Katie Boutwell
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Business traveler who calls Kansas City home. Usually planning my next trip from my window seat at 30,000 feet.
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Another @southwestair inaugural flight in the books!! This one looked a little different with masks than the rest, but still just as fun and joy filled. The energy on board and celebration is unlike any other flight and while this was my 4th, it certainly won’t be my last! Inaugural flights are not invite only, you just find the first day of service and book the first flight! This flight happened to be about half Southwest employees and we even recognized a few other people we met on past inaugural flights! #southwestinaguralflight #southwestair #southwestinagural #wannagetaway #southwest #southwestBZN #bozeman #bozemanmontana #visitbozeman #avgeek #avgeeks #glt #travelblog #travelblogger #travel #boeing737
I’m not good at staying in one place. After spending half my time anywhere but home being grounded the past 14 months has been challenging. I escaped this past weekend to Zion but more to come on that next week. For today, I’m back in the air and celebrating the return of travel and the summer of vaccications ✈️🎉
The happy earth day post I started with looks nothing like this. As I was going through my camera roll and being reminded of some of the beautiful places I have had the opportunity to see, I was also reminded with a lot of these in between. These aren’t the beautiful photos, these are the in between. This is the human impact we are having on this beautiful earth. If we want future generations to be able to experience the wonderful earth day posts you see on your timeline, then we need to start taking care of this one a little better. Don’t be the person that feeds wild animals, thus changing their behavior (and making them very overweight). Practice leave no trace and leave a trail better than you found it. And the other slides in here- results of human started wild fires. You should be able to see a beautiful mountain in the first photo- not a hazy shadow of one. Or the Portland airport that I never shared after experiencing the worst air pollution I hope to ever see in my lifetime. So Happy Earth Day and here is to treating you better in the next year and years to come 🌎💙 #earthday #earthday2021 #leavenotrace #portlandoregon #northcascades #glaciernationalpark #behindthegram
Much like the Watchman trail, the Pa’rus trail is also located right to the Watchman Campground. While this trailhead is located on the east side of the park and the only one on this list not accessible from the main canyon drive, driving out the Kanab exit is an absolute must when visiting Zion for the first time. The canyon has limited parking options, so the only pedestrian vehicles allowed to drive through the canyon are those staying at the lodge. Grotto Trail is a quick trail that connects the Zion Lodge to the Grotto – if for any reason you are starting any of The Grotto trails at the Zion Lodge or couldn’t get parking at The Grotto.
If you have global entry then you have TSA pre-check. When originally applying 4 years ago, I didn’t have any international trips planned at that time and I thought that when I was traveling internationally it wouldn’t be for work and it would be with family or friends that didn’t have global entry. Many credit cards offer a statement credit when you apply for TSA pre-check and use that card to pay. To apply for pre-check or global entry, you will start the application on the department of homeland security’s website and then make an appointment for finger printing and document validations.
Throwback to giant crowds, Super Bowl champs, day drinking, an O Line and maskless lives. Who would have thought so much could change in a year. #kansascity #kansascitychiefs #superbowl2020 #SuperBowl #howwedokc
Travel tip!!! Alaska Airlines is currently has a few secret promo codes that can save you 30% off on flights for travel before August 31st, 2021, they just need to be booked before end of day tomorrow (12/20)! Sharing these promo codes for you: FLYWITHME or WHEELSUP (both should be the same). Hello last minute Christmas shopping without having to wait on shipping! I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for 2021 travel! Photo from a getaway to Glacier National Park this summer. #iflyalaska #fillbeforeyoufly #alaskayousweaterbelieveit #flightdeals #travelhacks #travelhacking #experiencesoverthings
In the beginning of the pandemic when zoom game nights were all the rage, I was voted “most likely to quit my job and travel” and since then that moment hasn’t really left my mind. How can we make this happen? Well with the ability to work remotely, I’m more ready to take the remote part beyond our house and explore more. In June we rented a campervan and ever since I have been wondering if that is something we could actually make happen. So when @michelobultra posted the #puregoldCEO opportunity, there really isn’t anyone more perfect for the job than @benjaminbout. He doesn’t roll his eyes when I want to wake up at 3 am for a national park sunrise, he’s the driver for every road trip, he’s believes every mountain should be celebrated with a beer, he’s the reader of all signs, he’s full of fun facts, the first one to say yes to jumping in glacier water and the one to open the trash can after picking up others trash in a national park. So here is to crossing our fingers our national park journey can continue from anywhere in the US while cracking a beer, staying on trails and living in a tiny home on wheels 🍻 Dear Michelob, please hire Ben
Looking back on the beginning of 2020: from January to March 12th I had slept in hotel beds more than I had slept in my own, I had traveled 27,915 miles and April/May were expected to go at the same pace. Swipe for the really tired, heavily traveled raw real life I didn’t know I could miss so much. I have never been home this long in the last 5 years. This time last year I booked a spontaneous road trip to Moab, UT just because I had been home for 6 weeks and I was beyond stir crazy. Being forced to be grounded was amazing for the first month. I didn’t know how much my body needed a rest, but I haven’t felt that way since. Today I’m dreaming of the next passport stamp- I think it needs to involve an island and an amazing beach.
Haleakala National Park at sunrise isn’t the easiest thing to accomplish on a trip to Maui, but it is one of the most worth is things I have sacrificed sleep for. Haleakala means “house of the sun” and with little to no light pollution or air pollution not only is this a great place to see the sunrise, but it is also a great sunset or star gazing spot in Hawaii. You will need to plan about 2 hours to get to the parking lot at the top of the summit district in Haleakala National Park. For more information on Haleakala National Park, visit the National Park Service website.
Some times a long-haul flight is unavoidable or the best choice to get to your destination in a timely manner. A long-haul flight can be exciting because it can mean a good adventure ahead of you, but that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice comfort along the way. A good book is always included in my travel essentials for long-haul flights, but usually makes its way into my bag for any trip. I have used them on 5+ hour flights after being awake for 20 hours and when getting 3 hours of sleep the night before I change 6 time zones.
A national park I have been trying to cross off my list for 2 years ☑️ Bryce Canyon was worth the wait! This marks the 4th national park in 2020 but it was supposed to be the 6th still counting our blessings this was able to happen.
Trying out #vanlife and dispersed camping for the weekend! Love our little socially distanced home on wheels and the closest camper to us is 1,000 meters away. Renting a campervan has been a dream of mine for the last year and I finally convinced Ben! I’m fully convinced I could sell everything and live a minimalist traveling life, but I’m still working on Ben 😂
Things look a little different these days, but I’m ready for the same view at 30k feet. Off on a socially distanced road trip but a quick nonstop flight first. Headed to my favorite national park and one I haven’t been yet- any guesses where we are headed?
I have missed this view. I didn’t know how much this view was part of my life until it wasn’t part of my biweekly routine. 18 times from January 1st to March 12th I happily sat in my creative seat. It was more than a mode of transportation to my destination, it’s where ideas came to me, writing happened and where books are consumed. Trying to write post quarantine has been really hard for me and recounting how my last week in California went as the whole world started cancelling one thing after another as I rushed to get home. Traveling is more than a job, it’s more than a hobby, it’s part of my life and good for my mental health.