Back In Time
I post a lot about trips far afield, but adventure can be found close to home, too. A good example is last weekend’s bike ride to St. Clement’s Island in …
Alaska / Food and Drink / Packrafting / Paddling / USA
Arctic Community
Anthony Bourdain once said he was drawn to travel because “food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” That may explain why my foodie blog wanders so much. I’ve …
Georgia / North Carolina / South Carolina / Tennessee / USA
Gifts
I’m just back from Georgia, Western North Carolina and Tennessee, where I was paddling and scouting a bit for some future adventures. I floated a few rivers and visited some …
Detours
We are are hiking our way through North Carolina for our holidays, freelancing some adventure after veering away from a few COVID outbreaks. The past week has seen five family …
Lost and Found
My buddy KB and I are just back from a visit to the Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia. The Sods are 17,000 wild and wonderful acres, one of seven …
Biking / Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia
Again and Again and Again
I’m just back from paddling and hiking in one of my favorite places, West Virginia’s New River Gorge. The New has been an outdoor destination of mine for most of …
Proof Positive
In my last post, I listed off a bunch of unexpected challenges I’d encountered during trips. But what I didn’t list was the good stuff, like awesome weather, running into …
Certainly An Adventure
We are at the front end of a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park, and things are lining up for a great adventure. Planning is important for trips like this, …
Tis But A Part We See
I try to get out for a bike ride a few times a week, often as a break in the middle of my workday. My usual route is a loop …
Food and Drink / USA / Vermont
A Pretty Sweet Place
We are spending some time in the great state of Vermont, on our way to several days of vacation in Maine, and this place is just as special as we …