Overland Expo to TBEX: The rain in Maine… again.
So we were driving back through Maine. Again. Through torrential downpours. Again. It was a slow drive, but fortunately I’d left myself plenty of time to get from Fundy National […] The post Overland...
View ArticleOverland Expo to TBEX: 24 hours in Boston – Part 2
So you’ve got 24 hours in Boston. The first night was spent indulging your little nerds at Car Talk Plaza and the Museum of Science. With one morning left to […] The post Overland Expo to TBEX: 24...
View ArticlePostcards from Real Life: Campfire
Last weekend we trekked off for a little local adventure here in Georgia. Part of the purpose of this trip was to make progress in completing the Georgia State Parks […] The post Postcards from Real...
View ArticleOverland Expo to TBEX: Rhode Island Adventures
Somehow on our Overland Expo to TBEX expedition, we managed to fritter away six days in Massachusetts, some of them actually successful. It was time to move on, though. Originally […] The post Overland...
View ArticleOverland Expo to TBEX: Maryland, West Virginia, & Washington D.C.
By the time we exited Philadelphia, we’d been on the road for 37 days in the Overland Expo to TBEX expedition. As we slowly moved southward back towards home we […] The post Overland Expo to TBEX:...
View ArticleThe Pacific Northwest Tour: Redux
So it’s been a full week since I’ve returned to “normal” life back at Camp Granola HQ after the Pacific Northwest Tour. My glamorous post-trip activities have involved the likes […] The post The...
View ArticleRethinking Adventure Food with Fishpeople Seafood
A few weeks before I set out out on the Pacific Northwest Tour, I got a treat. The folks at Fishpeople Seafood contacted me to see if I’d be interested […] The post Rethinking Adventure Food with...
View ArticleThe Pacific Northwest Tour: Adventures in Cooking
So you know from my Fishpeople Seafood review that I’m quite the reluctant cook. The process just doesn’t excite me so I tend to muddle my way through for lack […] The post The Pacific Northwest Tour:...
View ArticlePostcards from Real Life: Setbacks and Denial
So you know how I was feeling triumphant for having returned from The Pacific Northwest Tour sans major travel catastrophes for once. Other than feeling a little worse for wear, […] The post Postcards...
View Article2014: Real Adventure. Real Life.
Seems it’s that time again… to review one year before beginning another. With the 2015 calendar staring at us and inspiring introspection, I marvel at what 2014 held for me […] The post 2014: Real...
View ArticleWestern Adventure: Great Basin National Park
My western adventure was a fairly loose mess; largely unplanned and willy-nilly. After my exit from the surprisingly wintry experience at Overland Expo, I ventured into the Silver State and […] The...
View ArticleCamping at Cathedral Gorge State Park
Now that I’ve given you a peek at exploring Cathedral Gorge State Park, it’s time for a look the camping facilities. After the bare-bones, but not quite primitive, offerings of […] The post Camping at...
View ArticleNevada’s Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Tucked off of the very busy Highway 93, 80 miles north of Las Vegas, you’ll find Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. This Nevada oasis seems horribly overlooked by the cars and […] The post Nevada’s...
View ArticleNew Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument
When it comes to our National Park system, national monuments tend to be sorely overlooked compared to the marquis parks that visitors flock to in their travels. Bandelier is not […] The post New...
View ArticlePostcards from Real Life: Parenting Teens
This week when I shared the nuts-and-bolts of visiting Bandelier National Monument, I had to think back to why I enjoyed camping there so much. Certainly it’s a very agreeable […] The post Postcards...
View ArticleLove Note to the Peach State
Oh Peach State, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways—mountains, swamps, beaches, rivers, pinelands, farms, waterfalls, museums, gardens, rich history, beautiful people. The list goes on and […]...
View ArticleA Jillion Miles with a Thule Roof Box
For quite a few years my trusty Subaru Forester has served as the main adventure-mobile for my explorations with Fred and George. She’s been in semi-retirement as life has moved […] The post A Jillion...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide to Death Valley
In recent years, I’ve had the good fortune to explore Death Valley National Park in a variety of ways: by camping and hiking, motorcycle travel, family travel, a photography workshop, and 4×4...
View ArticleThe Most You
What are you doing when you feel the most you? I mean utterly and entirely YOU—completely fulfilled, content, and exhilarated all at the same time. What are you doing when you think you couldn’t...
View ArticleGreat Basin National Park
My western adventure was a fairly loose mess; largely unplanned and willy-nilly. After my exit from the surprisingly wintry experience at Overland Expo, I ventured into the Silver State and mozied my...
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