Sam Soffes

Travel Plan

Back to full time adventuring! Here are my travel plans.

  1. September 2026

  2. Life

    Decision

    San Francisco, CA

    • Decided to quit my job, sell the house, and go on an adventure!
  3. October 2026

    A month of transition. Moving out, quitting my job, and moving back into the van!

  4. House

    Move out

    San Francisco, CA

  5. Party

    House Cooling Party

    San Francisco, CA

  6. Wedding

    John & Alex's Wedding

    Castro Valley, CA

  7. House

    Staging

    San Francisco, CA

  8. House

    Listing goes live

    San Francisco, CA

  9. Wedding

    Andrew & Sam's Wedding

    Foresthill, CA

  10. Work

    Last day of work

    San Francisco, CA

  11. November 2026

    Vanlife begins!

  12. House

    Offer day

    San Francisco, CA

    • Realtor will accept offers all at once.
  13. Errand

    South Dakota

    Sioux Falls, SD

    • Take care of my South Dakota residency and get a new driver's license. You can't live in a mailbox in California. South Dakota is cool with it though. This is what I did last time I lived in the van.
  14. Hiking

    Yosemite Valley

    Yosemite National Park, CA

    • Van camping, day hiking, and maybe solo climbing!
  15. Concert

    Band of Horses

    Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

  16. Concert

    Underoath

    The Masonic, San Francisco, CA

  17. Concert

    Pedro the Lion

    Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA

  18. House

    Closing day

    San Francisco, CA

    • Expected closing day. So fast!
  19. Flight

    Fly to Cancún

    San Francisco, CA

  20. Scuba

    Cave Diving Trip

    Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

    • Cave diving with Michel. We might do a road trip to Mérida or take a boat over to Cozumel.
  21. December 2026

    Scuba diving and holidays.

  22. Flight

    Fly to San Francisco

    Cancún, Mexico

  23. Family

    Christmas with Family

    Louisville, KY

  24. 2027

    Lots of ideas for the new year! Seriously considering doing the PCT from mid-April to early October.

  25. Travel

    Southern hemisphere

    New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia

    • Planning some backpacking, vanning, and scuba diving!
  26. Hiking

    Section hike Arizona Trail

    Arizona

    • Hike 100–200 miles of the Arizona Trail to prepare for the PCT.
  27. Hiking

    Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike

    California, Oregon, Washington

    • Seriously considering this. Still deciding though.