Recent Adventures
Pancake Rocks: When the West Coast Decides to Show Off
Introduction New Zealand is not a country that struggles to impress. After a week on the West Coast you've seen glaciers, impossible turquoise gorges, mirror lakes reflecting snowcapped peaks, and beaches made of black iron-sand under dramatic storm skies. The bar...
Brod Bay to Mount Luxmore: How I Accidentally Humbled a Boatload of Millennials (And Then Kept Walking)
Introduction There's a particular kind of person who shoots off a boat the moment it docks, overtakes everyone on the jetty, and disappears up a trail at a pace that suggests they've either trained seriously for this or simply haven't registered yet that the mountain...
The Tiki Trail: Where Optimism Goes to Sweat
Introduction There’s something deeply suspicious about waking up before sunrise on vacation. Normal people roll over and go back to sleep. Ambitious hikers lace up boots and voluntarily walk uphill for several hours. And yet, here we are. A Morning hike at Ben Lomond...
The Stairmaster With a View: Conquering (Politely) the Queenstown Hill Walkway
Introduction Let's be upfront about something: I did not waltz up Queenstown Hill in a linen shirt looking effortlessly windswept. There was huffing. There was a brief philosophical crisis somewhere around the 800-foot elevation mark. And there was definitely a moment...
