– Am I Living My Best Life? – Nothing is more important than being honest with myself. To be appreciative of my good qualities, aware of my faults, and sincere enough about self-improvement to leverage one against the other. To be honest about what I need to be happy; not what social media says is cool, but the elements of life that spark my curiosity, … Continue reading Being Honest with Myself
– A Secret Destination in Burmese Waters – Sixty miles off the west coast of Myanmar on the east side of the triangle formed by the Bay of Bengal, we queued up for shark diving in the open ocean somewhere between India and Indochina. There were fourteen guests on the trip; me and my oilfield buddy and a dozen total strangers. The live-aboard boat carried … Continue reading Shark Diving Adventures in Thailand
– Letting Little Things Make Me Happy – Maybe I told you this story… about living at the B-C Ranch deep in the Idaho backcountry. For three years, I served as the full-time caretaker of the ranch. It was a wilderness getaway for a wealthy Washington farmer & empty most of the time, but it was too nice a place to leave unguarded. You could … Continue reading Triggered By a Butterfly
– Wild Moments I Haven’t Shared Until Now – I returned to Middle Fork Outfitters in May 2015 to help Ron prepare for the fall hunting season. He was already at Simplot irrigating the pastures, provisioning the ranch, and getting the stock used to working again. A pile of gear and supplies awaited my arrival at the B-C Ranch; I was to sort it into … Continue reading Learning the Hard Way
– 5 Reasons to Embrace Positive Thinking – Superheroes in the 1960s weren’t as impressive as they are today. There were no computers, no CGI; Superman couldn’t really fly and Batman was funnier than he was fearsome. Instead, we had heroes with whom we could relate; men of substance stacked just a little bit higher than most. They might be stronger or faster or smarter … Continue reading Being Optimistic is Best
– How Prospecting in Alaska Sparked a New Chapter in My Life – Twenty years ago, I was neck-deep in the high-tech business world… a geek in a suit traveling 35 weeks a year. My business partner and I were riding a great wave of success but it was taking a toll on us. We had to find some new adventure. The result of our … Continue reading Adventure on the Cripple River
– Experiencing the Mystery of Poland’s Frontier – Poland’s border with Belarus and Ukraine is the eastern edge of Europe. It is a sparsely populated wonderland of lakes, forests, and open skies. Geopolitically, however, it is a place of great tension and turmoil… a territory that has been brutally disputed for hundreds of years. Our plan was to travel along the border from the top … Continue reading The Eastern Edge of Europe
– How to Find Energy & Enthusiasm for Change – I was skiing from camp at Castle Rock to my truck which was loaded with winter provisions and parked on the other side of the wilderness boundary. I made the half-day trip every two or three weeks to resupply. It would be my last run of the season, however; in a month, I’d be starting … Continue reading Starting Over Again at 40, 50, or 60
– What I Couldn’t Learn in the City – I didn’t just ‘up and disappear’. Before I left the city to begin living off-the-grid, I spent a year trying to save my marriage and a couple more trying to save my career but failed in both endeavors. It happens to everyone, more or less… and when I exhausted the possibilities of improving those chapters of … Continue reading How Living Off-the-Grid Changed My Life
Travel doesn’t require extensive time or money; many with limited resources actively seek adventure. Working-class individuals often have more opportunities to explore than wealthy ones, who are constrained by work. Embracing spontaneity and careful budgeting can lead to memorable experiences throughout life. Continue reading Adventure Planning on a Budget
