Traveling Hardaway

Some of my most memorable experiences happened in the weeks leading up to my 21st birthday. One of the greatest and most unique adventures I have ever embarked on was a hitching hiking trip from Western Colorado to Seward Alaska. While most college students head to the beach for Spring Break, my best friend, Nash, and I decided to avoid the crowds and head north. Our official spring break only lasted one week, but being the studious and respectable gentlemen that we were, we decided that we had earned our selfs at least an extra week. The plan was incredibly simple, we bought ourselves uninsured one-way flights from Anchorage Alaska back to Denver Colorado —all we had to do was hitch the some 3300 miles to Alaska in two weeks to catch our flights home.  Off the Coast in Alaska - Resurrection Bay  Fast forward a couple thousand miles and we found ourselves in Fort Saint John, British Columbia. The snow banks on the sides of the road were at least five feet tall forci...

Everyday I strive to learn and understand more of this life that I was gifted. And the only thing that I have come to a definitive answer on is that things, simply put, just work out. The mental state that I choose is sometimes my only constant, since life is full of uncertainty. You, me, and the next person can’t say for sure what will happen tomorrow – we only have right now; we only the happiness that we choose. After college, I knew I wanted a grand adventure but I couldn’t seem to find someone willing to commit to freedom the same way I wanted to. Many plans were made and broken in the months following my graduation. Eventually I came to the realization that if I wanted to experience the world the way I needed to, I would have to take control of my own destiny. And I would have to risk it alone. So I did what any sane human being would do: I loaded up my 90s model Nishiki Cascade Ridge mountain bike and started riding, solo, to Canada. The goal was to ride my bike daily, ...

Whats up everyone. I'm still not dead. If you are finding yourself with nothing to do on this fine afternoon you should give this little short story a go. Merry Christmas everyone.  Yo solo tengo veinte-tres años, but during this short amount of time I have been able to collect many stories in a variety of cultures. I’m not quite sure what ignited the flame, but the last five years of my life I have had a burning desire to experience the world. I don't know what qualifies one as a “world-traveler,” and frankly I don’t really care. I cannot recall one trip in my life that I would classify as glamorous. Instead I make do with what I’ve got and try to enjoy every moment presented to me. This story takes place in an exciting chapter in my life: post-college. After graduating, there were endless opportunities, so I did what any normal 21-year-old with an English degree would do — I found myself a job at a local liquor store. Working full-time slangin’ alcohol and living out...