In September 2016 Old Man River and I set off on the road. We can come up with many excuses to get in a good excursion, but this trip is a bit different. We set out for three months on this first stint - solo camping with woman's best friend. Here our my top reasons why...

Where you're on a extended road trip, what you bring with you becomes your life. The inventory list is ever evolving, and the rearranging to create the most efficient system becomes less of a chore and more or a rewarding game. Below is the list of items that started us out on this adventure. As I write this I am already thinking of items to send home or donate to the closest salvation army. I actually can't believe how much f...

Left Rhode Island with a huge smile on my face and very little plan. I had my mom take this picture of me to document the occasion, stopped at Mission Burger to grab some coozies, paid a visit to my favorite honeyman for some sweetness for the road, and grabbed a sticker for the cargo box to rep my hometown. We made our way to New York that evening to hang with Keg in Brooklyn, catch up on old times and enjoy some hole in the...

Left Miguel’s for Chicago and got to catch our last sunset in the Bluegrass State. My friends Jessy and Stewie were waiting for me in their beautiful new apartment in Lincoln Park with deep dish veggie pizza - I could die of happiness - and an air mattress for me and Riv. We got up early the next morning to cook breakfast and caught up before I left River with them for the weekend and left for Milwaukee to watch my cheese get...