Driving The White Rim Road
In February of 2019 my brother joined me in Canyonlands National Park with the goal of driving the White Rim Road, a 100 mile, off road track in Utah. I’d…
Remodeling A Slide-In Pop-Up Truck Camper
In February 2018 I was drinking a bottle of wine in New Zealand when I found a 2002 Toyota Tacoma on Craigslist in Colorado. A few hours later my brother…
Camino de Santiago Packing List
I once heard an accomplished backpacker say that the the only thing he wished he’d taken on his last trip was less. I’ve learned over the years that the less…
Hiking the Camino de Santiago – Camino Francés – Part 1
For my 30th birthday I ran 30 miles. For my 32nd birthday I ran 32 miles. For my 35th birthday I walked 500+ miles across Spain. I’m worried about turning…
Hiking the Camino de Santiago – Camino Francés – Part 2
Day 9 kicked off the second half of my Camino de Santiago hike along the French Way, or the Camino Francés. In 8 days I’d covered 240 miles, and striking…
Hiking the Camino de Santiago – Camino Finisterre – Part 3
I left Santiago de Compostela before dawn, following my headlamp through the suburbs. Since most pilgrims only go to Santiago I had the trail to myself. I hiked until noon,…
Summer In A Truck Camper
It was a whirlwind of a spring, from exploring New Zealand in a campervan, to buying a Toyota Tacoma in Denver, flying back and building my home in it, and…
Living In A Truck Camper
I spent the summer of 2018 living a truck camper that I custom built in a first generation Toyota Tacoma. Since 2015 I’ve lived in a Honda Element, an old…
New Zealand VanLife
After traveling for 3 months in my backpack I missed van life, so I shifted into sales mode and talked my friends into renting a van to travel across New…
Summer Down Under
With winter blanketing North America I coped with the cold the best way I could, by flying to the Southern Hemisphere. After shivering through most of my trip to Vietnam…
Motorbiking Vietnam & Myanmar
River Trip 2017 was gonna be epic! We researched locations and picked the Red River through Vietnam from China to the South China Sea. We booked flights and purchased “Do…
Western Ramblin’
The summer kicked off with Born To Run and was quickly followed by Race Across America. I enjoyed both, but was looking forward to hitting the open road with less…