Trips & Travels

These are some of my journeys in a variety of modes:

Future Ruckle Provincial Park, Saltspring Island, BC, CanadaIdeas and Plans

Mar 2024 – Olympia Spider Populaire – first SIR ride in 9 years!
Jan-Feb 2024 – Van camping & trailrunning in Joshua Tree NP, Organ Pipes NM and AZ Land Trust/Honeybee Trails in AZ.

Nov-Dec 2023 – Baja Divide with Kathy & John.
Sept 2023 – Adventure Route Fairholme Overnight & 5 days on Vancouver Island TCT and Sooke Wilderness.
May-July 2023 – Great Divide Route with Kathy & John.
Mar-Apr 2023 – Sedona trails with Kathy and Rose.
Feb 2023 – East Sky Island Odyssey Loop with Campfire Cycling.
Jan-May 2023 – AZ Prep, pack and ride time.

Oct-Dec 2022 – AZ Prep, pack and ride time.
July 2022 – Van roadtrip to Steens/Alvord Desert with Chris and Eric.
April-May 2022 – Great Pacific Divide Tour.
Feb-Mar 2022 – Sky Islands Odyssey East and West Loops, ACA Patagonia Gravel Tour.
Jan 2022 – AZ Prep, pack and ride time.

Nov 2021 – Van roadtrip to OH for Tday, then to AZ for winter cycling.
July 2021 – GCOR, crashed out on day 2. Broken elbow and ribs, so much road rash.
June 2021 – Massive van trip between WA and MI. Awesome journey!
May 2021 – Three day NOP bike tour Elwha, OAT, Salt Creek, ODT new sections with John and David.
April 2021 – Trail half-marathon on Olympic Adventure Trail (OAT) with Peri & Christine.
Feb 2021 – Began another 12 week half-marathon training with Christine.
Jan 2021 – Ran half-marathon in Sequim with Christine.

Nov 2020 – Began 12 week half-marathon training with Christine.
Oct 2020 – Road trip to MN to help parents move and tow a car back for Peri.
Sept 2020 – Hike Striped Peak with Christine. Overnight on the Elwha with Peri, John and Betsy. Tripped and busted out teeth jumping over the firepit. Sol Duc coho salmon watching. Dungeness Spit sunrise hike.
Aug 2020 – Upper Lena Lake 3 day backpacking trip with David and Glenn. 4 day bike tour Palo Alto/Fort Flagler/Sequim Bay. Lots of long beach hikes with Christine.
July 2020 – Olympic Mountain hikes! Over a week near Butte Falls, OR on a friend’s off-grid property (pre-Obenchain Fire) with Mark.
June 2020 – Test tour to Sappho, WA.
Jan-March 2020 – Adventure Cycling Leadership Training, exploring Arizona. Trip cut short in March due to COVID-19.

Sept 2019 – WACANID Selkirk Loop Tour
Aug 2019 – Vancouver-San Juan Island Tour with someone I used to know & David
Aug 2019 – Tour de Lavender
Feb-May 2019 – Visited my daughter in Australia and then headed to New Zealand to solo tour the Tour Aotearoa route from Cape Reinga on the north island to Bluff on the south island, a 3000 km/1864 mi bikepacking trip. Back to Australia where we explored the southeast corner together in a campervan for 6000km over 3 weeks!

Oct 2018 – Iron Horse Trail Tour
Aug 2018 – Little River Backpack with Peri
July 2018 – Madison Falls to Appleton Pass Ride
July 2018 – Vancouver Island Cycle Ramble
July 2018 – Lake Ozette Kayak Trip with the assclowns
June 2018 – Hurricane Hill hike with Peri

Oct 2017 – Pacific Coast roadtrip to visit friends
September 2017 – British Columbia: A Tour of Two Seasons
February 2017 – Snowy Bday overnight in Victoria
Dec-Jan 2017 – Cancun, Mexico Family Trip

October 2016 – Mt Angeles, Grand Ridge, Dungeness Spit out & back hikes
Sept 2016 – Vancouver Island, BC bike tour
July 2016 – Ride & camp Deer Park
June 2016 – Goat Lake Hike with John W, Pacific Marine Circle Route Bike Tour
May 2016 – Kayaking Hood Canal – Puali Point with Kayak Brinnon, Kayaking Sol Duc River, Adventure Route
April 2016 – Hiking Rialto to Hole-in-the-Wall, Kayaking Dungeness Bay
March 2016 – Death Valley Super Bloom
Feb 2016 – Hurricane Ridge Snowcamp
Jan 2016 – Little River, Heather Park, Peabody Creek Hikes, Elwha Hike & Bike, Hurricane Ridge Snowshoe and ODT, PA to PT Rides
Dec 31-Jan 1 2016 – Shi Shi Beach New Year Camp

Sept-Nov 2015 – Northern India Himalaya Cycle Tour
July 2015 – Shi Shi Beach
June 2015 – North Cascades Bike Tour
May-June 2015 – Kayaking Elwha, Ozette, Freshwater Bay, Salt Creek, Dungeness
May 2015 – Lake Angeles-Heather Ridge Day Hike

Aug 2014 – Royal Basin Backpacking with Peri

July-Nov 2013 – Big European Adventure, New York to Romania
April 2013 – Maui with Cycling Fusion
Jan-Mar 2013 – Taught Cycling Fusion Winter Training Program

Dec-April 2012 – Methow Valley XC Skiing
May & July 2012 – Hoh River and High Divide Backpacking

Dec-Jan 2011-12 – Amsterdam & Paris with Martin
Feb-April 2011 – Summit County, CO Skiing
Feb 2011 – Surf City Marathon, Long Beach, CA

Aug 2010 – Three Volcanoes 300 km
June 2010 – North Cascades 600 km
May 2010 – Flat and Fairly Fast 400 km
April 2010 – NW Crank Wenatchee Ride Camp
March 2010 – Spring 200 km, mostly about Jimmy RIP
March 2010 – 100 km Populaire
Jan-Feb 2010 – Summit County, CO Skiing

October 2009 – ODT Adventure Route with Eric
Aug 2009 – To Tri without Training
Jan-Feb 2009 – Summit County, CO Skiing
April-July 2009 – Fleche, three 200km brevets, a few centuries

September 2008 – 200km Permanent Debut
Aug 2008 – Olympic Peninsula S24HO with Kent and Matt
Aug 2008 – SIRs RUSA 10th Anniversary 200 km
April 2008 – Circling the Hood Fleche
Feb-March 2008 – Summit County, CO Skiing

August 2007 – Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 km

July 2006 – 1000 km & 555 km of Cascade 1200 km

Sept 2005 – Oregon Coast, Portland to Eugene Tour with Carrie

Aug 2003 – Paris-Brest-Paris 1200km
Aug 2003 – Raid Pyrenee 800 km

July 2002 – Rocky Mountain 1200 km

July 2000 – Port Townsend, WA to Minot, ND Tour with Dad

Sept 1996 – Perimeter Tour of the Olympic Peninsula

July-Aug 1994 – European Exploration with Carrie

April 1992 – 2 week backpack solo in the Olympics

1991-1992 – Lived on a wooden sailboat with Carrie

July-Sept 1990 – North to Alaska, Seattle, WA to Fairbanks, AK Tour with Bill

1980s – Lived in Crested Butte CO as a ski and mountain bike bum. Perfect life.