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The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

Setbacks and Denial

August 8, 2014 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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So you know how I was feeling triumphant for having returned from The Pacific Northwest Tour sans major travel catastrophes for once. Other than feeling a little worse for wear, things went pretty … [Read more...] about Setbacks and Denial

Filed Under: Life, Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, challenges, Hell Hike and Raft (2014), injury, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

Overland Expo West 2014

July 28, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

My first official destination of the Pacific Northwest Tour was Overland Expo 2014 at Mormon Lake in Arizona. This was my second year attending and after my first visit last year, I knew this event … [Read more...] about Overland Expo West 2014

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, mormon lake, overland expo, overlanding, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), training

Back in the Saddle

July 18, 2014 By Val Weston 1 Comment

So the last couple of weeks I've talked about adventures completed and adventures to come. I'm guessing you probably won't realize how these two intersect... and it's not in a good way. If you … [Read more...] about Back in the Saddle

Filed Under: Life, Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, hell hike and raft, Hell Hike and Raft (2014), hiking, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), training

Rethinking Adventure Food with Fishpeople Seafood

July 15, 2014 By Val Weston 4 Comments

A few weeks before I set out out on the Pacific Northwest Tour, I got a treat. The folks at Fishpeople Seafood contacted me to see if I'd be interested in trying out their products and sharing my … [Read more...] about Rethinking Adventure Food with Fishpeople Seafood

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: backpacking, camping, car-camping, colorado, dinosaur national monument, fishpeople seafood, gear, great sand dunes, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, Reviews, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), utah

The Pacific Northwest Tour: Redux

July 7, 2014 By Val Weston 1 Comment

So it's been a full week since I've returned to "normal" life back at Camp Granola HQ after the Pacific Northwest Tour. My glamorous post-trip activities have involved the likes of buying a new … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: Redux

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, geocaching, goal zero, Idaho, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

48 Days on the Road

July 4, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

This past Sunday, I wrapped up the Pacific Northwest tour my longest road trip ever, 48 days. Given the type of people I often associate with, the overlanding and dirtbag sorts, my trip is small … [Read more...] about 48 Days on the Road

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: canada, choices, manitoba, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

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