Mt. Rainier, Mt. St Helens, Crater Lake, Burning Man 2004, San Francisco, Canyonlands National Park No matter how much I try to hold onto the present it always seems to slip off into the future. It’s hard to imagine that it’s been three months since my last update. I suppose when I decided to take …
Fairbanks, Dalton Highway, Dease Lake, Laird Hot Springs, Jasper, and Banff. Leaving Denali I headed north to the city of Fairbanks. An eclectic town that feels young thanks to the proximity of the University of Alaska. I hung out here for a few days preparing for my trek up north. I went to a great …
Valdez, Seward, Homer, Anchorage, Denali State Park and Coho Let’s see, where did I last leave off? Oh, yes the belly of the ferry. The ferry spit me out in Haines where I stayed one night and not finding anything that sparked my interest I left and drove to Valdez. A great town set at …
Juneau, Sitka, and the Wilderness On April 23rd I packed my backpack, left the Van in Skagway, and jumped an overnight ferry heading south. I camped out on the floor in my sleeping bag, along with a bunch of other people that didn’t want to spring for a berth, we fell asleep and woke up …
Driving the backwoods of Canada, Skagway, and Woody Harrelson I crossed the border into Canada on April 13th, the border officials searched my van for something incriminating, but came up empty; guess I looked like I was up to no good. I pointed the van north from the border and began the long trek through …
Redwood National Park, Siuslaw National Forest, and Olympia National Park The journey continues, this time it’s a road trip to Alaska. For those of you out of the immediate loop, I sold my house in California this past January and bought a camper van that has become my home on the road. I circumnavigated the …
Re-Entry & Burning Man A few months have fled into history since my last update and in an effort to ward off any illusion or misconception that I am settling into a normal lifestyle I thought it best to get an adventure update out the door and set the record straight. Although I find myself …
Cambodia – Siem Reap Thailand – Bangkok, Koh Nangyuan Moving west from Phnom Penh by bus and bumpy dirt road I reached the town of Siem Reap and the famed Temples of Angkor. This is one stop on a tour of South East Asia that is not to be missed. Ancient stone temples rising out …
Vietnam – Dalat, Mui Ne, Saigon, Mekong Delta Cambodia – Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville Leaving Nha Trang behind, I traveled southwest and up into the mountains to the small mountain town of Dalat. Sitting at about 4,500 feet above sea level, I found a welcome relief from the heat – it even got cold enough at …
Laos – Vientiane, Savannakhet Vietnam – Dong Ha, Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang Vientiane, the capital of Laos may well be the lowest key capital city in the world. It feels like a small town even when you are in the heart of the downtown area. My visit happened to coincide with the Laos New …