I took a road trip in the US from late May 2019 to mid-March 2020. See link of the map in the post.
Here are the routes I took to see parts of the US: https://imgur.com/9ohvIiX .
Backstory: I used to live in the northeast most of my life. I got bored of it and found a job in SoCal. However, within three months of moving to SoCal, I didn't like it at all. I just didn't fit in and I wasn't happy. So after 1.5 years of working there, I decided to give my notice, sell most of my stuff, have my friend keep my important things, and travel parts of the US. I decided to do tent camping and drive around the US. My goal was to become happier in life, un-cloud my brain, and figure out what motivates me in life. I visited 30 different national park and various national monuments and state parks. I wanted to be in nature areas as much as I can. I started in late May 2019 and ended my journey in mid-March 2020 just before the pandemic stay at home orders were placed. I didn't really plan my trip. I took suggestions from friends and people I met along the trip and went to places they recommended.
From early May 2019 to early Oct. 2019, I traveled from Death Valley National Park to Glacier National Park in Montana. Then my friend called me to invite me to his wedding in mid-Oct. on the east coast. So I turned around and headed back to SoCal to pickup my suit and drop off my car. I flew to the east coast and back. Then I restarted my trip and headed south east in late Oct. due to the colder weather in the northern portions of the US. I went all the way to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortuga National Park. I stayed in car campgrounds at the national and state parks. To relax/cleanup, I went to affordable motels/airbnbs for a few days.
Throughout my journey, I learned that I don't need much to survive, be comfortable, and be happy. People in the US buy too many things to bring temporary happiness in their lives. In addition, I used to be a workaholic on the east coast. I learned that people worry too much about working crazy amount of hours for little gain and have unnecessary stress in their lives. (The workers I am talking about are the ones in tech, business, and engineering fields. Other kinds of jobs I don't have much of a perspective on.) Being in nature made live in the moment for once and made me forget about things that bothered me. I went from being depressed to waking up on most days appreciating things around me and smiling.
Now I am just relaxing at my friends place and applying to jobs outside of California hoping I can move out once this pandemic is over.
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