Homesick and Westbound

What is this? Only 8g of net carbs in this breakfast for dinner! Tofu Scramble with a bit of kale, keto bread(1g per slice x3), (1gx2 servings) bacon (>1g per 2 slices) maple syrup(1g x 2 servings). That’s it! Honestly this was more food than I wanted to ear, but I was already a little low on calories for the day so I went for it.

Slices of sky blaze through the skyline with the low-slung light in Northern Europe. Here, golden hour lasts all afternoon. When the sky is clear it is a photographer’s paradice. When it is overcast, it is opportunity, when we turn the word in our hands, examining it billions of facets for the glint of refracted beauty.

I walk. In forests covered in moss, over cool morning sand with the tide lapping my toes, crunching through the crust of a day-old snowfall, down cobblestone alleys with porticoed windows.

Without panes of glass or a motor’s hum or climate control I grasp that I am simultaneously separate and one with my surroundings. Both integral component and spectator.

The seed of travel sprouted in me around 2008. Shortly after I was enamored with the experience of transport in new places. Trains, trams, busses, bicycles, rickshaws. While I still love those experiences, I love walking even more. Especially as a photographer. Had I not decided to walk back from , I wouldn’t have had the perspective or opportunity to get these shots. I wouldn’t have walked in the sunny show shower so
so indicative of Swedish spring. I wouldn’t have felt the frigid sea spray blowing off the channel as I crossed the bridge. I would have missed the sun piercing the clouds as the snow dissipated as quickly as it arrived.

My first stop in the Baltic states. I was planning to head south and surf in France, but the travel winds blew me north! Follow your curiosity where it takes you!

Chopper Camping in San G this weekend! So glad it’s finally open again. It’s been ages since I was last at Dry Lake. This is the first time I’ve taken a pack on the Harley.

It’s been 3 years since the first all vegan expedition up Kilimanjaro(all gear and crew included!) through !! By far the hardest physical(and mental)feat I’ve ever accomplished. @ Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro

It’s a New Years tradition meant to bring luck in the new year to have Pork and Sauerkraut. and I have been keeping a vegan version of this tradition for years. Today we just sent one another photos of our plates to remain covid-safe in the new year. What are some New Year’s Day traditions that you share with friends and family? @ Yucaipa, California

Does your ADHD still keep you from reaching your goals? It's been a problem for me for many years. It's a shame it's taken this long, but I'm really working to do something about it.

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300 Mile John Muir Trail Cancelled, but instead of accepting defeat, we drove 1000 Miles to trek in Glacier, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Wind River. Below Is the first segment in our trip! Subscribe to see us canoeing in high winds in Yellowstone next week!

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John Muir Trail Closed by Fires, We Road Trip 1000 Miles to Glacier National Park FIres Closed the JMT just days before our departure. Undeterred, we rerouted our trip to Glacier National Park Get Royalty Free Music For Your Videos: https:...

“The raven is a wicked bird, wings as black as sin.” This guy joined us for lunch in Grand Teton National Park.

Climbing some dunes out in Imperial County with , the first woman to ever solo all three Baja races in a single season!

The best wild places require no permit.

Have I ever told you the legend of Pat Feeny? He was a wild and elusive mountain man, with the soul of a sparrowhawk and the heart of a grizzly.

Something is going wrong in my life if I’m not submerged in some body of water at least once a week. It doesn’t matter if it’s a waterfall, the ocean, or a glacial lake. It rejuvenates me like nothing else.

Always wanted to try jackfruit? Don't know where to begin?

See how I turn this behemoth tropical fruit into some delicious treats!

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New Video: Fool around and find out!

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Can You Sail a Canoe With a Kite Boarding KIte? With plan after plan being squashed by covid, we try to find some adventure in the chaos. Get Royalty Free Music For Your Videos: https://www.epidemicsound.c...

Walking through the mountains can exhaust your legs and lungs, but it can also energize your spirit, and strengthen your resolve.

As the miles fall away behind you, so do the immediate cares of the world: politics, covid, money. A clarity, settles over you, like a luminous blanket. There is an acute awareness of all that’s immediate, within the reach of your senses, and nothing more. Your days quickly align with the rhythms of the earth. You feel in closer union with everything. You feel whole.

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The skies in Glacier were filled with haze from the fires in Washington. They served as a constant reminder of what was happening back home.

Behold our kingdom! What are some ways that you’ve found to responsibly travel and be outside during covid?? This was our first stop in .
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What is the wildest improvised adventure you have been on?

Life often doesn’t go as planned. This was one of our test hikes for the John Muir Trail. We were due to start today.

Instead, fires are devastating California wilderness and all national forests have been closed. My heart hurts for all the animals who call the forests home. I’m sure the fires have already cost thousands of lives that will only be considered by few.

Being left at the altar, so to speak, we were twitching for some wilderness solitude and some healthy physical exertion.

This is the place where travel ends and adventure begins. We have packed bags and a very lose plan that looks like this:

1. Drive to Glacier National Park
2. 40km Canoe packing trip in the most remote lake on the Canadian border.
3. Glacier trek
4. Yellowstone
5. Grand Tetons
6. Use our JMT permit to climb Whitney if the fires are under control on our way back.
7. Canoe through the Havasu Wilderness and Lake Havasu on the way back if is up for it.

We don’t know how much, if any of this will work out, but we’ll keep on going.

I say this often, but you are not on an adventure until that’s start to go wrong. Before that you’re on a holiday.

Like Charon dredging the river Styx, like the life-sentenced, dropping pocketsful of gravel in the yard, Time is the craftsman, catechising the smile lines on a ancient desert.

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Do you get naked to celebrate tall peaks? No? Ok. Just me the. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Are you afraid of heights?

I had the chance to traverse the Via Ferrata(this is the correct spelling) in Telluride, CO wth Sylvia Karcz, her sister, Liz Karcz, and her partner, Chris(the latter two providing the gear and expertise to the equation)!

Check it out!

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Do the Telluride Via Feratta Without a Guide Chris and Liz are not climbing guides, but they are experienced climbers. I do not think it would have been wise to do the VF on your own with no climbing ex...

Don't fall! New Video up now! The Via Ferrata in Telluride, Colorado!

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Do the Telluride Via Feratta Without a Guide Chris and Liz are not climbing guides, but they are experienced climbers. I do not think it would have been wise to do the VF on your own with no climbing ex...

I’ve been off grid and off IG for a bit of detox and some camping around the Rockies. It was a nice break from it all, but I’m excited to be back and share what I’ve been up to over the past couple weeks. 📸:

Here's a little update on our progress Westbound! Telluride, Colorado is an absolute gem! I can't return soon enough!

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Find some vegan friends(or love) while on the road!

Fixed the link on last week's Travel Tip Tuesday!

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Ladies and Gentlemen, a flashback to this fall in Eastern Europe: Get inspired for your future travel. A smattering of views, travel musings, and vegan cooking. This one is kind of all over the place!

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Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, A Hidden Gem in Europe(pre Covid footage) Slow trains from Bucharest, Romania to Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, the quest for some vegan goodies while I was there, and some tidbits of travel knowledge alo...

It's that time!!! Travel Tip Tuesday again! Study up on these travel tips, because we'll be on the road again before you know it!

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Travel Tip Tuesday E07: Two Things Every Vegan Should Pack! Two things every vegan should keep in their bag for emergencies. TVP: https://www.amazon.com/Meatless-Protein-Vegetarian-Substitute-Unflavored/dp/B00TPASPFI/...