Category Archives: Adventures

Hurricane Camp Stories: Part I, Chapter 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by g-mo

Part I October 10, 2005 — January 8, 2006   “A solitude ten thousand fathoms deep Sustains the bed on which we lie, my dear: Although I love you, you will have to leap; Our dream of safety has to … Continue reading →

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Could This Really Be The End? The Quest for 50 (Part II)

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Janos Marton

(Click here to read Part I of Janos’s quest to party in all fifty states) The drive from Biloxi to New Orleans on I-10 has long been my second favorite stretch highway, after the other-worldly Denver-Las Vegas connection.   It is … Continue reading →

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Show Me the Way to the Next Whiskey Bar: The Quest for 50 (Part 1)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Janos Marton

(The following is the first of several forthcoming pieces about trip to the Gulf Coast this winter) The open road has always been home.   Even compiling insurance receivership statutes for a fifty-state survey can make me nostalgic.   When I coast … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories Preview: Foreword

Posted on January 3, 2012 by g-mo

Happy 2012 everyone! Our site stats came in on December 31st- with 69,000 hits over the year. Which makes us think two things. One, thank you readers, listeners, commentators. Two, get ready for an even better year to come! We … Continue reading →

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5K Zombie Survival Race Review

Posted on October 31, 2011 by g-mo

As some of you may have noticed from my allusions a few weeks ago, the weekend before this past weekend I participated in the inaugural Run For Your Lives Zombie Infested 5k Obstacle Race. I love zombies and I love … Continue reading →

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Paul Heintz, Appalachian Conquerer

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Janos Marton

A hearty shout out to friend of the site Paul Heintz, who successfully completed his adventures along the Appalachian Trail. Heintz started back in March and hiked more than 20 miles a day.  His smart phone was remarkably handy in … Continue reading →

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Why Triathlons Without Training Are Not Recommended (Part 2 of 4)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by g-mo

It wasn’t that training hadn’t crossed my mind, but the decision to do the damn thing was rather spontaneous. I was supposed to be doing a 2 mile swim in Lake Tahoe, like I mentioned before, and my ride from … Continue reading →

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Why Triathlalons Without Training Are Not Recommended (Part 1 of 4)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by g-mo

Dreamers, I can’t help but feel the need to post an account, minor as it may be, of my adventurous Sunday morning finishing my first sprint triathlon. Sprint not because I sprinted the whole time, but because a regular triathlon … Continue reading →

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: Valier Rock City, Taxidermy, and Cowboy Art

Posted on July 7, 2011 by aiko

There are few things I love more than cool rocks.  Thus, when my dear friend Scott Brauer, told me about a place called Rock City in Montana that’s reminiscent of the stone structures of Goblin Valley in Southern Utah, I … Continue reading →

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: Hiking in Glacier

Posted on July 6, 2011 by aiko

EDIT: Now with decent pictures. My shoulders are lousy with bug bites. When I put on my night shirt, I noticed some rust-colored stains exactly where the bites are… Gross. Anyway! Hiking! Is what I did for three days straight.  … Continue reading →

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