Hawaii-bound
For the past few years I have wanted to fly out to Hawaii during my winter travels. I almost did it two years back with a plan to hike the 170 or so miles around the big island with a gal from Germany. I do not recall what stopped me...
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A new camera for a new adventure
My previous camera – a Canon Rebel Xsi – had served me well for the three years I have owned it. Although it is still more than enough camera for my photography abilities, one area that it has been inadequate was its inability to shoot video. My son has been...
My first van
The year was 2002; my first van, which started the obsession, and the Z posing together in the driveway of the house in California. 12 years later…
The fisherman and investment banker
This story was told to me 20 years ago. The minimalist in me has remembered it for so long because of the message at the end. I even recall paraphrasing this story to a Buddhist Monk back in the mid 90’s. Even through the test of time I retained the...
West Magnolia – Aspen Alley hike
Moose and I took the short 3 mile hike from our camp, up the Aspen Alley trail which then connects to the Whoop-Di-Do trail leading us back to Big Blue waiting in the shade of the pine. The Aspen Alley part of the trail really lived up to it’s name....
West Magnolia Campground
Just outside of Nederland, Colorado is West Magnolia Campground in the National Forest. I had never been here before, only just spotting it on the map the week before, so it became the target of my weekend out of the city. An early Friday morning drive up was to secure...
6 weeks to the end
It is the final leg of this summer’s urban camping festivities. In 6 weeks my temp work commitment will expire freeing me up to get back on the road. To celebrate, I go up the mountains this weekend for a much needed trip away from asphalt and civilization.
Big Blue gets a pet of his own
Since the 2014 rebuild, where I lost a fair amount of storage space, Big Blue has been in need of some extra cargo carrying capacity, mainly for the extra fuel and propane that should not be carried inside the van. The plan was to better utilize the top of the...
Getting my papers in order
With my departure date quickly approaching (whoo!) I am have begun working on all the paperwork to stay out of Colorado for 12-18 months. My passport was due to expire in December and with another trip to Mexico over the winter along with the drive through Canada to get to...
Trident-20 backpack
Back in January of this year, Brian (of Aluminarium) showed me his very cool sling-pack; the VSlinger by Vanquest. Since then I have desperately wanted one but as luck would have Vanquest had just discontinued the VSlinger. Vanquest was in the process of creating ‘version 2’ so I was forced...