Glossary

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Bunny Mobile: My car.

Dispersed camping: free camping is allowed in certain places in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land areas. Campsites are without any amenities at all unless someone has left behind a rock campfire ring. This is public use land.

Dispersed camping, Hole in the Rock Road. Escalante Grand Staircase National Park

Ditch, the: the local term for the intercoastal waterway that separates the city of Jacksonville from the beach towns of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach (the town I live in). Beach residents often say the phrase “I don’t cross the ditch”.

ESL: English as a Second Language.

Island in the Sky: one of three districts in Canyonlands National Park. The others include Needles and The Maze, all located in Southeast Utah.

Pat: Pat is a pink, stuffed unicorn head I once used in a Halloween costume. He is beloved by all who meet him. A favorite treat is to stick your fingers up his nostrils – it’s very silk inside and you can’t resist giggling when you do it. I share custody of Pat with my dear friend Bety and I plan to take him on many more adventures.

Pit Toilet: Just what it sounds like. No water, just a pit under your ass. 

Slept: in the summaries at the top of each days entry, this indicates were I slept that night. Usually in my car, my tent or on a friend’s sofa.

States: in the summaries at the top of each days entry, this indicates the states I traveled to. Sometimes I may have simply passed through. Nonetheless, the state was touched.

The Subway: the narrow slot portion of the Left Fork of North Creek trail in Zion National Park, located in Southwest Utah.

Miles driven: Equals the total miles driven in my vehicle for that day only

RMNP: Rocky Mountain National Park