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One Night in Durango

February 28, 2021 By Val Weston 3 Comments

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I was riding my BMW F700GS across the country along with my dear man on his Yamaha FJ-09. We left from our home (at the time) in Dayton, Nevada with various destinations in Georgia, Tennessee, and … [Read more...] about One Night in Durango

Filed Under: Featured, Travel Tagged With: adventure travel, colorado, manhattan, saloon, taco

A Very Long Hour

April 18, 2018 By Val Weston

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I'm frantically packing. Every item in front of me requires a decision. But I've been making decisions constantly—no, relentlessly—for a week already. I'm physically and mentally exhausted. I've been … [Read more...] about A Very Long Hour

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, emergency, garmin, inreach

Your Comfort Zone is Perishable

December 26, 2017 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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In a few short days, we will say goodbye to another year. We humans have a propensity to get nostalgic, as well as hopeful, in the course of ushering in a new year. It's natural to take the time to … [Read more...] about Your Comfort Zone is Perishable

Filed Under: Life, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, comfort zone, entropy, fear, new year

Embracing Community with Horizons Unlimited

April 13, 2016 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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When I attended my first Horizons Unlimited Travellers meeting in April of last year, I didn't know what to expect. It ended up being a delightful feast of adventurous souls, practical knowledge, and … [Read more...] about Embracing Community with Horizons Unlimited

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, horizons unlimited, north carolina, virginia

Working Past Fear

March 23, 2016 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

News flash. I'm not fearless. I'm often told I am and it makes me laugh. I think "Are you kidding me?!?" Of course I have fear. Lots of it. The well-meaning commenters see it as a … [Read more...] about Working Past Fear

Filed Under: Life, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, fear, obstacles, overland expo, solo, ted simon

Staying inReach with DeLorme

February 19, 2016 By Val Weston 1 Comment

A while back I talked about some of my strategies for personal safety on the trail. One of the pieces of that strategy is a GPS tracking device. Whether I'm traveling by car, motorcycle, or foot, this … [Read more...] about Staying inReach with DeLorme

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, GPS, inreach, safety, spot

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