Mary Rock is not an influencer. She is not a survivalist. By day, she is a mild-mannered archivist at a university library in Portland. But every 18 months, she “blacks out”—her term for a solo trip where she deliberately removes herself from the grid. No social media check-ins. No maps. No backup plans. Just a backpack, a paper map, and a promise to let the landscape swallow her whole.
She did not brush it away.
When I decided to embark on my solo travel journey, I was filled with a mix of emotions – excitement, nervousness, and a hint of fear. But as I began to plan my trip, I realized that this was an opportunity to rediscover myself, to learn new skills, and to meet new people. -Blacked- Mary Rock - Solo Travel -14.08.2021-