September 11, 2022
Wyoming BDR (WYBDR) Motorcycle Tour 2022 Day 1, Sections 5 and 6
I give a detailed route description on this page if you are interested.
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February 19, 2022
Family Home Stay Rovaniemi
Our neighbor in Steamboat Essi is from Rovaniemi. She was a great help reaching out to friends for suggestions on what we should see and do while visiting Finland. Even better than that assistance was the offer to stay with her parents. How cool is that! The only challenge is that her Mom (Leena) doesn’t speak any English and her…
February 14, 2022
Lapland SnowVillage outside of Kittilä
You know how some of those things you see on the internet look like amazing experiences and you jump on board before thinking it through? Yeah, this was one of those. On paper an Snow/Ice village sounds really fun. In reality it is fucking cold. I know, that is pretty obvious. We arrived at the SnowVillage around 2:00pm and were…
February 12, 2022
Two days and 60km of Siberian Husky Mushing
I was pretty excited to spend two days mushing Siberian huskies, Jean was a bit more reserved. She was worried it might be too much but in the end it was a highlight of the trip for both of us. It is not hard to find a Husky experience (safari) in Finland but in doing research I learned many farms/companies…
February 10, 2022
Korouoma Gorge Frozen Waterfall Hike
The Korouoma gorge was formed over a million years ago and in the winter a chain of fourteen frozen waterfall form. It is an easy drive from Posio, about thirty minutes. Probably about 90 minutes from Rovaniemi, if you are coming from that direction. Directions, this is the road to take to the trail head: Saukkovaarantie, 97815 Posio, Finland From…
November 15, 2021
Visiting beautiful North Carolina
Just about a year ago my childhood friend (and maker) Andrew came and spent 10 day helping me build N241VP. It was such a blast working together and it only seemed fair to make a visit out to his home in North Carolina. First, it is a haul to get there from Steamboat, so we opted to break the flight…
September 20, 2021
Snowy Muddy Rabbit Hike
Hiking with the OTHG group, we carpooled up to the small parking lot before loading up on clothes for the 28 degree start of the hike across the snow covered ground. Near the turn around the sun had done a pretty good job melting the snow and we were treated to very different views in the return hike.
August 22, 2021
Devil’s Causeway isn’t for the faint of heart
We got an early start to attempt to beat the crowds to the Flat Tops. Which pretty much worked. Not too many people on the way up but we did run into higher numbers on the way down. At the rim it got narrower until we reached the Devil’s Causeway. Probably a 2-3 foot wide rocky section that went a…
July 18, 2021
Adventure bike tour 2021 Wyoming Addition
Our tour moved up a few months due to my friend Steve’s son starting a job soon and as luck would have it the weather turned out better than expected. There was a seven day window there with lower than normal temperatures and let me tell you that was greatly appreciated. With my delay in getting to Steamboat I met…
July 3, 2021
Sailing American’s oldest merchant sailing vessel
One of my best friends, Jen asked if I would be interested in joining her on a sailing adventure. The answer was immediately YES! Later I learn that it would be on the 150 year old Tall Ship the Stephen Taber. Incredibly this ship was built in 1871 to move goods from port to port before transitioning to a charter…
March 19, 2020
Just before the shit hits the fan
My daughter Anna and her friend Jessica flew in to PV and what a packed week we had. Once they were settled in and had a good night’s sleep we headed over to Yelapa where we hiked both waterfalls and enjoyed this beautiful spot. But on the way, a stop for snorkel and kayaking at Los Archos was in order.…
March 9, 2020
A week showing off the cruising lifestyle
Saturday afternoon Jean along with our friends Angie and Rick flew into Puerto Vallarta. After getting them situated it was time to relax by the pool and talk about the plan for the week. When we have friends visit we generally give them an idea of options and let them decide. I explained all of the great places to visit…