Wired To Explore Season 5 Brews With Views Roadtrip. For this years Wired To Explore Brews with Views road trip I drove up from Florida to explore the Parkersburg WV and Belpre Ohio area. I had planned to start right away by touring local breweries and if possible meet up with local home brewers for …
Read moreThere’s something wildly liberating about rolling into a national park solo, climbing out of your rig, and heading straight for the trail. On a recent solo trip in Dustcatcher (my trusty truck camper), I got to experience that kind of freedom firsthand in Grand Teton National Park, and I want to help you do the …
Read moreIn 2012 Mindy and I rolled into Gainesville Florida after a months long road-trip that started in Portland Oregon. We had spent the previous summer remodeling the interior and updating the engine, drive train and wheels of a 1986 Class C Minnie Winnie. We pulled our oldest out of first grade that Fall and started …
Read moreVero Beach is my home base for dinghy sailing. I’m lucky there is an adult sailboat club here that is less then two minutes from my house. The club offers a variety of small sailboats including Hobie Catamarans, Lasers, Sunfish, Mariners and a large number of dayboats. I use an app to schedule reserve a …
Read moreVero Beach became a permanent basecamp for the Wired To Explore crew in 2019. Situated between Sebastian and Fort Pierce inlets Vero Beach is perfectly set up for sailing and boating adventures.
Read moreThey say dreams don’t work unless you do, and I admit, I’ve been working. After years of planning and stubbornly chasing a life of freedom and fresh wonder, I finally got the keys to my next big adventure: meet Dustcatcher, a white F350 4×4 with a Lance 805 camper riding proudly on its back. Dustcatcher …
Read moreAfter a long day of working in the OR, most people dream of a couch and some quiet. Me? I pointed Dustcatcher west and chased Vance to the shores of Palisades Reservoir for an evening of shoreline fishing, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Palisades Reservoir straddles the Idaho-Wyoming border and is one …
Read moreWe’ve dreamed of exploring the Tetons for years, and this summer, we’re finally making it happen! Vance’s birthday hike was our second adventure here and we celebrated by hiking 6 miles through the mountains, soaking in stunning views, and earning those ice-cold post-hike beers! From trailhead to brewery, here’s everything you need to know to …
Read moreThere is something uniquely humbling about riding a ski lift for the first time at 45 years old. Clipping into your skis, loading the chair, and letting it carry you all the way to the top of the mountain, with the growing awareness that there is no turning back, was more unsettling than I expected. …
Read moreThere are some hikes that instantly take my breath away, and the Donner Peak trail was one of those. With this hike being less than 4 miles and under a 1,000 ft elevation gain, I wasn’t expecting the views I was about to receive! Nor did I realize what gnarly beauty I was about to …
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