Drone view of our RV at the rental
This second-to-last week of my 80 day “work from anywhere” adventure brought us out into the middle of nowhere (fittingly) in Idaho. We drove over 3 hours from Boise to Almo, which is located 30 miles from the nearest ...well...anything . Almo has one general store and a single “hotel” (it also appears to have a steakhouse to accompany the hotel, but it wasn’t open when we were there). Yet again, we were staying with family in a lodge style, air bnb rental (that you see pictured here), set beautifully in the valley, near the City of Rocks National Reserve. We also enjoyed sweeping views of the snow capped mountains, which surrounded us on all sides.
Desk view!
I think that the word fortuitous, under sells how lucky I was that the internet at this rental was fast enough for video calls. We were 30 miles from ANYTHING. Thinking back, it blows my mind that we even had electricity out there. But the WFA gods smiled down on me this week and the entire dirt road I was on had a fiber optic cable running right to the property. I was pulling the same speeds as I would have at home. The only downside was that their wireless router was a bit dated and didn’t reach many of the rooms in the house.
So beyond the gift of high quality connectivity, my workspace was limited to the bedroom where both girls slept. This meant that many mornings, I would be on video calls talking while Selima was still passed out right next to me. Obviously not ideal.
The sunsets in Almo did not disappoint
In retrospect, this entire week completely embodied the beauty of being able to earn an income from anywhere. Here I was operating 30 miles out in the middle of the mountains, without any disruption in my ability to deliver. Looking back on it, it was kind of surreal. And of course it wasn’t ideal in terms of dedicated space, but it more than made up for it in terms of remoteness and gorgeous scenery. We couldn’t have been more out in nature.
The girls enjoying a fire!
Next week will be my 11th and final WFA post from our 80 day cross country, RV adventure. While I look forward to the normalcy and simplicity of having a dedicated and reliable workspace, I will absolutely miss the experience and high associated with conquering RV life.
Cheers!
Kyle
Office and technical gear links:
Moonbeam Noise Dampening Curtains
Connection Gear:
30 GB usage Verizon Jetpack MIFI 8800L
30 GB usage 5G MIFI M2100
30 GB usage utilizing my iPhone as a hotspot on the “Get More Unlimited” plan
Current usage trend: 0 GB / work day (I had wifi).