International Trips

“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

Not Quite a Pilgrim, But Searching

When I think about travel, it’s hard not to think about the friends who first inspired me to realize that I not only could, but certainly should, see more of the world. The picture at the top of this post is on a tree outside their door, a constant reminder that they are explorers, and while I will never quite match their travels, I’m certainly indebted to them...

Waterton/Glacier, Summer 2015

Granite Chalet

Highline Trail

Highline Trail

Highline Trail

Granite Chalet and Hikers in the Distance

Prairie near Pincher Creek, Alberta

Highline Trail

St. Mary’s

Prince of Wales

Waterton, Alberta

National Bison Range

Many Glacier Lodge

Dock at South end of Waterton Lake

St. Mary’s, Glacier

Prince of Wales

Near Ronan, MT

Photos from Rome, December 2014

After the modern bustle of Paris, the charms of Rome were an entirely different experience. What I loved most about Rome was the feeling of being in 44 BCE, 1500 CE, 1950 CE, and 2015 CE simultaneously. In the course of one block, you could see a fragment of an ancient column, a church constructed in the Middle Ages, and the most absurd traffic I’ve experienced...

Iceland, March 2014

This was the trip of the open road, no itinerary, and free discovery. Renting a camper from Happy Camper and Iceland’s liberal laws about open camping meant I could drive where I wanted and sleep when and wherever I felt tired.  Some of the best moments of this trip were entirely unplanned, like unexpectedly arriving at the Thorofoss waterfall after deciding...

Ireland, August 2012

Christchurch Cathedral

Hurling National Semifinal

Wicklow Way

Famine Memorial Statue in Dublin

St. Stephen’s Green Statue

Joyce Museum

James Joyce

Guinness Tour

Blarney Castle

Cliffs of Mohr

Molly Malone Statue in Dublin

Dublin Castle

Cliffs of Mohr

Christchurch Cathedral

Dublin Street

First Guinness