Fall has greeted us. Winter will soon bless us. Before you know it, New Year’s resolutions will be crafted and put to the test. Before that happens though, the hour of reflection will dawn on us. As we get ready to close down for the year, I thought I’d do Read more…
Paper for Fountain Pens (PFFP) seems to be my “perfect journal.” After several years, I am excited to return back to the brand, this time in a different selection! I just received my B5 journal in cream (other available option is white). It won’t be replacing my current journal just Read more…
Coming off the heels of extremely high reviews, Strickler’s Knob was a much-anticipated hike. It promised decent elevation gain and mileage, with the promise of a view at the end, so I was excited to dig my boots into the ground and hike on up. I initially planned on camping Read more…
Links to related articles Main postDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Agenda Break camp before daybreak Trek up to Llactapata Hike down to Hidroelectrica Take the train up to Aguas Calientes and check into hotel Breaking Camp Excitement for today came in the form of several heavy realizations. Most importantly, today Read more…
CLinks to related articles Main postDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Agenda Break camp at a reasonable time (unlike yesterday!) and fuel up Continue on the Salkantay Trail, heading towards Chullay Reach Chullay and rest Take a taxi from Chullay to Lucmabamba and make camp Breaking Camp Dehydrated and assaulted by migraines Read more…
The next day, I woke up bright and early, ready to take on Grandfather Mountain. This came highly recommended to me by 2 fellow hikers on yesterday’s trail. After a couple hours of driving, I arrived. Not only was the road up to the mountain covered with snow and ice, Read more…
Day 3 of my Christmas 2018 Adventure called for a trip to Grayson Highlands State Park. Unfortunately, the park is closed for the season (or due to the government shutdown) and I found out about this on the morning of, while driving to the park. With Grayson being closed, I Read more…
I want to end 2018 on a high note, and the holiday season grants me just enough time off for an epic road trip adventure. Fortunately for me, I happened to have a list of reasons to drive far and away. This morning, I woke up at 4 am, consulted Read more…
I’ve had the Salomon Quest 4D GTX boots for about a year now. I’ve used these, exclusively, for all of my trips, both day-hikes and multi-day backpacking trips. I wore them on my trip to Dolly Sods, where they froze overnight in -20 F. I even wore them on my Read more…
Here is an unboxing video of my Nanami Seven Seas Standard. I made this video before I started Adventures in Roamance. In fact, I used this journal on my very first backpacking trip ever, and plenty more after that! For that reason, this journal and brand has a special place Read more…