As I mentioned earlier, we packed out our backpacks with our new containing units. I figured I should take this opportunity to revisit the contents of the pack so you can get an idea of what I’m lugging around the world.
Left to Right, Row 1: Large/Medium/Small mesh bags for clothes (Pants/shirts/socks), Tent, Keene Sandals. Row 2: Wallaby II Toiletry Kit, travel towel, Jagbag (sleeping bag), Compass, Swiss Army Knife, Headlamp, collapsible water bottles, Sony Voice Recorder. Row 3: HP Mini Netbook.
Indi’s pack includes mostly similar items, only in place of the tent and netbook are our Orikaso collapsible dish set, her sketch pads, and a small bag of electronic cables for the Netbook/iPods/etc.
Rhys Martin is an author and photographer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. His love of travel was awakened in 2009 when he sold all of his possessions and left the country. For ten months, he lived out of a backpack and explored southeast Asia and Europe. When he returned home, it was with fresh eyes for his home state.
As he drove the back roads of Oklahoma, Rhys discovered the significance of historic Route 66 to the greater American story. He has traveled all 2,448 miles of the Mother Road and continues to seek out the quiet Main Streets of the Midwest.
Rhys's travel writing and photography has been featured in numerous publications, including Tulsa People Magazine, This Land Press, ROUTE Magazine, Nimrod Journal, The Oklahoman and Tulsa World. He wrote the book Lost Restaurants of Tulsa, which features the stories of nearly 50 iconic eating establishments from the city's past. He has also been a contributing author to multiple Route 66-based travel and history books.
Rhys is the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and serves on multiple boards and commissions related to the Mother Road and its upcoming Centennial in 2026. He loves to connect with people and share his experiences.
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