Video: Rafting: It’s Really Nice
byIn June 1869, the Powell Expedition made the courageous first descent of the Green River through the Gates of Lodore. In June 2018, my…
In June 1869, the Powell Expedition made the courageous first descent of the Green River through the Gates of Lodore. In June 2018, my…
Thinking about buying a truck that can handle some weekend warrioring and road trips to climb, mountain bike, ski, or even serve as a…
What if airlines really had to try hard to impress us? And had to get creative about it?
Here you are again: Holiday shopping season is upon us, and you’re wondering, “How will I get the perfect gift for everyone on my…
Did you ever notice when you go somewhere new, everything is a bit less convenient than it is in your daily life? You’re constantly…
From 2012 to 2014, I lived full time out of a 2005 Chevy Astrovan. I had moved out of an apartment and into my…
Earlier this year, my book Surviving the Great Outdoors came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking around in the out-of-doors—climbing, backpacking, hiking,…
You probably have a lot of questions when you’re thinking about what kind of van you should buy for your adventure trips. Should you…
I usually don’t write non-humorous lists on this blog, but I’ve traveled a lot this year so it’s on my mind. So far, I’ve been…
Over a few months this past winter, my friend Nick and I pedaled to a dozen different diners in Denver to eat breakfast together….
You just can’t beat getting out of the office for a few days or a couple weeks to go skiing, backpacking, climbing, or mountain…
I stood inside the open door of a wool shop in Galway’s Latin Quarter just after a brief rain shower had passed over, the…
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read it and get something out of it: a laugh,…
You are waiting in line to check your bag, and then you’re waiting in line to go through the TSA checkpoint. Twenty people in…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire categories of gear, or…
Hi, yes, you. Did you run out of vacation days last year? No? What’s wrong? As Americans, we’re doing a piss-poor job of vacationing….
When I moved back to Denver in May 2014, I decided I wanted to tell a story about Colfax Avenue, the gritty four-lane street…
We were just wrapping up our fourth buffet of the day when the guy came over and asked Pitt if he was OK. Pitt,…
Every few weeks, I get an e-mail or a Facebook message from someone who has a few questions about writing: how to get their…
One Saturday last May, I slid a key into the lock on a scrappy little apartment 80 feet off Denver’s noisy Colfax Avenue. We…
You will probably not get ebola from touching a public restroom door handle. But if you touch a restroom door handle with your bare…
One day last August at a popular tourist destination, I noticed as a guy walked around for several minutes with a selfie stick, stopping…
Dear states of Utah and Colorado: Hey, so you know what would be cool? If Utah and Colorado became one giant state called “Utahlorado.”…
A couple weeks ago, Alastair Humphreys told me about the Explore feature on Kayak.com that allows you to enter the amount of money you’d…
I jogged in my bike shoes with the couple hundred other riders down the dirt road to the start of the 24 Hours In…
With the help of a bunch of great friends, I spent the last couple years putting together a book called The New American Road…
About 2 ½ years ago after a breakup, I moved out of my apartment in Denver and into my car, thinking I would go…