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Travel • Outdoors • Adventure • Living Remotely
If You Want Change, Take Action
Several of you, including friends from the real world, have told me how much you admire the fact that I just make things happen. I get an idea in my head, and then I go to work at making it happen. The big thing is that I don't sit here and "put energy out into the...
Downsizing Nine Years of My Life
Upsizing My Life It's currently April, 2015. I graduated college in May of 2006. I promptly put my salary to work when I graduated and started buying things. Things I needed. Things I wanted. Things I didn't need, but thought I needed. Things that were trendy....
Dating Advice from a Single Person
It snowed today. It gave me a chance to reflect. To reflect on the end of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015. Of everything that has happened in my life in 4 short months. Of changes that I have made to be a better person. Of things I regret. Mostly I thought of the...
Using Ignorance to Increase Your Climbing Grade
Let me say this before the internet climbing police come with their torches and pitchforks: This has nothing to do with ignorance of safety. Using Ignorance to Climb Harder I can count three times in my illustrious climbing career where being ignorant of my climb has...
Insulation: The Next Step of #VanLife and Living in a Van
If you're looking for a short, abridged, How-to version of insulating a van, you're gonna have to wait a bit. This is in whimsical story fashion and overly detailed. Plus pictures and videos and stuff so make sure you make it to the end. Once I get done with all the...
Finding Peace in Misery Climbing at Indian Creek
It all started at 1:00am on Friday morning under a cloudless sky and a nearly full moon. We were pulling into Indian Creek, and Shay wanted to climb an ultra classic route, Generic Crack, in the moonlight by headlamp. Why should I deny anybody else's joy and life...