It’s Never too Early to Adventure-Zoey Savatgy

It’s never too early to adventure

My name is Zoey and I’ve been exploring since I was six months old; that’s been eight-and-a-half years. My favorite thing about exploring is getting to see and learn about new things. I go overlanding with my friends and family, and we travel to cool places in our off-road vehicle. Over the years we have traveled in a Nissan Xterra, Toyota Tacoma, and a Nissan NV3500 van. Below are some short comments on some of the places we have gone.

Point Sublime North Rim of the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is 6,001 feet deep at the deepest point, and we camped right on the edge in the fall. Our campsite was surrounded by pine trees and had an amazing view. We made fajitas on our Tembo Tusk Skottle and ate dinner as the sun set over the Canyon.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone was awesome! We visited the park in the late fall. On our way to see some of the geysers, we encountered a buffalo traffic jam, where there was a herd of buffalo all around our van. There were also many deer that we saw while we were there. My favorite part was camping inside the park and waking up to a fresh dusting of snow.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

We went to Mount Rushmore the summer after my first-grade year of school, the year we learned about it. We camped in the woods not far from Mount Rushmore and it was nice to be out in nature. The next day when we saw the presidents carved into the side of the mountain, it was much bigger than I expected it to be. What a cool thing to see in person.

We spent nine days exploring Colorado in the middle of summer. It was cool to see the Alpine Lakes and camp in the Rocky Mountains. We even saw a donkey race in Buena Vista, Colorado. To compete in the race, runners had to run with a donkey for 13 miles. I enjoyed seeing all the old buildings that were left from the rich mining history of the region.

Advice

My advice for other adventures is that sometimes the road is long and rocky but it’s worth it because you get to see many cool places. So, don’t be afraid to explore a rocky, the sooner the better.

Zoey Savatgy, age 9 Photographer: Nick Savatgy

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