I fled from the flames and entered the mouth of a volcano as I crossed into Lassen Volcano National Park. The smoke of the blazing redwoods of northwestern California dispersed behind me as I made miles through the devastated scenery ...
Redwood National Park The campground I had located in Grants Pass conveniently lay about equal distance from both Crater Lake and Redwood National Forest and I considered myself fortunate to have made it. The smoke had gotten ...
Crater Lake National Park I departed from the Columbia River Gorge a second time. I had grown fond of my campground at Crown Point. I was going to miss being near so many friendly, and now familiar, faces but I needed to start heading ...
Oregon and the ApocEclipse My journey into the wild had but two requisite achievements at the time of conception. Hike to Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park and see the 2017 Solar Eclipse in one of the most highly sought after ...
North Cascades & Mount Rainier National Parks I safely escaped Forks, Washington free of any fang marks, stashed the Ruck Rig at Alder Lake in the middle of Washington and made my way North and East towards North Cascades National ...
Olympic National Park With Outrider-Melissa Schmitz I departed Montana, crossed Idaho and entered Washington. North Idaho had trekking merit and looked like it might hold a few treasures but I had promises to keep. Melissa was making ...
Glacier National Park II With Outrider: John Cox My next Happening outrider is no stranger to Ruck Rolling. John has been on many adventures with me. We have skied from the Swiss Alps to Whistler BC. Cruised to exotic islands, flown ...
Glacier National Park With Outrider David Jaap My sudden turn for the North ended up a serendipitous decision. My gnar-carving, social guru, David Jaap, was returning from an outdoor excursion in Alaska and opted for a short adventure ...
Grand Junction to Flathead Lake In desperate efforts to escape the heat, I opted to alter my Utah route and head North in search of more moderate temperatures. I departed Grand Junction and made my way up Colorado 139, over Douglas ...
Canyonlands National Park With Outrider Melissa Schmitz For the next several days we explored the Northern region of the Canyonlands. Prior to being established as a National Park in 1964, the five-hundred and twenty-seven square mile ...
