Snippets

I do believe it's time for a new adventure...

70 cities in 8 months...let the madness begin.

Thor and Swish! Thor is the REI adventure van, and Swish is his giraffe girlfriend. 3 years of touring together!

Oh look, there are 2 small tornadoes. KEEP DRIVING!

Don't worry, life is still good at the Grand Canyon! I mean...this place changes so rapidly, you wouldn't want to miss it!

Coming across South Dakota, a swarm of dragonflies committed suicide on the windshield. This was just the beginning of it. The entire windshield was covered in guts!

Five feet of fun. Swish has been on the road for 3 years and has traveled to more places than most people.

There's a reason that Peru is the land of enlightenment.

The Rickmobile hits Wrigley Field. I'll take peanuts, a hot dog and some cotton candy please. Oh yeah, and 4,000 screaming fans.

Help, I've fallen and I can't get up.

I am Viking. You do what I say! Huzzah!

I am at one with Neptune in Virginia Beach.

Be Stronger!

It's no fun without friends!

How do you fly this thing?

The Brazilian turtle rescue farm was AMAZING. kisses allowed.

Gimme a smootch!

Help, I'm trapped in the tentacles of this Man-O-War!

Now I know what it's like to be hatched.

FireFly Music Festival was, "...all about dat crew."

Deep in the woods of Vermont there is a huge stone table and chairs made by giants!

Magical new running pants!

The Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas was a very colorful place.

Hamilton Pool, Texas has been on my bucket list for 3 years when Tracey calls me..."Hey I've got us passes to Hamilton Pool." How did she know?

It's our job to have fun. Now get to work!

Honorary member of the French Bagettes team!

Perpetually high on elevation in Machu Picchu.

Pisac was indescribably beautiful.

Hey this horse doesn't work right. Anybody know a mechanic?

First, line your back driveway with plastic and then pump thousands of gallons of water into it in the dead of winter. Voila...Ice rink! Well, until the pump exploded....

"Hungrier than the Donner Party"...that's pretty hungry.

We got much more excited about the Buffalo Trace Distillery when we found the cellars...

We accidentally found the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery in down-home Kentucky.

Deep in the heart of Georgia, a weird little elf took us up into the mountains to discover a 170' waterfall at the top of a mountain. At some points we were crawling on our hands and knees up steep muddy banks. Dangerous? Nooooo.... Cochran Falls was amazing. You'll have to find your own weird little elf to see it!

I got this.

Nothing like a hot springs bath house. Just soak and stare!

We are dangerously close to Area 51.

You can paint with a flashlight. It's magical!

Up, up, up in Buttercup.

I'm trying to see which beer to order at Dogfish Head. With glasses this big, why is everything so fuzzy????

Anyone seen Swish?

The solar eclipse on the path of totality, was a soul shaking experience. It's indescribable how wrong it feels for the sun to go dark in the middle of the day. I didn't return to normal for days.

Another day at the office.

This is what happens when 2 REI tours collide. The sky unfolds.

Mt. Rushmore

The lines for the Rickmobile were over a mile long in Boston Metro. Anyone seen my rollerskates?

The 150 mph winds from Hurricane Irma were treacherous in Turks and Caicos. Everything was smashed to the ground, and then entire island started to rot. My favorite moment was when a complete stranger who had just lost his home, gave me a huge smile and said, "We have life!"

Before Hurricane Irma, all the trees were in the sky.

At least we got 3 days of fun before Hurricane Irma hit Turks and Caicos.

Help, I'm trapped on a beautiful tropical island, Turks and Caicos and I'm forced to drink beer in the sunshine!

My feet don't touch the ground. It's Ragnar time.

The hurricane hit South Carolina in the middle of the night. Around 3 AM my tent was nearly flattened by 50 mile an hour winds. We started breaking down at 5 AM and by noon, everything was flooded. Phew!

What do tour managers do on their off days?

Just when we thought Brazil couldn't get any more colorful!

Jeep Tours on Ihlabela.

I found my doppelganger! She lives in Brazil and her name is Rosanna!

Rio de Janeiro. The scenery is just as beautiful as the people. Woo-wee!

Hey, has anybody seen my gun?

Oh, the irony.

It's a slow day, only 2,000 people showed up for the Rickmobile today.

The Escalante Plateau has more hidden wonders than you can count. This beauty is at mile marker 10.3.

Stairway to heaven...right up to the Gila Cliff Dwellings.

The Gila Cliff Dwellings...try and say that one 3 times fast!

The earth is alive and that water is steaming because it's boiling. Don't fall in!

Blue Hole was indeed blue! Crystal clear, ice-cold, and 81 feet deep.

My balls are bigger than your balls!

Here's what you earn for running a 16 mile trail marathon...the best beer ever!

These ladies picked me up hitchhiking on the Escalante Plateau and we palled around for days.

It's a 2.3 mile hike into Calf Creek Falls, and worth every mile!

Deer don't have a prayer in the Tetons. Those are all antlers.

S'mores anyone?

Brazilian honey market.

They eat bugs in Brazil! UGH!

Ihlabela is very bella!

Help, get me out of this log!

Tahoe eye candy time!

Swish and Ken went joyriding around Tahoe. Who's driving this car?

So I pulled up to the Tahoe Visitor Center and said "You know any place I can camp?" and Ken replied, "I've got an extra room in my house if you want to stay there." ...and that led to an entire week of adventures. Boy! That's the warmest welcome I've ever had at a Visitor Center. They really know what they're doing in Tahoe.