On any good adventure, when you come across ruins, you’ve got to explore them; so I decided to start my day with an unexpected detour.
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Gila Valley Mesas, Petroglyphs, & Sonoran Mountains – [Butterfield Trail, Day 6]
The sixth day on the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Route began as usual, with a sunrise and a fresh cup of coffee. I’d spent the evening at the site of the Oatman Massacre, and was ready to move further down the trail. The trail originally took this route off of the mesa, but was far too […]
Overcoming Obstacles; Winch Recovery, Shoveling, & Oatman Massacre [Butterfield Trail, Day 5]
Today would be a day full of obstacles to overcome. This was my first day in extremely remote areas of the Gila River Valley, often with no cell service and little to no traffic.
The Center of the World to The Middle of Nowhere – [Butterfield Trail, Day 4]
After leaving the Border and surveying Los Algodones, I headed for my last stop in California… The Center of the World. It runs on an honor code, and is a unique tribute to the history of mankind. Jacques-André Istel and his wife, Felicity (who the town is named after) created this site originally as the […]
Encierro; After You Run with Bulls… What do you do, now? San Fermin Festival, continued.
“At noon we were all at the cafe. It was crowded. We were eating shrimps and drinking beer. The town was crowded. Every street was full.” – Hemingway With so much excitement from the run, it is easy to forget that it is barely 0830! The day evolves, the food and drink continue to make […]
Encierro; What it is like to Run with the Bulls, San Fermin Festival, Pamplona, Spain, 2016 (Part 1)
The things that happened could only have happened during a fiesta. Everything became quite unreal finally and it seemed as though nothing could have any consequences. It seemed out of place to think of consequences during the fiesta.” – Ernest Hemingway, “The Sun Also Rises” The warm beaches of Northern Spain greeted me from outside […]
Little Harbor to Avalon, the Springtime Backcountry of Santa Catalina Island; Thru-Hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail.. Day Two
Waking up after Day One, the second day of our Trans-Catalina Trail (TCT) journey began as we rose with the sun. Ocean waves collide with rocks, a JetBoil ignites to provide the precious dark, brown, caffeinated nectar of the gods that would fuel our bodies for a strenuous day of challenging elevation gains, and two adventurous souls […]
An hour-long ferry from L.A. to “Island Time”; Thru-Hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail.. Day One
As a preface; The second weekend of April we hiked the Trans-Catalina Trail (TCT) from Two Harbors to Avalon, while we did not have the time to complete the Starlight Beach and Northern portion of the trail, this trip was still extremely rewarding and a great weekend challenge. The beauty of this trail is that […]