August & September 2024 We spent the latter half of the summer living and working with our two initial Food Church properties in New Mexico. Both locations will eventually be able to support full-time or 3-season residency for the owners and additional workers, but for now...
Tuesday May 28 - Thursday June 20 2024Our beloved host from Kauai, Jiva, coincidentally retired to our favorite neighborhood of Western New Mexico: Gila Hot Springs. We were graciously allowed to camp out on his new 3-acre property for several weeks, helping out with planting,...
Friday May 24th - Monday May 27th 2024Aaron and I left the badlands of western New Mexico for the green mountains of the Gila Wilderness at the start of the famously busy Memorial Day holiday weekend. We arrived at the Cosmic Campground by late afternoon:...
Thursday May 23 - Friday May 24 2024We left the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness and headed further south with El Malpais National Monument as our goal destination. We stopped for a quick diner breakfast at the adorable Lil's restaurant in Thoreau, NM and a beer at the...
Tuesday May 21 Aaron and I reunited with friends and family at the Tico Time Bluegrass Festival which is held not far from Durango, CO in Aztec, NM. Since we were already out on the western edge of New Mexico, we used the geographical opportunity...
Wednesday May 8 2024 - Day CanyonI tackled this 6-mile canyon hike that was also along the beautiful Potash Road on Wednesday. It was a good increase in difficulty, since it also came with a 2,300ft elevation gain across the 3 miles up the wide...
Saturday May 4 - Saturday May 11 2024I rolled into Moab late Saturday evening after riding in the CO2UT gravel bike rice in Fruita, CO. I took the bike race as a sign that I should head onward to Moab earlier than initially intended, and...
Monday May 6 2024 - Jewel Tibbets ArchMoab is probably best known for Arches National Park -- and while I have yet to go to Arches or Canyonlands National Parks, on this particular week I felt like perusing the wealth of free BLM hiking and...
Saturday May 4 A week ago my friend Lindsey offered me her registration in a gravel bike race taking place in Fruita, CO not far from the border with Utah. The Desert Gravel Race event was a big one, with a 1000 people competing across 30-mile,...
Thursday April 11 I parked the night before at a popular trailhead before just outside the entrance to Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, CO. I drove into the monument early to enjoy my scenic tour around the park. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:...