Micro Adventures

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 […]

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MicroAdventure Hike Hanging Lake, Colorado

Hanging Lake is a must-see magical place perfect for a MicroAdventure hike. Hanging Lake reminds me of Peter Pan’s Mermaid Lagoon from the 1953 Disney. It’s so beautiful it doesn’t seem real. […]

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Off the Grid: Why I Fly Fish

Golden twilight bends across the South Platte riffle. A horde of infant insects rises off the water like a helicopter army. The hatch is on. My iPhone is silent. I […]

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Four Days in Paris Without a Plan

I received an email from a friend asking about the trip my son Holden and I took to Paris a few years ago. I thought it was a great excuse […]

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Why My Daughter and I Are Restoring Our 1974 VW Joy Bus

It all started when my daughter Averi blurted out this dreamy statement, “When I graduate from high school, Maya and I are going to buy a VW Bus, road trip […]

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MicroAdventures: Backyard Discoveries

It’s challenging to keep a camp stove lit at 11,742 feet between spindrifts of snow. I haven’t spent the night in a snow cave in ten years. I wasn’t sure […]

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MicroAdventure: Play Like a Lifeguard Run the Rock

Need an exhilarating MicroAdventure idea? Act like a Maui lifeguard and Run the Rock. I first wrote about this experience back in 2012, All Work and No Play Makes You […]

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What The Goonies Taught Us About Adventure

I’m a big geek when it comes to movies. I’m a bigger geek when it comes to adventure and road trips. I’d love to tell you a story about my […]

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Why All Work and No Play Makes You a Dull Boy: Learning to Play Again

You’ve read and heard that proverb all your life, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But we don’t believe it.  If we did we would not live like […]

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