I’m a 25 year old photographer from Oklahoma, and I’m on an adventure. It’s always been a dream of mine to travel; to pack a bag, a map, and a camera, and to see where the road goes. To follow it to new places, new people, and to experience a different side of life. I’ve traveled the U.S. a fair bit in the last year, something like 40 states, and as time passed that little dream in the back of my mind began growing. What if I actually packed up and left? What if I took a chance and followed my passion? It is a great uncertainty to leave comfort, steady pay, and normality to wander, but there is great freedom that comes with a full tank of gas, an open road, and an open mind, and I chose that freedom. On December 7th, 2014, I packed up my 1984 Toyota Landcruiser and left home. This is my adventure; this is my dream.
Adventure Updates:
A Life Alive – Colorado (part V) - After the drive from Alaska to the States, I swear it felt like the entire country was all my big back yard. Just the thought that I was no more than a couple days drive from home gave me a good feeling. It had been a very, very long trip – living out of your […]
A Life Alive – The Yukon (part IV) - Earlier this year we embarked on a great Alaskan journey. We’d been in Alaska for over two months and as much as I hated it, it was time to leave. A trip that was supposed to be two months long total had turned into seven, and more than triple the miles. My travelling partner Garrett […]
A Life Alive – Alaska Under Our Belts (part III) - With the experience of a month of camping in Alaska we were finally getting towards the start of the warm season. Alaska is amazing, and might just be the greatest place in America – the expanse and general feeling of awe is indescribable. Our days have typically begun with coffee and a steaming bowl of […]
A Life Alive – Into the Great White North (part II) - After about 1,500 miles from the North Cascades in Washington State reality sets in. After a long winter in the Pacific Northwest – what I had always considered the “North Country” – I began to realize how early in our trip we truly were. We were just getting started. After crossing into Canada and making […]
A Life Alive – We’re headed to Alaska (part I) - Intro My name is Forrest Mankins. I’m a 25 year old photographer from Oklahoma, and I’m on an adventure. It’s always been a dream of mine to travel; to pack a bag, a map, and a camera, and to see where the road goes. To follow it to new places, new people, and to experience […]Forrest Mankins (@forrestmankins) on Instagram:
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