When we arrived home in 2019, after 6 weeks on the road that summer, we had no way of anticipating what the world and our personal lives were about to face. We’ve lived a lot of lifetimes in five years, but that life and the experiences kept us close to home. Venturing out to the UK is no small feat… Read more →
Neither Jeff or I captured an image of the small, black bear cub that stopped on the dirt road in front of our car. We were both so surprised by the appearance of the little bear, married with a fear that momma bear must be close behind, that it never occurred to us to document the moment. Jeff’s camera was… Read more →
My grandmother, Lois, told me from a young age that I went at everything “like I was killing snakes.” I doubt anyone who knows me would disagree. We started planning the 2019 adventure about a month ago, honestly, with a vengeance. Once we made the decision to head out for a longer trek in 2019, we started to carve out… Read more →
If you’ve ever had the time to drive a long, meandering scenic by-way, then you know what it feels like in your gut as you turn a corner or come up over a hill to witness what is laid out before you: some epic, vast valley or mountain range or even a wilderness of corn fields, but at a scale… Read more →
We’ve created a Google Map where we will post photos and reviews of beers and breweries along the way. Check out our best laid plans and let us know if you have favorite stops along the way. Link to the route page here. Read more →
What if you could drive anywhere in the U.S.? And you had a month to do it? Where would you start and how far would you go? One catch: in the smack middle of your trip you have to be in Boston and you must stop in Asheville, NC so you can go back to the mother ship. Honestly, these… Read more →
Trying to plan a route across the U.S. that takes us to small town brew pubs is no easy task. But here it is, the best laid plans… Bend, OR (home of Deschutes and 10 Barrell Brewery) Lewiston, ID (stopping at Paradise Creek Brewery in Pullman, WA along the way.) Stevensville, MT (sauntering over from the Stevensville Hotel to Black Smith… Read more →
Follow along as we head out to the back roads of America in search of good beer, good music, and good people. Our main goal: drive from Sierra Nevada Brewery (Chico) to Sierra Nevada Brewery (North Carolina), checking out the best brew pubs along the way. The adventure kicks off July 5! For 3 weeks, our goal is to share… Read more →
