For the best guide to the slough click here As the pandemic took hold in 2020, I needed to find…
Bikepacking John Day River Country
After having a number of trips be cut short, rescheduled, or cancelled due to fires and smoke, I’d come to…
By Bike from Christmas Valley to Paisley on the Oregon Desert Trail
One thing that makes the Oregon Desert Trails stand out to me is the ability to use multiple modes of…
South on the Pan American Highway
I haven’t written anything about our trip to Peru last summer, nor said much about it on my blog or…
How to Snow Camp for the First Time: Part 2
Read Part 1 here Setting up Camp Find a nice, relatively flat place to camp with some shelter from wind.…
How to go Snow Camping for the First Time: Part 1
Read Part 2 here Just because it’s cold and snowy out doesn’t mean you have to stop backpacking. Expand your…
Destroying Buschcraft Shelters: Winter Edition
View my original how-to guide here Winter in Oregon doesn’t stop anyone from getting outdoors, and this unfortunately includes buschcrafters…
2018: Cramming 10lbs of Fun Into a 5lb Bag
Looking back, I’m surprised how much I was able to cram in, with “cram” being the operative word. For me, being in the outdoors is a recharge I can’t live without. My job is making it progressively more difficult to use my time off. I learned long ago that our time is precious, it can be taken away at any time. While I was able to “cram” fun time in, its certainly not an ideal way to go about living. When I’m cramming shit in, life is out of balance.
Playing Catch-Up
It’s been a pretty busy year with trips, visitors, and working on our house, not to mention getting married and…
Snorkeling With an Octopus
On our honeymoon in Cozumel, we spent a fair amount of time just hanging out on the beach and snorkeling…