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 …
Getting Back
As you may have noticed, changing venues is one of the ways that Souzz and I are sustaining ourselves during the pandemic. Last week’s move was to Lookout Cottage, a …
Packrafting / Paddling / USA / West Virginia
Approaching the line
Paddling whitewater has been a lifelong pursuit of mine, maybe because I’m decades into it and still picking up new things. I’ve learned a lot about technique, reading water, and …
Dreams Awake
We’re fresh from another adventure in northern Maine, our first visit since 2018. The slogan “Vacationland” is on a lot of the license plates up here, and that’s about right. …
An Upright Pursuit
I always try to balance risks so that they are risks worth taking–by acquiring skills, experience, and maybe gear, too. After all, things do occasionally go wrong in the outdoors, …