Solo Travel & Hiking, Offroad Adventures & Outdoor Photography in the Wild West

Hi! I’m Michelle 👋🏼

A nomadic digital & film photographer, adventure enthusiast, and maker of things.

Here you can find the gear I use for living off-grid or in the backcountry, modifications and accessories for my 4Runner, and of course, my photos from all my adventures.

Woman walking in Yosemite Valley with waterfall behind her

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I don’t really have the patience for Astrophotography but being nestled in this slot canyon with the fire going and having the most perfect weather ever, I decided to stay up late and I’m glad I did! Are they perfect? Absolutely not, but
Been a bit mia again, oops. I left New Mexico and have been spending the last week with friends in Colorado. We celebrated my birthday 🥳 and just had an all around great time being around friends after being solo for such a long time. Nothing like s
Can’t wait to head back up to Utah! The weather has finally arrived at perfect here in Southern New Mexico, but I’m itching for some familiarity. It does get lonely on the road, but I think being in new places every day also exacerbates i
Do you like road trips? My whole life is a road trip but there truly isn’t anything like being on the open road, stopping when you want and seeing these amazing thing. 📷 Olympus Mju ii | 🎞️ Kodak Portra 800 #kodak #kodakprofessional #boxo
I’m thinking a spring or summer stop in Tahoe is in order? I had so much time during my first (and only!) time here taking my packraft out to explore the coves. It was definitely a challenge getting back since the water gets so choppy with more
Getting super hyper for backpacking season - this was probably one of my favorite backpacking trips to date - I still can’t believe I got this place all to myself! I hiked up the glacier you see in the second photos and there was no snow and it