Los Angeles, CA

Napa Valley Wine Train

A rainy day train ride through the Napa Valley.

ooooh, fancy - Napa Valley, CA

Denver, CO

Frontier Tavern - Tacoma, WA

The Northwest

Nato Bardeen, The Drowning Men - Sacramento, CA

DOMINATED...

After 3200 miles, the wheels finally came off... Literally.

The Drowning Men "Oracle Meets Obstacle"

More footage from the Drowning Men tour.

song - "Oracle Meets Obstacle" 

Sacramento

Luigi's Slice and Fungarden - Sacramento, CA

This is usually the first stop when we get to a new town. It's also the first stop on the way out.

THE DROWNING MEN - West Coast Tour

THE DROWNING MEN are touring the west coast with REPEATER from Long Beach, CA and I'm lucky enough to ride along and document the adventure. Check back regularly to see what's happening while we're out on the road.  

Last night the guys played The Caravan Club in downtown San Jose. It was a nice little dive bar with a lot of friendly people. It was a good first stop on the tour and hopefully there will be more nights like it up the road. Huge thanks to Rob Wallace from Repeater and his family out in Manteca, CA. They were nice enough to let 11 stinky and possibly drunk dudes sleep at their house last night. Then we had a pool party in their backyard today. Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Wallace!  

Tonight is Sacramento and then we're headed to Tacoma, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco. Check back for video and photo updates. 

 San Jose, CA 

Embarking on the Way

Big Pink - Looking down N. Mississippi Ave.       Portland, OR

The loneliest golf cart in all of Oregon

Wyoming

Just got back from visiting relatives in Wyoming. Spent most of my time in Cheyenne, which is an interesting town with an interesting history. If you're ever in this amazing part of the country, you should check it out.

Go see the new Majid Majidi film - The Song Of Sparrows (trailer)

Olympic Peninsula

The Edmonds-Kingston ferry.     Puget Sound, WA

West of Wilbur, WA

Setting Forth

Panda and Bethany. 

En Route to Montana to start a 5 month walk on the Continental Divide Trail. The journey begins at the Canadian boarder in Montana and goes to the Mexican boarder in New Mexico/Texas. I dropped them off in Glacier National Park on June 23rd and I'm hoping to meet up with them on the trail in northern New Mexico sometime in October. Good luck guys!

Kevin, Bethany, and Panda (Adam) at the Continental Divide Trailhead, Glacier National Park, MT. 

St. Helens

On Monday, June 15th, some friends invited me to summit Mt. St. Helens. To make the adventure even better, we snowboarded down. Needless to say it was an amazing way to start my summer in the Northwest. 

Kevin & Chris strapping in for the descent.

St. Louis, Missouri

Went to St. Louis last week for a job with Embry Rucker and Nike. For the short time we were there we did it up good! BBQ at Pappy's, Concretes at Ted Drewes, and we even spent some time at the Gateway Arch (which is far more impressive than I expected).

Zion National Park, UT

Zion Narrows. Got some time off from an unnamed television show and headed up to southern Utah for some hiking in Zion National Park. Went about two hours up The Narrows. The trail IS the Virgin River. Check out more photos HERE. 

Home movie: "Our Trip to Zion"

                                                

Colorado River Hot Springs... A Hike

My cap, taking a well deserved rest in the slot canyon.

The base of the slot canyon. The hike ended up being fairly technical, lots of boulder hopping and even a some simple repelling in places.

Colorado River!!

This is where the hot springs meet the Colorado. The river was about 49 degrees, the hot springs were around 90 degrees making this little inlet perfect for swimming.

Nellis AFB

Red Rock Canyon, NV

Red Rock Canyon is right outside Las Vegas, NV. Forget the strip, this is the place to be. If you look really close at this photo (left/center, click to enlarge), you can see two rock climbers. If you can find them, it will give you a sense of how ginormous these rock formations are. a-mazing... 

White Sands, New Mexico

White Sands National Monument, southern New Mexico

New Mexico

Billy The Kid country  -  somewhere between Socorro and Carrizozo, New Mexico

On my way to visit my Grandparents in Truth Or Consequences I took a little 500 mile detour around New Mexico. If you want to get lost in the old west, this is the place to do it. More pics to come! 

one last spring sunrise - mississippi st.  -  portland, or

spring - Portland, OR

Neko Case

I was lucky enough to see Neko Case last night in NYC. The show was amazing, as always. Check her out if you ever get the chance. Here's a little video until then...