"Where Ya Headin' Next?" (Full Documentary)

I lived in my truck for a full year - from December 2021 through December 2022. I bought a new Ford Ranger and put ~45k miles on it while visiting 49 states, 44 national parks, making countless memories along the way. I appreciate you joining me as I reminisce on a trip of a lifetime.

Thank you so much for your support! Admittedly this documentary is the culmination of 80+ videos / 20+ hours of footage that I have already posted. That being said, I added different music, angles, and narration to give more background on everything I could. I get emotional every time I watch the end scenes.

I really wanted this documentary to be as professional as possible. Tweaking audio levels of every clip, transitions, multiple voiceover recordings while sitting in my truck with a simple mic plugged into my phone, so many editing mistakes, and plenty of breakthroughs. I already see how I can improve for the next time; better music, varied transitions, better voiceover/audio quality in general, more variety of shots, and maybe actually wiping the gopro lens from time to time ;) That being said, I did my best and still am super proud of the final product.

After 3 days of failed uploads (libraries closing, Walmart Wi-Fi going out, computer crashes), I sat in a Starbucks in Broomfield, CO for 11 hours while this video rendered and uploaded. Starbucks closed at 8:30pm and I still had 10mins of shivering in 20 degree weather sitting outside & mooching off the Wi-Fi. THANK THE LORD it worked.

The trip now, and only now, feels complete. I have woken up from the dream; now back to reality. I'm not sure what's in store for me in the short term, but I promise I will keep filming as many adventures as possible going forward.

Much Love! Peace.
Kenneth Hippe

Filmed Using: GoPro Hero 9 Black, DJI Mini 2 drone, & Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR.
Up Next: many thank yous, giving credit where credit is due, & biggest inspirations.

Stops along the way! (mostly in order):
VA – Shenandoah National Park
WV – New River Gorge National Park
MD – Youghiogheny, Baltimore, Assateague
DE – Dover, Rehoboth Beach
NC – Asheville, Pisgah National Forest
TN – Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains
SC – Columbia, Congaree, Charleston
GA – Savannah, Clayhole Swamp
FL – Everglades, Sarasota, St. Pete, Apalachicola
AL – Mobile, USS Alabama
LA – New Orleans
MS – Vicksburg Battlefield
AR – Little Rock, Lake Ouachita, Hot Springs, Fort Smith
OK – Tulsa, OKC, Wichita Mtns.
TX – Dallas, Corpus Christi, Padre Island, Big Bend, Guadalupe Mtns.
NM – Albuquerque, Santa Fe National Forest, Bisti Badlands, Chaco Canyon
AZ – Petrified Forest, Tucson, Saguaro National Park, Organ Pipe Cactus, Yuma
CA – Joshua Tree National Park
NV – Vegas!
CA – Kings Canyon/Sequoia, Fresno, Yosemite
NV – Reno, Great Basin
UT – Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Arches, Moab
AZ – Grand Canyon, Kaibab National Forest
CO – Mesa Verde, San Juan Mtns. Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Denver, Rocky Mountains
WY – Wind River Range, Grand Teton
MT – Glacier National Park
ID – Coeur d'Alene
WA – Spokane
CAN – BC, Yukon, Delta Junction, Tok, Kluane Lake, Whitehorse, Teslin, Watson Lake, Muncho Lake, Dawson Creek, Vancouver
AK – Wrangell St. Elias Mountains, Anchorage, Kenai Fjords, Denali, Fairbanks
WA – North Cascades, Mount Rainier, Olympic National Park
OR – Portland, HWY 101
WY – Yellowstone National Park
NE – Pine Ridge Dispersed
SD – Badlands, Wind Cave, Mount Rushmore
ND – Theodore Roosevelt National Park
MN – Voyageurs National Park
WI – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
MI – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Tahquamenon Falls
IN – Indiana Dunes National Park
IA – Illiniwek Campground / Davenport
IL – Springfield
MO – St. Louis, Ozark National Scenic Riverway
KS – Independence, Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
KY – Mammoth Cave, Louisville
OH – Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Valley
PA – Erie / Presque Isle State Park
NY – Buffalo, Watkins Glen, Ithaca, Niagara
CAN – Montreal, Quebec City
ME – Acadia, Portland
NH – White Mountains, Franconia Notch
VT – Montpelier, Stowe, Burlington, Manchester, Green Mountains
MA – Bears Den, Bancroft Tower, Crane Estate
RI – The Breakers, Ninigret WMA
CT – Cheshire, Newtown
NJ – Wharton State Forest