Scotland Day 4: Bennachie – Where the Land Breathes
byWe left the fields behind and headed for the hills – Bennachie rising ahead, steady and sure, the kind of landmark that feels both…
Outdoors
Scotland Day 4: Blooded, Pt 2 – Potterton
byThe morning started in soft gold and sea mist, the kind of Scottish light that feels painted rather than real. We left Kintore and…
Scotland Day 3: Fraser Castle to the Ghost of Evening Wings
byAfter the goose fields emptied and the sky softened, we traded camo for quiet and drove back north toward our stay and Fraser Castle,…
Scotland Day 3: Pink-Footed Sunrise – Barley Fields & Salt Flats
byDay two began long before the sun rose, headlights cutting through the dark as we made our way down toward the Montrose–Rossie flats. It’s…
Scotland Day 1-2: Inverurie, Midmar, Kintore & The Blooding, Pt 1
byWe landed in Aberdeen on a gray, rain-soaked Sunday morning – the kind where the clouds never quite decide what they’re doing. Every few…
July 2025: Ridgway State Park
byRidgway State Park We started this stretch at Chipeta Resort, tucked into the hills, looking out at Owl Creek and the Courthouse from a…
July 2025: Ouray, CO
byOuray They call it the Switzerland of America, and honestly… they’re not wrong. Towering walls of rock, glacial-carved canyons, waterfalls that fall like thunder,…
July 2025: The Aspens
byThe Aspens I’ve always loved trees.The crepe myrtles in the South – how they bloom like they’ve got something to prove. The old live…
July 2025: Owl Creek Pass
byOver the Pass We climbed – slowly, steadily – up toward Owl Creek Pass, winding our way through woods and valleys so wide and…
July 2025: Ridgway, CO
byLanding in Ridgway After a long, quiet drive through the high folds of the San Juans – cradled deep within the Rockies – we…