Dispatch: Mountain Biking the Santa Cruz Redwoods to the Pacific Ocean
The flowy turns are silent. The thousand-year-old Redwoods peak at three hundred feet absorbing every sound below. The trails in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park are like Jurassic Park meets the Ewoks from Return of the […] Read More
Destination: Five Best Mountain Hot Springs in Colorado and New Mexico
After a full day of snowboarding, a long peak hike or a roadside rest, I’ve enjoyed the five best mountain hot springs peppered throughout southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. I always enjoy my outdoor […] Read More
Dispatch: Colorado’s Deepest Hole In the Ground: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
In March 2017, my daughter and I road tripped to visit Colorado’s deepest hole in the ground, The Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Now a National Park, this rugged steep-walled river carved gorge is visited […] Read More
Follow Your Weird to Find Your Superpower
Tonight, I wasn’t able to make an earlier flight home. It was 3 pm and my flight didn’t leave for 6 more hours. I put out a tweet “Need a MicroAdventure in Salt Lake City. […] Read More
Trip Report: Adventure Awaits Colorado’s Winter Backcountry Huts & Yurts
We weren’t sure if the wood burning stovetop would be too hot to serve as a griddle for our pancakes. Alex improvised by adding a stick of butter to the flapjack mix and poured away. […] Read More
Destination: My Favorite Adventure Runs From Across the Globe
Some people collect stamps or guns. I collect intangibles like runs, trips, adventures and experiences. I’ve kept a mental list of my favorite runs from across the globe, but never written them all down. I […] Read More
Dispatch: Perfect NYC Business Travel MicroAdventure Brooklyn Pumptrack
The winter chill rolled up the East River as Nik leaned into turn number two at Brooklyn’s Pumptrack. Just before close, I met Nik, pumptrack watchman for the day. I told him how we Coloradans heard […] Read More
Trip Report: Father-Daughter California Road Trip From Los Angeles to San Francisco
The azure blue color of the sea and the barks of the sea lions pulled us from our car. We wandered down an unmarked scraggly brush covered trail as the girls picked nickel sized daisies to […] Read More
Invent a Silly Reason to Get Outside
I think simple impromptu adventures are the easiest to coordinate-no planning, no agenda and no big goal to accomplish. I like to invent silly reasons to get outside. On a snowy day, my buddy Kyle and […] Read More
Hike South Dakota’s Highest Peak
I found this gem of a peak in an obscure mention in Outside or National Geographic Adventure. I knew it would make for a perfect MicroAdventure to hike South Dakota’s highest peak, Harney Peak. I […] Read More
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