I had two events occurring almost simultaneously at the end of August; a family reunion in Kennewick, Washington and a meetup with some friends in Bluff, Utah to run the Utah Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR). This left me with four days in between the end of the family reunion on the 27th and the meetup in […]
The Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route (“AZBDR”) is a 750-mile-long mostly offroad route that winds its way across the state, from the Coronado National Monument on the U.S. – Mexico border in the south, to the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument on the Arizona – Utah border in the north. I joined up with five other Jeepers […]
This month I had the opportunity to join College of Southern Idaho (CSI) Professor Shawn Willsey and a dozen other geology nerds, on a two-day field trip around some of the significant geological features in the Twin Falls area. If a field trip with a stuffy geology professor sounds like an odd way to spend […]
One of the lesser-known and lesser-visited parks in the Pacific Northwest, perhaps due to its remote location on the northern tip of Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula, or perhaps because it is largely a nature preserve with few amenities other than a maintained trail system, Leadbetter Point State Park offers a unique hiking experience along sandy […]
Traveling in a Jeep is a challenge because there is a limited amount of space for gear. The Trasharoo is a rugged bag that straps around the spare tire. There are similar products on the market, but my only experience is with the Trasharoo. It is a great solution for holding trash, of course, but […]
I spent the Fourth of July holiday week traveling on much of the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route, which is a (mostly) offroad route that runs from the California border to the Washington border. Being that I live about an hour from Mt. Hood, I travelled the route from north to south, which is just fine, […]