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Tucked deep in the heart of the Wind River Range, Squaretop Mountain rises like a giant tree stump above the Green River Lakes, a striking sentinel and the most photographed peak in the area. When my wild-hearted friend Jen flew across the country from Florida to visit me in Wyoming, I knew exactly where to …

So it turns out that a lack of planning can lead to ridiculously amazing experiences when you’re traveling 😉 Vance and I discovered Summer Lake Hot Springs totally by chance. Our destination on this leg of our journey would ultimately be Reno, but luckily we had a handful of free days to play with and …

We thought we were heading up for a classic early October fall hike. Golden aspens. Crisp air. Maybe a light frost dusting the grass at the lake. Instead, we walked straight into winter’s opening act. When I took my sister, her husband, and our friend Christine up to Strawberry Lake this time, the valley floor …

I’ve camped off-grid plenty of times in my life, but this was my first time doing it solo. No service, no GPS, no lifeline. Just me, Dustcatcher, and a little forest road leading into the unknown. Cottonwood Lake, tucked just 14 miles outside of Afton, WY, came highly recommended by locals. Their advice was spot …

They call it a “fine city.” Our taxi driver grinned when he said it. “You know why, right?” No chewing gum imports since 1992. Fines for littering. Fines for just about everything. But after a few days in Singapore, what struck us most wasn’t the rules. It was the openness. The pride. The sense that …

There’s a certain kind of cold that doesn’t bite, it just perks you up. Logan Canyon in October held that kind of chill. Crisp. Clean. The kind that seeps through your gloves just enough to remind you you’re alive, but not enough to send you back to the car. The aspens were turning, flashes of …

It starts with silence. Still forest. Quiet rock face. Just the sound of wind through pines. And then… a low rumble. The ground almost seems to vibrate as water begins rushing from the cliff wall, building from nothing into a roaring cascade in seconds. The first time you hear it, it’s almost shocking. Slightly terrifying. …

Tucked just around the corner from the Fort Pierce Inlet lies a magical maze of mangroves and open-water bliss known as Boot Toe Point. I’ve paddled this trail a few times now, and every single time it blows me away. There’s something about gliding through those mangrove tunnels, canopied sections that feel like a portal …

Tucked deep inside Wyoming’s Salt River Range in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Corral Creek Lake is an alpine stunner you’ve probably never heard of, but won’t forget once you’ve seen it. Getting there takes commitment: over 40 miles of forest roads and nearly 6 miles of trail, but wow, the payoff is unreal. Here’s everything …

PSA: When fly fishing the Mossy Creek in Virginia it is proper etiquette to bring your own craft beer. It’s not polite to attempt to bum a sip off your fishing partner. Who in this beer loving universe would share a 32 ounce single serve can? That is a rhetorical question because the obvious answer …