Some 2019 travel goals for #NatureWritingChallenge
A short post outlining two personal goals for 2019 for #NatureWritingChallenge, a weekly exercise to spend one hour writing about a specific outdoors topic.
A weekend of brewery-hopping in Portland
A weekend of brewery-hopping with a close friend reminded me of how we first met—and why stepping out of your comfort zone can lead to great friendships.
More stories from our trip to the South Pacific
A few additional travel stories and random observations from our trip to American Samoa, Samoa, and Fiji that weren’t covered in other blog posts.
Touring Fiji by Boat and Bus
In Fiji, we snorkeled off the beach of an idyllic private island, rode a longboat up a river canyon to swim in a waterfall, and toured a traditional village.
Swimming Across Samoa
Our all-day tour of Samoa included swims at 5 locations: Sauniatu Waterfall, Piula Cave Pool, Lalomanu Beach, To Sua Ocean Trench, & Togitogiga Waterfall.
My Submissions for the 2018 #FindYourPark Photo Challenge
This annual photo challenge, organized by the good folks at Nature Tech Family, is an excellent excuse to look back over the year you’ve had in our national parks and public lands. It’s also a great way to see what others have done this year. The rules are simple. For the last 10 days of … Read more
Our visit to American Samoa
Our December 2018 trip to the island of Tutuila in American Samoa—plus photos, tips for visiting, and notes from our visit to National Park of American Samoa.
Tisa’s Barefoot Bar in American Samoa
Our visit to the infamous Tisa’s Barefoot Bar on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, one of the more unique and memorable bars in the South Pacific.
A short weekend at the Vegas Bowl
It was the only bowl game that we would be able to attend this season, given our other travel commitments. And it ended up being the one that ASU was invited to. We got the official word that ASU’s bowl game would be in Las Vegas while we were on the other side of the … Read more
Best reasons to #OptOutside on public lands this Black Friday
This is a short draft written for #NatureWritingChallenge, a weekly exercise to spend an hour writing about a specific topic about the outdoors, then participating in a twitter chat with the other participants. This week’s topic is the title of this post; though as it turned out, this post is less about #optoutside on Black … Read more