I’m fresh off the Dalton Highway (haul road) taking a day of rest in Fairbanks, Alaska to recover and reflect on the experience. I’ve had the chance to see riders successfully navigate the Dalton as well as those that were not so fortunate. My intent is to put together a post that includes helpful advice […]
Google Translate Update – The World Just Got a Little Smaller
I brought a Spanish-English dictionary along to Columbia and I’ve opened it once, not for lack of need to find Spanish translations, but for the death of my smartphone battery. Travel hack advisory – Google Translate, even before the latest update, offered downloadable packages to allow for the use of translate services offline. However, the […]
Whitewater Rafting the Grand Canyon – Master Packing List
Here’s the irony. A year ago this very week we were packing up the motorcycle for a five month trip across nine countries. To the left you’ll find a photo of the total of our gear. Yesterday we packed up the Honda Civic for the first leg of our trip to Arizona. We easily have […]
Ode to the Coleman 502
Dear MSR. I just want you to know that I think you are the biggest piece of junk ever designed by suburbanite camping yuppies in the history of the known universe. Do you remember that time in Alaska, 20 miles from nowhere, I had to gnaw on frozen food at –20 degrees Fahrenheit? How about […]