One thing I learned through years of travel, you can’t see it all. Even if you spend a year backpacking aimlessly across Europe, from July 1984 to June 1985, which I did after four years in the US Navy. what I discovered is that you can’t possibly see, enjoy or experience it all, so you…
While this blog is (mostly) about my future expeditions and adventures to Alaska, the Amazon and Patagonia, I am no stranger to far away or exotic places. I’ve been to more than 60 countries on five continents and all but 5 states in the US as of this writing. But some of my favorite adventures…
I don’t know when or where it happened, but chasing rainbow trout has become a passion or an obsession sometimes in the last ten years or so Much like bonefish and tarpon are for me in Biscyane Bay, my “backyard” in South Florida, rainbows have a magical attraction that makes me throw money and time…
The Internet has made it easy to do DIY travel research. The internet is complete wacko on DIY travel research. I’m here to only make things slightly less complicated for a DIY Traveler or turn it into complete SNAFU, based on your perspective, so here we go! While there are clearly more tools and information…
I love gear. I love all kinds of gear. And I love buying gear. Sometimes I even use the gear as intended (LOL) As we get closer to this expedition I will conduct full on reviews on all gear purchased. currently I own and have used most of the gear required for this trip. However,…
One thing I discovered in all my travels, including spending 11 months backpacking across Europe in the 1980s , is that you never have enough time to see and do what you want. Eleven months and two weeks in Europe and I couldn’t see everything, so I don’t expect a 3-week Alaska expedition to allow…
Why: it’s always been a goal to visit all 50 states and the make Alaska the last state visited in this quest. as I write this, I’m at 45 states missing Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, New Mexico and of course Alaska. COVID changed everything for everyone and while I suffered setbacks and job loss, etc….
What was supposed to be the last state visited on a 50-state quest to coincide with my 60th birthday in 2022 as a cruise with my wife, has morphed into a 3 week DIY fishing and adventure trek across the last frontier. What Changed? COVID changed everything. By the time I make it to Alaska,…
What was supposed to be the last state visited on a 50-state quest to coincide with my 60th birthday in 2022 as a cruise with my wife, has morphed into a 3 week DIY fishing and adventure trek across the last frontier. What Changed? COVID changed everything. By the time I make it to Alaska,…
