host – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on September 30, 2019

December 4, 2018 – South Lake Tahoe, California

“That’s the best shot I’ll have all night.” That’s what I say to Emma after sinking a stripe into a corner pocket. “Oh, yeah?” she replies as we look at each other and smile. She takes a drink …

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Posted on June 4, 2019

October 12, 2018 – Yankee Hill, California

by Nicholas Miller

A stark contrast from one host to the next. Certainly not in a bad way; this host is the “homestead” type with a father (Jacob), mother (Rachel), and two daughters (Alora and Natoma). Here, they focus on herbalism, …

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Updated on March 4, 2019

October 1, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

by Nicholas Miller

What an incredible group of people. There are nine of us around the “WWOOFER kitchen” tables. It’s an open kitchen, and therefore susceptible to the elements. Tonight is a nice night. One of us prepared a family-style meal, …

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Posted on February 14, 2019

October 1, 2018 – CA HWY 1 (Part 1)

by Nicholas Miller

Time to get in deep… I think to myself as I begin the drive from Petaluma to Willow Creek. The experience at the farm with Andy was good, but I’m craving full immersion. The work exchanges are so …

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Updated on May 25, 2018

April 22, 2018 – Sierra Foothills, California

by Nicholas Miller

And like that, I’m starting year four. [After an epic road trip from Iowa to California.] This place is beautiful. My host (Meibao) lives in paradise – surrounded by a pond, various mountains and forests, numerous pastures, and …

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Posted on February 19, 2018

February 13, 2018 – Lutsen, Minnesota

by Nicholas Miller

So, it’s not exactly a new place. But this time around, there are plenty of new faces (along with many old ones). The amount of redundancy is further curbed by holding a new position in addition to the …

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Posted on June 26, 2017

April 24, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

It’s times like these. Times like these when I question the extent of my own control over my path. A couple weeks before I left Big Sky, I took a hard fall onto my left shoulder while snowboarding. …

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Posted on June 21, 2017

April 20, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

Carolla, you are my constant. The thirteen-hour drive from Bozeman, Montana to Trout Lake, Washington would certainly have been a lot lonelier without my podcasts. I’ve actually been listening to Adam and Dr. Drew since I was a …

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Posted on May 6, 2017

September 27, 2016 – Port Townsend, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

Well, this is one way to spend a vacation. Cleaning dead rats out of a basement doesn’t exactly meet my ideals of a good time, but when you visit a fellow traveler at their host’s place… It hasn’t …

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Posted on October 4, 2016

May 1, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

The landscape of this state is nothing short of magnificent. I’m on my way to host number six. Heading west out of Helena, I-90 takes me through Missoula (with a pit stop in the ghost town of Garnet). …

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The 50 Year Plan

October 1, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

October 1, 2018 – CA HWY 1 (Part 1)

April 22, 2018 – Sierra Foothills, California

April 24, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

April 20, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

May 1, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

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