The Original Adventure

As most of you know on May 1, 2011, I left on what would turn out to be a two year journey across the United States and Canada. Below are the original blog posts chronicling my adventure. I had absolutely no idea of the natural wonders I would encounter, the beautiful, remote places I would visit and the dozens of wonderful people who would turn out to be lifelong friends. While that particular journey is at an end, the adventure certainly continues. My hope for this section of the new website now is that it can be used by anyone looking to visit the remote and wonderful places you might not otherwise find across North America.

Wrangell-St Elias National Park—It’s Bigger than Switzerland !

September 2, 2018

Seriously, it really is bigger than Switzerland at 13.2 million acres its the largest national park in the country. The only thing more impressive than the park’s size, is its remote, untouched, pristine wilderness. It’s a 4 1/2 hour drive from Anchorage up the Glenn Highway to the Edgerton Highway. At the end of that…

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Anchorage, Alaska-The Return

August 23, 2018

Yesterday I saw the sun.  It came out to greet me on my first day back in Alaska in three and a half years!  Downtown Anchorage looks pretty much the same.  That’s one of the awesome things about Alaska, while the rest of the world seems to be changing at a frenzied pace, Alaska (well…

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Bright Lights, Big City – Three Weeks in Gotham

August 1, 2018

The Blog is Back!!!  Most, or some of you know I started this blog when I spent 2 years driving around the U.S. 2011-2013. It had a brief resurgence with a trip to Nebraska and then went dormant again.  I thought it would be fun to post some of my favorite moments from my Bday…

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The Great State of Nebraska

March 13, 2016

“There are no uninteresting places, only uninteresting people”-MJH A little judgmental? Maybe, but it is me writing this blog after all 🙂 There is more than a little truth to that statement.  When you travel, you need to use your imagination. There are ALWAYS interesting things to see wherever you go.   Lots of people…

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Halcyon Highway Reborn!

March 5, 2016

Seems like everything is back these days for a limited run, Heroes, X-Files even an updated version of Full House! Since it’s time for a little road trip, I figured why not give Halcyon Highway a face lift and do a limited series of posts as I set off on another American road trip next…

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