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What I learned in a term of blogging

I came into this class expecting it to be an opportunity to start and maintain a blog with the structure of a class keeping me in check....

Surfin' USA

I am a huge fan of the Beach Boys. When I was younger I went to Costa Rica and had a surf instructor named Miguel, who I promptly fell in...

Glen Foerd

I have the privilege to host a guest poster on my site this week! Anamata is an aspiring vet who hosts her own blog focusing on biology...

The Fiery Furnace

It was 7:16 AM when we walked up to the visitors center in Arches National Park. It was official, we were national park doorbusters. The...

A Desert Gem

We visited Moab because it is conveniently close to Arches National Park, and didn’t really look into it further than that before going....

Branching Out: Oregon - California Vlog

Every day throughout the roadtrip, we kept our friends and family updated through short video clips, and saved them all for the future....

Deuter Aircontact Backpack Review

Aside from a few short walks around REI, I didn’t really test my backpacking pack before hitting the trail. Risky, I know, but we didn't...

A Digital Time Capsule

#unrelated What I’m into hat I wasn't into five years ago. I am into doing things differently than the norm. Five years ago I would study...

Yosemite Magic

By some miracle of nature, I managed to get a backcountry permit for my dream backpacking route on the night we planned to spend inside...

What We Ate on the Road

We put a lot of thought into what we would eat on the road trip. It would have been easy to get gas station snacks and starbucks and eat...

The Long Haul Part 2

One day into the road trip and we had already stayed from the plan, but even the next morning I didn't want to leave Corvallis and my...

The Long Haul Part One

Follow your heart… does it get more cliche than that? Not really, but there’s a reason that saying is plastered on walls and phone cases...

41 Lizards

41 Lizards I love lizards. All they do is scurry around and bask in the sun and play endless games of hide and seek with whatever...

Your Ultimate Road Trip Packing List

Your Ultimate Road Trip Packing List Whether it was in my pile of road trip stuff for weeks, thrown in last minute, or bought along the...

The Weeks Before

It was hard to think about anything else in the weeks leading up to the roadtrip. Ever since I decided to move my life back to the town...

Planning Your Adventure

Where to start Planning a trip of any type can be overwhelming at first, so I broke down the first baby steps I took in planning mine. I...

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