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some of these do not have public transportation because they’re in the middle of nowhere but i hope they’re still of use to you.
washington DC:
so many museums, a lot of them free. a lot of them are also huge so you can spend entire days looking at art and history. it’s also a beautiful city to just walk around and look at. if you’re driving, be careful because these are the worst drivers i’ve encountered in my entire life.
washington state:
the west side of washington is absolutely gorgeous. if you have time, i recommend you check out mount rainer then head over to the olympic forest and spend as long as you can there. it’s absolutely breathtaking with a ton of trails and beaches.
oregon:
definitely check out the oregon coast. by the washington border is fort stevens state park which is one of the coolest trails i’ve done. a herd of elk crossed the trail 10 feet in front of me (i thought i was gonna get rammed and my life flashed before my eyes but still cool). definitely check out portland. my favorite place was the japanese garden. it was a little pricy but it was worth it because it’s huge and very very cool. just outside of portland is the columbia river. if you have the means, drive the columbia river highway and check out the trails and waterfalls. farther west on HWY 30 there’s the rowena crest viewpoint. right before you get to it there’s a trail on the left. DO THAT TRAIL ITS SO COOL!! it has a mountain piano. no i will not explain. also in oregon is florence, a nice little beach town. the little brown hen cafe has great food and serves spiked coffee. and lastly, secret beach off of HWY 101 is absolutely breathtaking at sunset.
northern california:
by the oregon border is crescent city. nothing too exciting but the good harvest cafe had the best food i ate the entire trip. lady bird johnson trailhead is a redwood trail that was really great. any redwood forest you go to is gonna be great but this one especially. this part of the state is elk country so there’s a bunch of places to see them along the highway. the azalea nature trail was pretty cool, and fort bragg was pretty cool too. lots of beaches along the town and record stores and restaurants. there are a ton of viewing spots to stop along HWY 1. if you haven’t driven the PCH i definitely recommend!
central california:
there’s obviously so much to do in san francisco and there’s a lot of public transport there. and the beaches on the north side are pretty nice. it also has the historic GLBT historical society museum and an entire street full of queer businesses and rainbow decor year round. just outside of santa cruz is the henry cowell redwoods state park. i’m not sure the exact trail name, but just south of the toll house resort on HWY 9 there’s a trail that takes you to the train tracks that you can walk along to a river. monterey is full of culture and also has public transit. the monterey bay aquarium is the best i’ve ever been to so definitely check it out. carmel is much more lowkey and quiet. there’s a ton of restaurants, small businesses, and art studios to explore and the beach is nice. right down the highway is point lobos nature reserve which is a MUST. serveral trails with views of the coast and there are big ass rocks that house hundreds of birds and seals. make sure you’re there at low tide so you can check out the tide pools. pfeiffer big sur state park has a ton of redwood trails.
i saw someone recommend new mexico so i have to mention that the drive from LA to ABQ was SO COOL. and if you’re going to albuquerque, the art museum is great. they have a whole section dedicated to georgia o’keefe. you also need to go to sadie’s mexican restaurant. the best damn taquitos i’ve ever had. but go to the one on 4th not the other one the other one sucks.
ok thats it, i hope this helps and i hope you have fun wherever you end up going!
Apr 14, 2024
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Lol I think it’s clear here how obsessed I am with this region. I’m particularly a fan of Flagstaff, AZ and northern New Mexico, but I also really like Tucson.
Seems like the perfect place to spend this length of time in since I could imagine the isolation, distance from international airports, and politics of the surrounding areas would get trying longterm. But for this length of time, you’ll have all the hikes in the world, amazing food, art scenes, and the healing power of the desert!
Mar 22, 2024
Last post about this, I promise! I just would've never visited South Dakota had my friends not invited me along on this random lil trip, so I want to share what I've learned with you.
You can fly into Rapid City and visit the otherworldly national park Badlands, the Black Hills, colossal monuments like Mount Rushmore + the Crazy Horse Memorial, huge mountains + thousands of bison in Custer State Park, tiny casinos in the old cowboy town of Deadwood, and you can even cross over into Wyoming to see Devil's Tower.
None of these places are more than an hour-ish drive from each other! And you'll see a lot of variety in terrain along the way.
We visited during the April shoulder season and basically had it all to ourselves. The days before and after our trip were a nice 65-70 degrees & sunny, but as soon as we arrived temps dipped into the low 40s...oh well, it's better than the summer when it all gets crazy hot & crowded. Hotels are cheap & pretty nice. Go somewhere else if you're a food motivated traveler, you'll be mostly eating burgers cooked by the bartender.
Anyways, highly recommend visiting this special place.
I'll be sharing some film shots from the trip on this IG account.
Apr 24, 2024
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ive been on a trip here for about 5 days now just touring the coasts & forests of Washington & Oregon state. trying to marvel at every little thing because this is the kind of place id always imagine in my head reading stories (series of unfortunate events) or imagining My own. as a Floridian im amazed (& jealous) that this is somehow in the same country. the chilling beauty of a foggy & rocky seaside town cannot be understated
Feb 21, 2025
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it’s the very least we can do. one of the few things america has gotten right is allowing us to protest the government and that’s exactly what we should be doing right now. there are multiple ways of protesting including going to marches, boycotting, addressing your representatives directly, and voting “uncommitted“ in the upcoming primaries to communicate to the democratic party that they are not acting in the people’s interests and that we will not support biden if he continues to fund this occupation and the deaths of tens of thousands of people. please do your part because you’d want people to do the same if it was you in this situation. i’ve linked a list of upcoming protests around the world. please use it. <3
Mar 3, 2024
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starbucks
mcdonald’s
burger king
nestle
nutella
l’oréal
shea moisture
chevron
pizza hut
domino‘s
kfc
subway
hardee’s
papa john‘s
hobby lobby
chick fil a
dunkin’ donuts
coke & all coke products
disney & marvel (you can pirate them instead)
amazon
trader joe’s
wendy’s
lay’s
dell
chipotle
moe’s
since boycotting i’ve started cooking lot and making myself little treats and it’s great!! let’s use our power as consumers!! please!!!
Feb 4, 2024
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so versatile. i’ve yelled it at people i hate. i’ve also yelled it at people i love. serving cunt. you’re a cunt. cuuuuunt 👏👏👏!!! you fucking cunt! and so on
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