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Hiking to Refugio Frey

Hiking to Refugio Frey and Beyond

It’s no secret that my heart is linked — inextricably — to the mountains, that something in them draws my soul like a moth to a flame. They’re magnetic, potent, and irresistible to me — intoxicating and terrifying in the same moment. For this reason, Patagonia has long been a dream of mine to visit, …

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Category: ArgentinaTag: argentina, hike, hiking, national park

Christmas Letter 2019

Christmas Letter 2019

Looking back at the end of another year, it’s striking to see how differently things went from my expectations. This time last year, I was frantically preparing for a move to China, where I would be teaching English and potentially managing a department of foreign teachers in a language academy in Yangzhou. Now, as I …

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Category: The WorldTag: China, christmas, hike, ireland, korea, mexico, portugal, spain

My Walk Out of the Woods

My Walk Out of the Woods

It’s been almost 3 months since I posted original content on here, making it my longest break from blogging since I started The Open Road Before Me in 2011.  There was good reason for that.  April and May could best be described as a gauntlet, during which I decided to break my contract at Shane …

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Category: WashingtonTag: China, great view, hike, lake, USA, washington

Reasons to Visit Georgia

Reasons to Visit Georgia in 2019

The country of Georgia has been making waves in the travel industry lately, ever since its inclusion on the Lonely Planet ‘Best Places to Travel‘ list for 2018.  A small nation nestled between Russia and Iran to the north and south, and the Black and Caspian seas to the east and west, it is a …

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Category: GeorgiaTag: architecture, cultural trip, food porn, Georgia, great view, hike, history, national park, temples, tour, travel tips

Christmas Letter

Christmas Letter 2018

It’s been a few years since I’ve done a Christmas letter.  Perhaps that’s because my last one didn’t go over too well with relatives back home.  Perhaps it was just the craziness of my schedule at the end of 2016 as I geared up for my third year in Korea.  Perhaps it was just laziness.  …

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Category: The World, WritingTag: Armenia, azerbaijan, botswana, food porn, Georgia, great view, Guatemala, hike, korea, namibia, national park, South Africa, USA, writing, zambia

Climbing Acatenango and Fuego Volcanoes

Climbing Acatenango and Fuego Volcanoes

Mountains are the sirens of geologic formations — luring in adventurers and enthusiasts with a rugged beauty that draws a veil over the hazards they contain.  Soaring altitudes, inclement weather, and unstable terrain… these things and more have wrought tragedy upon countless back-country explorers drawn inexorably towards the mountains.  But there is one breed of …

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Category: Guatemala, Tour ReviewsTag: epic, favorite, great view, Guatemala, hike, lake, tour, volcano

The Great Pacific Northwest Roadtrip

The Great Pacific Northwest Road Trip

I love a good road trip.  There’s nothing quite like the feeling of setting off to some distant place, knowing it will take you days to reach it, not knowing what adventures await you along the way.  There are many reasons I enjoy living outside of the US, but few places can rival my homeland’s …

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Category: California, Oregon, USA, WashingtonTag: architecture, california, desert, epic, food porn, great view, hike, history, lake, national park, oregon, river, road trip, roadtrip, sea, sunset, USA, washington

Under the Stars in Spitzkoppe

Under the Stars in Spitzkoppe

You would’ve loved this place, brother.  It was wild, raw, elemental.  The type of place that makes you realize how you fit into the universe and be thankful for your capacity to experience just a fraction of what it has to offer.  You would’ve loved the rocks, red with iron and worn down by millennia …

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Category: NamibiaTag: desert, great view, hike, history, namibia, road trip, roadtrip, sunset, writing

Hike to Cutthroat Pass

Hike to Cutthroat Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail

September brings with it the end of summer, and with the end of this particular summer comes the last of this interlude in the PNW.  It’s been a whirlwind of activity, with hikes all over the Chuckanut and Cascade ranges, as well as a ton of get-togethers with friends and family.  This ritual of visiting …

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Category: USA, WashingtonTag: epic, great view, hike, lake, national park, travel tips, USA, washington

Cascade Mountain Tech Trekking Poles

Cascade Mountain Tech Trekking Poles REVIEW

Since breaking my leg last year, I’ve had to be a lot more mindful in regards to the toll hiking takes on my body.  Intense stretches of downhill are enough to lay me up for days afterward, and an awkward fall can lead to serious re-injury.  That’s why I purchased a pair of Cascade Mountain …

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Category: Gear ReviewsTag: gear review, great view, hike, travel issues, travel tips

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