"It will just go dark and the stars will come out and it will be beautiful underneath them or the sun will be setting and it will be the most amazing sunset I have ever seen."
Throughout his journey, Mr Yelavich has been living off the land, often catching his own dinner. "You name it, I have probably caught it, shot it, or eaten it."
A "scary moment" on his trip happened during a midwinter swim. "I had to make a decision to jump into the West Coast surf with my pack on and got pushed into a cave and back out the other side."
When he has finished his trip in the next three to four months, he plans to write a book about his travels around the country.
"Now I have a whole new lease on life. This is my journey from boy to man."