Top Lessons Learned as Trip Films Video Correspondent – Part 1

Anyone following this blog has watched as I’ve been working with Trip Films to record some of the best sights, sounds and experiences a traveler is likely to encounter while in my current home base of Portland, Maine. Recently, I completed the project, posting my 13th video in the series. You can peruse those videos here.

Lighthouse Tour Vid – Arteries of America

Here’s a link to Arteries of America’s post of my Lighthouse Tour Video. Enjoy!

I’m Featured on a Trip Films Blog Post

This week I was featured, along with several other TripFilms filmmakers, offering tips on exporting videos for use on the Trip Films web site. I really hope it helps someone dealing with the difficulties of video. I had weeks of problems getting videos up that didn’t weird lines when things were moving through the frame.

Harbor Fish Market Video – Portland Travel Videos – Tripfilms

Harbor Fish Market Video – Portland Travel Videos – Tripfilms. I kneel down in the middle of a floor soaked in icy water, feeling the wetness seep into the fabric of my pants. The scent of fish hangs thick in the air. People around me make an effort not to pay attention to what I’m

Farewell, Mountain: A riding Retrospective on Monture Trail, Montana [Mountain Bike Tales]

The story is an adventure of hope.

On The Other Side of the World Someone Awaits You [Matador Network]

This is a very personal story that appeared in Matador Network. On The Other Side of the World Someone Awaits You A few minutes earlier I had let her cut in front of me at the ticket counter because I felt uncomfortable with her standing so close. In Chile you have to stand on top

Transitions make the Heart Grow Fonder

I was addicted to travel and Ian and Justine were my dealers. But what these guys were peddling was the free sample. I, however, need the real stuff. The stuff of adventure.

5 Best Places to Keep Your Adventure Sports Alive During Winter [Matador Network]

New travel article for Matador Network about the 5 best places to keep your adventure sports alive during winter. It features five incredible indoor adventure parks around the world.  

How to Become a Hut Master [Matador Network]

My latest article for the Matador Travel Network is up and can be seen here: http://matadorsports.com/how-to-become-a-hut-master It’s a short article about how to land the dream-job of being a backcountry “hut-master.”  Check it out.  Also, spend some time looking over some of the other content on the network.  These guys do a great job (and

The Art of Achieving Childhood Dreams

Here is another TED talk.  Think a man who has spent his life trying to build virtual worlds can’t teach us something about living better in the real world?  Think again.  Randy Pausch, one of the pioneers of 3-D virtual reality talks about making childhood dreams come true.  Then, he takes it a step further