Adventure for the weekend warriors

   Travel doesn't have to be an all or nothing option to enjoy. Consider the classic idea of a weekend getaway, the Sunday drive, even the hit and miss sense of adventure of field trips.
 
   Making time for what you enjoy will greatly increase your chances of enjoying life. Take on the challenge of finding somewhere new to go once a month. Despite where you live there are hidden gems of amazing sunsets yet to be found, a free camping spot with just the right view, and a place that you can get fresh apple danishes in the morning when you get gas. Memories of personal connection between you and the environment around you will only be found by experience. You can make this a monthly practice, and often on one tank of gas. Using a minimal approach to needs of amenities immediately opens your options. Spending as little as possible and getting as much as possible in regards to enjoying the moment. Gets you to think, what do you really need to enjoy a moment.You can give yourself different amounts of money to work with for weekend or day trips. I promise you want to see how much adventure you can get in a day for  $10, that you will have good times and endless possibilities of memories to be made in just that. See what $50 for a weekend can get, or how long can it get you. Think about the idea of my $20 weekend.

    Being resourceful is key to finding places to explore. Most of our destination choices are based around the activities we like to do, and the amenities we require. Those two factors are what really limit or free you, and are completely different for each person. You can have a year dedicated to hostels, couch surfing, dispersed camping, and know the options are endless. Look at what you like to do and there in itself offers a wide variety of ideas. Plan your lodging/ camping/ sleeping arrangements as well as your food options according to your level of comfort needed. Either way, be prepared and you can get far.

     Learning options near you. I always recommend checking out your state parks, forest land, city parks. I also like to pull up Google maps for ideas, or even better use a traditional atlas. I use freecampsites.net as my first reference as I will most always be camping out of Honda. You can check forest lands for free camping. It is completely worth planning ahead getting low cost camp sites with amenities while supporting park systems. You can also use hostels or one of my favorite sites, couchsurfing.org. Stay with hosts, just friends you haven't met yet. They also have meet ups and ways to connect with other travelers. It's nice to have some one you know next time you go some where. I have made some of my best friends from this site.

   So take on the challenge of what you can do in a weekend or a day. Encourage your friends and coworkers and share your experience with comments. Create space for enjoying the simple things.