Over the years of writing here I have occasionally done a year in review. Not this year though. Not because there is nothing to remember or write about but more because I want to spend some time thinking about the year ahead. 2023 was okay, 2024 will hopefully see a return to more adventure rides, more camping and…
November
It was a milestone month in 2023. Paul and I turned the big five-oh. I honestly don’t really feel like I am fifty, or “old” for that matter. I can remember thinking that fifty was positively ancient in my younger years. I was joking last week with a coworker that while I may be “old”…
Clifford Turns Three
This weekend marks the third anniversary of me picking up Clifford the Big Red Van in Colorado and driving him home to start this #vanlife thing. I wrote about year one here and year two here. The third year of ownership was less about major upgrades or big trips. The past twelve months was more…
A Late Summer Summary
I feel like I can best summarize my late summer and into autumn with just some pictures of my favorite adventure pooch. Codibob! Anytime we start grabbing backpacks and hiking shoes Codi knows something is up and he starts getting pumped for the adventure ahead. Codi is very particular about the order in which we…
San Juan Huts – Day 7
Today was the final day of our San Juan Huts trip. The Telluride to Moab route was supposedly easier than the Durang to Moab route……if that is the case, I would say not by much! I know I am trying to compare to seven years ago. Seven years younger, maybe a bit fitter back then…
San Juan Huts – Day 6
Today was a day I was and was not looking forward to. You could best describe it as “only one climb” but that climb was brutal. We only rode a little over 22 miles today but gained well over 4,500′ in elevation. Yowza! I order to avoid the heat we opted to start early today….
ON & OFF RHODES 