Far From Idle
A field report from the road

I don't have an address.

I house-sit my way around the US. This is where I've been, and what each place was actually like.

Where I've been How it works
Jenna standing in the middle of an empty desert highway in Death Valley, mountains behind Jenna standing on a ridge in the Death Valley badlands Jenna in a green dress under a Joshua tree at sunset Jenna stepping out of Daisy, her grey Bronco Sport, on a dirt road
Jenna leaning on Daisy, her grey Bronco Sport, in the desert hills
Me and Daisy, somewhere past the end of the pavement.
The short version

A life without a permanent address

Hi, I'm Jenna - a Georgia peach with no fixed address, a Bronco Sport named Daisy, and a rotating cast of other people's pets. I house-sit my way around the US, point her at whatever backroad looks worth it, and write in the gaps. Far From Idle is where all of it lands.

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Latest findings

Every place →

The reel makes you want to go. This tells you whether to bother.

Lake Mead and an intake tower beside the top of Hoover Dam under a cloudy sky Worth the drive?GONevada
Nevada and Arizona Hoover Dam Tours optional. The dam isn't.
Cost
$15, plus $10 parking
Time
A couple of hours
Skip
The $25 and $40 tours
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Jenna stepping out of the wooden chapel at Nelson Ghost Town Worth the drive?SKIPNevada
Nevada Nelson Ghost Town A curio stop, not a ghost town.
Cost
Entry, plus a photo fee
Time
40 minutes
Instead
Bodie
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Where I've been based

Vancouver BC·Bellingham·Roslyn·Sacramento·Salt Lake City·Las Vegas·Los Angeles·Lake Arrowhead·San Diego·Washington DC·Tampa

Not a route and not a plan. I house-sit my way between them.

Daisy parked at a ridge overlook
Daisy, earning her keep.
A borrowed dog sitting on a trail
Borrowed for a few weeks.
Hot air balloons rising at sunrise
Up early, for once.

Recent dispatches

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Fermented
When silence becomes space and worth becomes yours.
Decanted
What do you find when you can finally breathe?
Hangover
What happens when you relax so hard your brain forgets how to work.