyed writing about my experiences. Although the occasional experience transcends words, such as my Pacific Crest Trail Section A hike in August 2014, most adventure experiences seemed to only get better after writing about them and sharing it with others to enjoy as well.
At the end of May, 2015, after much preparation, I set out full time to living out of my new, 2015 Subaru Outback, Tivona. I now blog my own experiences so that I can actually remember the places I’ve been and the things I’ve seen, and for anyone else who may enjoy living vicariously through me.
Working in software development and being interested in the field since creating my first website at a young age, I have always also found myself entranced by the Open Source and Free Software movements. Through this and my own experience struggling with managing the sharing of poetry that I write, I became introduced to the idea of declaring my work into the public domain. After much research and thought, I decided this was ideal for me. As such, I have chosen to declare all of my own work on this blog into the public domain.
I would like to thank you for all your travel reports. I’m reading this in Germany. I found your website when I was waiting for my Subaru Outback to be delivered which I had ordered. Now, I have owned my Subaru for several moths and I’ m very happy with this car. There are only a few in Germany.
I only had the chance to see the US for ten days a few years ago. When I’m tired from work in the evening, I like reading your articles. I enjoy the images as well. They are wonderful. It’s nice to see what you do to explore the world your way. Somehow I feel a bit close to you.
My best wishes, Bernd
Thank you for the kind words!
Wow! Your blog is great, Derek. I’m a 72 years young lady, and I’m trying to see as much as I can before I can’t anymore. I’m planning a road trip in Sept. 2019 from Austin through Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, visit family and friends in Montana, Washington, and pick up a friend in Portland OR. We’ll come back through the SW and go to a retreat at a monastery in the Ozarks, AR. Then she’s coming back to Austin with me to do some sight seeing here. I have a 2011 RAV4 that I can sleep in or use my Big Agnes tent. I’m totally excited. Your blog gives me confidence. God bless!
That is amazing! That should be a wonderful road trip. There is SO MUCH to see in all of that. I’ve been eyeing the Ozarks with envy, wanting to get out there. One of these days! I hope your trip is even better than you can expect!