Biking the Great Allegheny Passage and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath

• October 2025
• 6 days
• 273+ miles of peddling
• Group Trip of 2

  

Circumnavigation of Isle Royale by Sailboat

• September 2025
• 10 days
• 230+ Nautical Miles of Sailing and Motoring
• Group Trip of 5
• Taken as a class from North House Folk School aboard the schooner Amicus II

 

Hiking the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, Japan

• February 2024
• 4 days
• 71km (44 miles) of guesthouse to guesthouse hiking
• Solo Trip
• One of only two worldwide UNESCO World Heritage Pilgrimage routes. Route follows ancient paths through the mountains of Japan’s Kii peninsula past many Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines

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New Zealand Great Walks and Beyond

• Ruapehu Round the Mountain + Tongariro Alpine Crossing
  • November 2023
  • 5 Days
  • 58 km Backpacking
• Whanganui River Canoe Journey
  • November 2023
  • 5 Days
  • 172 km Canoe Paddling with Class II Rapids
• Abel Tasman Track
  • December 2023
  • 3 Days
  • 56 km Backpacking
• Heaphy Track
  • December 2023
  • 4 Days
  • 79 km Backpacking
• The Old Ghost Road
  • December 2023
  • 4 Days
  • 85 km Backpacking
• Rakiura Track + Stewart Island North West Circuit
  • January 2024
  • 5 Days
  • 72 km Backpacking
• Milford Track
  • February 2024
  • 4 Days
  • 54 km Backpacking
• Kepler Track
  • February 2024
  • 3 Days
  • 50 km Backpacking
• Routeburn Track
  • February 2024
  • 3 Days
  • 33 km Backpacking

^{Clockwise from Upper Left: Ruapehu Round the Mountain; Abel Tasman Track; Heaphy Track; Routeburn Track; The Old Ghost Road; Stewart Island North West Circuit; Whanganui River Canoe Journey; Milford Track; Kepler Track.}

Tramping New Zealand’s Te Araroa

• October-December 2023
• 44 days
• 829 kilometers traveled (of 3058 total kilometers of Te Araroa–various sections from Helena Bay to St. Arnaud)
  • 576 km of Backpacking
  • 81 km Mountain Biking
  • 172 km Canoe Paddling
  • Countless km Hitchhiking
• Solo Trip/Partner Trip

Backpacking Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

• June-August 2023
• 39 Days
• 200+ Miles Backpacking
• Group Trip of 5
• Co-guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Menogyn

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Backpacking Yellowstone National Park

• July-August 2022
• 11 days
• 70+ miles backpacking
• Group Trip of 4
• Guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Menogyn

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Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

• June-July 2022
• 17 days
• 135+ miles of lake paddling
• 36 portages, including portaging into America at Prairie Portage
• Group Trip of 6
• Co-Guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Menogyn

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Canoeing the Buffalo River, Arkansas

• May 2022
• 5 days
• 71 miles of paddling
• Group trip of two

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Backpacking the Beartooth Mountains, Montana

• July-August 2021
• 24 days
• Group Trip of 3
• Guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Menogyn

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Bike Camping: Around the Coast of Lower Michigan

• August 2020
• 16 days
• 1,170 miles of peddling
• Solo self-supported bike camping trip

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Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

• July 2019
• 6 days
• 52 miles of backpacking
• Solo Trip

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Green River Canoeing, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah

• September-October 2018
• 28 days
• 463 miles of river paddling
• Flatwater and Whitewater up to Class III
• 13 days with 1 partner, 15 days solo

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Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

• August 2018
• 12 days
• 70+ miles of lake paddling
• 28 portages, including portaging into Canada at Prairie Portage
• Group Trip of 6
• Guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Widjiwagan

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Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana

• July 2018
• 10 days
• 32+ miles of backpacking, 3 summits
• Group Trip of 5
• Guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Widjiwagan

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Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

• July-August 2017
• Self-Supported Bike Trip
• 2 trips, 4 days each
• 86 and 78 miles peddling, respectively
• Group trip of 8 and 6, respectively
• Guided as part of work for YMCA Camp Burgess

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Bike Camping: Hayward, Wisconsin to Zeeland, Michigan

• September 2016
• 19 days
• 1,234 miles of peddling
• Solo self-supported bike camping trip

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Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

• June-July 2016
• 9 days
• 104+ miles of lake paddling
• 22 portages over 7 miles
• Group Trip of 9
• Guided as part of work for North Star Camp for Boys

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The Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia

• April 2016
• 7 days
• 50+ miles of backpacking with additional mountain side trips
• Solo Trip

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Lake Roosevelt, Washington

• May 2015
• 4 days
• 18+ miles of lake kayaking
• Part of a ‘Backcountry Travel and Leadership’ class from Washington State University

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Wenaha River Canyon, Oregon

• May 2015
• 4 days
• 30+ miles of backpacking
• Part of a ‘Backcountry Travel and Leadership’ class from Washington State University

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Seven Devils Wilderness, Idaho

• September 2014
• 3 days
• 17+ miles of hiking
• Group Trip of 2

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The Suwannee River, Florida

• March 2012
• 5 days
• 65+ miles of river canoeing
• Group Trip of 6

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White Mountains National Forest, New Hampshire & Maine

• August 2011
• 7 days
• 75.2 miles of backpacking
• Solo Trip

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan

• May 2011
• 5 days
• 37+ miles of hiking
• Group Trip of 4

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Black Creek, Mississippi

• March 2011
• 2 days and 25+ miles of river paddling
• 4 days and 30+ miles of hiking
• Group Trip of 10

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Grand Gulch Primitive Area, Utah

• March 2010
• 4 days
• 14+ miles of backpacking
• Group Trip of 8

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The North Channel, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada

• July-August 2009
• 6 days total
  • 2 days spent on rock climbing
• 15+ miles of lake kayaking
• Group Trip of 16 as part of Calvin College’s Wilderness Orientation