Spring Break (Corolla, NC)

New Zealand!

The best vacation I've ever had. Crystal and I drove nearly the entire country, well over 4600 kilometers.


The only damper on the trip was the rain. It was nonstop for our first three days. Luckily we were able to "drive to the sun" as we headed towards the south island.



Queenstown was our southernmost destination. The town was a mountain biker's dream city, with a bike taxi service offering shuttle runs for super cheap.






The Huka Falls were intense! Our rapids jet was along the same body of water, the Waikato River.

Myron Glaser Cabin

The first cabin trip of the season!



Cameron and Eric rounded up the crew again for a great weekend in the woods. The best thing about the Myron Glaser Cabin was that it wasn't accessible by vehicle and required a decent hike to the cabin along the Appalachian Trail. We hiked in Friday night and started a fire as soon as we reached the cabin. The rest of the weekend was spent exploring the area, chopping wood and, of course, exhausting our supply of booze.

Summer 2011 Vid from Jarrod

Jarrod made a great little summer recap - check it out!

Snowshoe Mini Vid

Alex put together this nice vid from our weekend at Snowshoe. He may continue editing the footage, so I'll post an update if he revises this version.

Murdered Out!

The bus moved onto a new owner and a new adventure. It will be used on a winter-long trip to Florida - reminiscent of its original winter-long trip to sunny San Diego. The paint was the first thing to change. Opting for a less noticeable scheme, our friends flat blacked it from bumper to bumper with over twenty cans of spray paint.

I'll keep the blog rolling, however, detailing our camping, biking, hiking, canoeing, and general adventures. It was a great time owning the bus, but it was time to pass along to someone else to enjoy.

Linden (Virginia)

I write this post "from the future" and let me say, this winter was one of the mildest we've had in years. Certainly not what I'd have expected given this snow in November...