American Cross-Country Roadtrip: A Route from MA to CA & back

Paper map of roadtrip route from Massachusetts to California & back!

In July of 2020, I quit my job to live on the road (my thought process: it seemed safer than being sick in my apartment and/or potentially killing someone at the grocery store). I’d planned to make it across the country and back in a month.. which turned into 3.

Here was my route, and it was a windy one. More on the stories of folks I met, lessons learned, and how to pack on my page here.

Note: Walmart was a frequent “camping” destination when all else failed. They open early and stay open late. Plus, bathrooms.

My Route:

• New York — Long Beach to see a friend
• Virginia — Bolar Mountain Recreation area (didn’t end up making it)
• Great Smokey mountains- Elkmont Campground
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Tulsa, then Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma
• Taos, New Mexico
• Pagosa Springs, Colorado
• Moab, Utah at King’s Bottom BLM land

View of Delicate Arch at sunset in Moab, Utah

• Sequoia National Forest — Ant Canyon then somewhere in Sequoia National Park.. it was…