Growing up in the northeast United States, California seemed as far away as Thailand the first half of my life. Much of what I knew came from skate videos and TV. In 2010, I visited my friend Stephanie (Adventure Girl) in Los Angeles for a long weekend. At my request, we went celebrity-spotting and visited famous spots including the Sunset Strip, Griffith Observatory, … [Read more...] about Top 10 Things to Do in San Diego
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Top-Rated Tourist Destinations in the USA
The United States is a country of diverse landscapes, and while relatively young as a nation, full of historical attractions. If you live outside the USA and are thinking of visiting on your next vacation, there's plenty of places to choose from. The large cities, forests, beaches, and national parks offer memorable experiences for all tourists. If your time is short, you … [Read more...] about Top-Rated Tourist Destinations in the USA
Fly Fishing for Beginners: A Guided Trip on the Poudre River
Casting my fly out, knee-deep in the chilly waters of the Poudre River, surrounded by the rugged landscape west of Fort Collins, Colorado I was having a moment of reflection. I wasn't carving down a mountain in 12" of fresh powder as I'd dreamed of as a kid, but instead enjoying nature's serenity as a 40-year old man. As a young adult, I was an avid reader of National … [Read more...] about Fly Fishing for Beginners: A Guided Trip on the Poudre River
Fort Collins Beer and Bike Tour: A Taste of Colorado’s Craft Beer Scene
Fresh from my night alone in a wilderness yurt, I made the scenic two-hour drive east from State Forest State Park to Fort Collins, the craft beer capital of Colorado. The second hour of the drive on Route 14 was fun as the highway swerved through the winding Poudre Canyon, along the Poudre River, where I would be going fly fishing the following day. I checked into a … [Read more...] about Fort Collins Beer and Bike Tour: A Taste of Colorado’s Craft Beer Scene
North Fork Canadian Yurt: My Night Alone in the Colorado Wilderness
For all my travels, including high-altitude treks in the Himalaya and camping in remote regions like the Okavango Delta, I'd never spent a night alone in the wilderness. Yet, that was the challenge awaiting me halfway through my week in northern Colorado: to hike one mile with everything I needed for a night alone at the North Fork Canadian Yurt. Situated at the edge of … [Read more...] about North Fork Canadian Yurt: My Night Alone in the Colorado Wilderness
