9/5/2021: “It’s Fall Already??”
It’s that pretty time of season again – when I hunt for some of nature’s best color displays. The beginning of the end of my travel year.
About The Blog
You don’t have to spend thousands or go overseas to get a good vacation! This blog is about my personal excursions across the Midwest states of the USA, and hopefully trips even further from my home as time goes on. My hope is that some of my ideas can pass on to you so that you don’t have to constantly daydream about going somewhere like I used to! For now, I’m traveling solo so I will also talk about what things look like for any solo traveler out there. After every trip, I will discuss logistics: finances, time, environmental knowledge, and the overall difficulty of putting the trip together. There are well-known and lesser known destinations out there, and I intend to grow and develop a life collage of them.
Recently…
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Big Skies of the West (Part 2): Delving into Montana’s Lesser Known Yellowstone Country
It’s easy for anyone who’s been in America for a while to pinpoint where Yellowstone National Park is on the map. Yet the state of Montana has its own unique Yellowstone Country, a geographical region that is short hours outside the borders of the famous park. In part 2 of my time in the wild… Read more
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Big Skies of the West (Part 1): Montana and Wyoming’s Treasures Along the Borders
Do the words “Big Sky” inspire any images in your mind? Well, the state that is renowned for those two words, Montana, will show you just how big the sky in America can get. This will be my longest solo excursion yet, so long that I even pass through Wyoming and show how much it… Read more
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West Virginia – The New River Becomes A New National Park
If my 10 year old self was told that my family was going to see a gigantic, tall bridge in the middle of a river valley forest, I’d nag my parents to take me there that very weekend. If my modern self were told that… what am I saying, my modern self would plan that!… Read more
About Me
My name is Ran Chen, a.k.a “rccircuit”, and I’m — oh wait, that’s a picture of an actual RC circuit.
This is me. I’m the quiet person in the group that is constantly solving problems, contemplating ideas, and processing information from my surrounding friends and environment everywhere I am. I only recently discovered my growing interest in solo traveling and the excitement in moving around my homebody self. Though I’ve little need to speak words, I’ve always had a talent for writing, analyzing, and reporting. Thus a once far-fetched idea of starting my own blog was born. My other interests all revolve around moving my mind as much as my body; I’m a fervent gamer, and chess is a long time favorite of mine (you can find me on the USCF website too).
