Joshua Tree and the Yucca Men: Exploring the Mojave Desert

    I honestly didn't know what to expect, setting out on the several hour drive into the Mojave desert from…

6 years ago

Altura – February 12, 2019

    It's a tough call but I think Altura is my favorite restaurant in Seattle. This was my fourth time…

6 years ago

The Willows Restaurant – Lummi Island – November 4, 2018

  The experience of a place. At a certain moment. At a certain time. To celebrate the objects around you…

6 years ago

Hiking the Ozette Triangle: the rugged beauty of pacific northwest beaches.

  Before I moved to Seattle, I would see pictures of pacific northwest beaches and swoon with how magical and…

6 years ago

The Oregon Country Fair. If I knew the way I would take you home.

  [All photos from the 2018 Oregon Country Fair]   The first time I went to the Oregon Country Fair…

7 years ago

Discovering San Francisco: dive bars, red meat, strips clubs, and martinis.

  By the time I first made it to Haight-Ashbury the only hippies left were crusty gutter punks yelling at…

7 years ago

The House of Prime Rib – June 16, 2018

  Do a search of the places you should try, must try, need to experience before you die, in San…

7 years ago

Backpacking the Ancient Lakes and Kamiak Butte.

  Last year my awesome partner Katy (aka Unicorn) hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Having hiked extensively in my younger…

7 years ago

The Columbia Room (DC) – May 9th, 2018

  The Columbia Room is a small cocktail bar tucked away in a DC alley that has a list of…

7 years ago

Pineapple and Pearls – May 8th, 2018

  I was visiting Washington DC for a couple of nights and chef Aaron Silverman's two Michelin starred Pineapple and…

7 years ago

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Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)