How to Be a Hobo

1. If you cannot find a place to camp and must sleep in the city find a nice quiet suburban neighborhood, no one bothers you and it is the safest bet
2. Think twice about vigorous physical exercise, showers are a luxury
3. Most people are generally nice
4. Dollar beers are good for all the obvious reasons, but some of the lesser known benefits are that it forces you to sleep where you parked, close to the bar, and you sleep deep through the traffic and other general concerns which would normally leave you lying awake
5. The harder it is to make a cup of coffee the better it will taste
6. It snows in Wyoming, in June!
7. Park in a place that will be in the shade come morning, the sun is the most relentless alarm clock that exists
8. Sometimes you've just got to buck up and bathe no matter how cold the water is
9. Trees are your friend, among other reasons the make for a great place to inconspicuously pee
10. Eat at regular times and remember that coffee is a diuretic, its helpful to know when you've got to go

Greetings from the Rocky Mountains!

Reid and I have just passed through a quick and eventful leg of the journey. Here I am in Fraser Colorado spending the evening with Spencer Davis, the dirty dog himself. The first few days have been a blast. Reid and I cruised through Bend, to Boise, to Jackson Wyoming, down to Fort Collins Colorado and now here we are in Fraser. It has been a blast and i would have wanted to spend the trip with no one else other than Reido, but alas tomorrow I depart to find my way somewhere through the land of the brave to end up in the empire state. I am sure that there will be many stops along the way, and I'm not quite sure if I'm ready to be stuck in a truck with no one but myself and Steve (my plant) for the next 6 weeks, but i will soon find out. Undoubtedly I will experience deep loneliness and i will certainly go stir crazy, but the adventure is upon me and i look to make the most of every moment. I long to be challenged and pushed to the brink what I think I'm capable of, and realize that the limits do not exist. I wish to love and live and to see gods great earth. Today is here and now, off i go.

With much peace and love,

Tony