I am a 33 year old software engineer, have worked Boeing -> Microsoft -> Amazon, and am financially comfortable for the moderate-term. Currently undecided when I will try to return to gainful employment, but it would very likely be in the tech sector.

I am moving out of Seattle (where I have lived for 8 years) between 8/8 and 8/15 with a plan to drive my Tesla solo through all 48 states, spending 1-5 days in each, camping at parks, airBnBs in cities.

On this trip I will write more on my blog (link in bio, most posts made on my first leg, april/may, 9 states), work on my side project (llm-based interface & memory feature & scaffold), and talk to strangers about their corner of the world.

This question asks which state, of the 9 on my next leg, I will have the best time in.

My current road trip plan would last ~5-6 months.

I will not bet in this market.

• Update 2025-08-02 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The Other option will resolve as the outcome in case of unlikely events, such as:

  • Acts of God - the creator prefers a location not on the planned list for this leg of the trip.

    

    First leg plan as follows:

  • blue = city stop

  • red = camping stop