Travel USA on the cheap

It is mind blowing how far people can get with limited resources. I spoke with a lady in the suburbs of Albany NY once, her mom lived in the national parks for two years before having her. Wow, what a great way to spend your youth. Seriously, anything materialistic you can buy later, but that experience would not be possible nowadays. If you save enough in other places, you can enjoy Maine's lobster at just the right season, drive through the beautiful part of west Virginia, enjoy Colorado views, the grand canyon north rim, Bryce canyon, Yellowstone, Seattle space needle, Chicago sky deck, drive through a tree in northern CA, sequoias and Yosemite. All these can be enjoyed to the full essentials for a fraction of the price if you throw away the travel guide books and cut out all middle men. I am not a rich guy, but I managed to travel all 48 lower states with corners of Acadia national park in Maine to Key west in Miami, Seattle and then San Diego. The experience is totally worth it.