Kayak Camping San Juan Islands Washington

Kayak Camping San Juan Islands Washington

The July San Juan Multi Day Kayak trip was a ton of fun and we couldn’t have…

Backpacking through Majestic Redwoods

Backpacking through Majestic Redwoods

My last spring break before graduating college in May 2010, seven friends and myself…

Losing our van down the Baja

I’ve always had this dream of buying a Volkswagen van and traveling through Mexico. Specifically, I wanted to drive from Washington…

Carissa and Bethany at Teahupo’o

I heard a voice outside calling my name, and popped up to see Raimana and Tim and Eric in the familiar orange poti marara. “How’s…

Kayaking around Tofino

I spent the winter constructing a kayak. Winters in Eastern Washington can be somewhat harsh, so projects are necessary to fend…

Rock Climbing Incident at the Feathers

Although I thought I had a tight grip on the rope, when a 180 pound person falls from 40 feet, the shock of the load on the rope…

Surfing Baja

Growing up in SoCal and making your way down to Baja to go surfing isn’t one of trips that you plan, you just do.  One of…

Cote d’Azur

It was just a windy morning in May 2009 and too cold for a swim. I decided to take my kayak and go for a surf. I didn’t expect…

Bora, Bora!

How many times have you been watching some movie somewhere and an aerial shot of a tropical paradise below comes on the screen. …

Out of Africa

Capitalizing on a major career change, I decided to take my friend Pete up on his offer to spend a month touring East Africa on…