It's hard to stay environmentally conscious while on a road trip. After all, driving is one of the least sustainable means of travel there is. Nevertheless, my closest girlfriends and I had an itch to scratch. We needed to get out and travel together. It was time to see some of the world and make new memories together!
So, over the span of 15 mid-May days, all five of us crammed into one minivan to travel a total of approximately 5300 miles, including visits to nine national parks, eight states, and two countries! Camping each and every night, even though some of these ladies had never been camping before in their lives, and lasting the whole 15 days without a single shower, we managed to successfully travel all over the western United States and parts of southwest Canada while keeping our impacts on the planet in mind.
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After hyping it up for almost two months, my partner, Conrad, and I all set out with a group of our friends for a backpacking trip through southern Utah's Canyonlands National Park! We were all stoked to have a break from the snow (northern Utah got SLAMMED this winter) and get back to that beckoning red rock desert.
TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP?
If you had looked in my closet four years ago, or even two years ago, you likely would have been disgusted...I am just thinking about it. I had so many clothes! I can remember making my first big move to college and one or two subsequent moves after that (you know how student life is), and I had bins, and bins, AND BINS of clothes. And to think it was just my closet that was taking up all this space. My kitchen items, furniture, and other miscellaneous stuff is a whole other story. It's definitely taken me some time, and I'm still learning and tweaking every so often, but I've finally found an easy and manageable system for not only incorporating sustainability into my wardrobe, but for saving me money and simplifying my life.
THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT.
In the grand scheme of things, humans live relatively short lives. According to Google, the human lifespan, on average, is 79 years. When compared to that of the 4.543 billion-year-old planet that we inhabit, our lives seems less than miniscule. Whats more, when compared to the entire universe, which is estimated to be approximately 13.773 billion years old, we appear nigh irrelevant. |
AuthorHi there, my name's Jennifer! I'm a tree-hugging, adventure-seeking, mid-twenties-something and I'm here to share my story with you! Follow me as I try my best to lead a natural and sustainable both everyday and while trying my best to see the world. Follow me on insta! @treadlightlylivefully
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