OffBeat Pathfinder Basecamp

Ha! Once saw what I *thought* was a ghost near Devil’s Backbone. Turned out to be a lost goat with a bell. Still ran. #trailfails #ghosthunter

Drove cross-country just to see the Tower—left with a camera full of clouds and a head full of stories. Wyoming wins.

Pro tip: if you’re there in winter, bring two pairs of socks (those river winds cut right through you).


The “Frankenmuth Fudge Crawl” is real and dangerous—pace yourself. Also, I’ve never seen so many garden gnomes for sale in one place.


Anyone ever do the horse-drawn carriage ride at ...

They told me Walla Walla had great wine and weirdness. I thought they were joking until I found myself sipping Syrah next to a giant metal chicken sculpture at a roundabout. (And yes, the chicken is named Henrietta. No, I wasn't hallucinating.)

This trip started as a detour and turned into a full ...