In December of 2011 I have left behind the comforts of a life that was no longer allowing my happiness. While my immediate family continue living in Colorado, I have chosen a more primitive route in life; to travel in my van and explore my country. I do this without...
Already, the shifting winds are changing what little plans I had. This morning I woke to the realization that if I did not run as far south as possible, I would wake tomorrow to 20 gallons of ice in my tanks. The simple fact is that anything North of Albuquerque,...
Just a few days away from driving off into the sunset again. I picked up some more solar panels for a total of 120 watts of incoming power to keep my batteries topped off. This became a necessity after a new laptop was purchased and it came with a 140w...
During out last hike together, Conor and I were discussing training ourselves for a little trail-running to supplement our hiking. With that, I have added a 1-mile run as part of my daily workout routine. My challenge here is that I have only just recently ran my first mile since...
Prior to our 4th-thursday-of-November meal, Conor and I headed out for an early hike. This time we stayed local, going only to Heil Valley Ranch Open Space; a favorite destination for local mountain bikers. Heil Valley Ranch is a foothills forest area with two main trails (Picture Rock and Wapiti...
Last week I stumbled across a few great deals in the local flea-market store. First was a pair of snow shoes for a mere $10. They were worn and beaten, but snow shoes have been on my ‘list’ since Conor and I did our last snow hike and came out...
I did try to get in a proper hike today, but I was just dragging after the past two days of hiking. I barely made 3 miles in Bryce Canyon and knew for certain that I would not be hiking in Capital Reef Ntnl Park when I passed through in...
Ugh! Im tired… after another 5 miles of great trail today I am beyond beat. The Northern part of Zion is much quieter with only about 10% of the traffic of the main canyon down south. Even with less traffic, it was rare that I had the trail to myself....
I drove into Zion Ntnl park and fixed me up some coffee and breakfast-burritos while watching the sunrise against the mountain side. Planning to hike the Angel’s Landing trail in a few hours; 5 miles of hard trail with the top of it being a cliff’s-edge scurry to the payoff...
The days are getting more and more gratifying the longer I am out. This morning i woke from my hot-springs camping and got moving south soon after a eggs and toast breakfast. I figured that I could make it to my next scheduled stop (Manzanar War Relocation Center) and hang...
