Wednesday, December 12 Long Street South Africa Museum and Planetarium Lion’s Head hike Devil’s Peak Brewing It just becomes a chill morning and I don’t get out of the house until midday. The big event is meeting up with Cherub and Soup Nazi to hike up Lion’s Head, one of Cape Town’s prominent peaks that … More South Africa: Lionheart atop Lion’s Head
Friday, December 7 Mzansi Super League Cricket PPC Newlands Cricket Ground One does not forget their first live cricket match, especially with this backdrop. At about three hours, it’s a short match. I’m told we’re rooting for the Cape Town Blitz and they win it handedly. I feel like I’m just getting the hang of … More South Africa: The Climb Up Table Mountain
Tuesday, December 4 Kalk Bay A visit to Cape Town is not complete without the cultural experience of riding the metro. My first challenge is that the ticket office only takes Rand, of which I have none. So I trek back to Cherub’s house and luckily her sister Dayle and Dylan are still there. They … More South Africa: Kalk Bay, Cape Point, Cape Of Good Hope and Robben Island
Wednesday, November 28 Start: Smart’s Mountain Stop: Thursday, November 29 Munich, Germany The plane taxies like forever and forever. This big mother takes a lot of runway. But eventually, amid car wash mode aka it’s raining a fuck ton, we slowly but surely pull away from terra firma. It’s turbulence central. We get tossed around … More And I Become An International Flyer
In case you haven’t guessed, my phone pretty much died (still working on it) while hiking the Chilkoot Trail so that’s the delay in me rolling out my Chilkoot blogs. They’ll have to wait as I head off to hike the Tahoe Rim Trail tomorrow. The TRT is 170 miles and my goal is to … More Tahoe Rim Trail Gear List
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Start: Juneau Stop: Smart’s Mountain
Monday, July 2, 2018 Start: Skagway Stop: Juneau 4 Miles I will let the pictures speak for themselves! Skagway to Juneau on speed ferry/sight seeing boat. Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau
Sunday, July 1, 2018 Start: Lindeman City Stop: Skagway via Bennett 7 Miles I hear Phil get up super early but laze around for a bit longer. We still hit the trail super early but with a little spring in our step. 1. We’re on the lookout for Mr. Bear and 2. We get to … More Chilkoot Trail Day 5: A Canada Day Welcome At Bennett Lake
Saturday, June 30, 2018 Start: Happy Camp Stop: Lindeman City 5.5 Miles It’s such a short day that there’s no pressure or rush to get going early. If only my mind could convince my body of this. Plus it’s light so so early that it’s got my internal clock all fucked up. We’re up early … More Chilkoot Trail Day 4: When Bear Spray Takes Aim
Friday, June 29, 2018 Start: Sheep Camp Stop: Happy Camp 7.5 Miles Today is THE day. CHILKOOT PASS Day. THE climb. THE Golden Stairs. I sleep really poorly and I’m not ready to get up when I hear Phil rustling around about 330am. Of course, don’t forget it’s totally light out. I lay there a … More Chilkoot Trail Day 3: When You Have Neon Man Episodes, Get A Shin-Burger, Get Chilled On Chilkoot Pass, and Get Water In Your Phone
Journey Return 