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Life’s Secret Sauce

A record of places traveled, trails hiked, and conversations worth keeping.

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Firsthand writing and photography from parks, trails, and public lands.

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Follow our longer journeys, from thru-hikes to adventures abroad.

Arches National Park →

Red-rock landscapes, desert geology, and our time exploring one of Utah's most recognizable national parks.

Delicate Arch rising above the sandstone landscape of Arches National Park, with the snow-covered La Sal Mountains in the distance.
Delicate Arch | Arches National Park | Utah

Appalachian Trail | 100 Mile Wilderness & Mt. Katahdin →

The final miles of our Appalachian Trail thru-hike, through Maine's 100-Mile Wilderness and up Mount Katahdin.

Mount Katahdin rising above a wooded shoreline and calm water in Baxter State Park, Maine.
Mount Katahdin | Baxter State Park | Maine

A Field Guide to America’s Public Lands →

Understanding the different types of public lands, who manages them, and what those designations actually mean.

The historic stone Roosevelt Arch marking the northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana.
Roosevelt Arch | Yellowstone National Park | Montana

Airstreamin' 2026

We're traveling North America in Eleanor, our Airstream. Explore the places we've stayed and the landscapes we've encountered along the way.

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Meet Eleanor (our rig) →

Our silver Airstream trailer, Eleanor, parked among tall pine trees at a campground in Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana.
Eleanor in Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana

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