Life Map

This map is continuously created from locations mentioned in journal entries and metadata pulled from photos. Click a region to zoom in, then click the pin to see what happened in that location.

Trips

Places I’ve lived

Evanston → Colorado Springs → Kodiak → Austin → Dubois → Chicago

Trips

The Wilderness Waterway

Canoe trip · January 2017

Eleven days by canoe out of Everglades City: down the Gulf coast through the Ten Thousand Islands, inland through the mangrove bays toward Lostman’s River, out to Hog Key, and back up the coast to Chokoloskee.

Jan 7 Everglades City → Jan 7 Jewel Key → Jan 8 Pavilion Key → Jan 9 Mormon Key → Jan 10 Watson Place → Jan 10 Darwin’s Place → Alligator Bay → Jan 11 Plate Creek → Jan 12 Hog Key → Jan 13 Wood Key → Jan 14 Turkey Key → Jan 14 Mormon Key → Jan 15 Watson Place → Jan 16 Lopez River → Jan 17 Chokoloskee

by canoe

Sand Dunes to White Sands

Road trip · March 2017

From Colorado Springs over to the Great Sand Dunes, west across the San Juans to the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, a stay at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in the Chama Canyon, and south to White Sands.

Colorado Springs → Great Sand Dunes → Mesa Verde → Christ in the Desert → White Sands

by road

Colorado Springs to San Diego

Road trip · November 2017

South from Colorado Springs through New Mexico, across Arizona, and on to the Pacific at San Diego, with surfing at La Jolla.

Colorado Springs → Arizona → San Diego → Nov 20 La Jolla

by road

Rome to Sicily

Overland · May–June 2018

A month based in Rome: Sperlonga and the Bay of Naples, Capri, the train south to Reggio and across to Sicily, then Assisi and Castel Gandolfo.

May 29 Rome → Jun 7 Sperlonga → Jun 7 Naples → Castellammare → Jun 12 Capri → Jun 14 Reggio Calabria → Jun 15 Sicily → Jun 21 Assisi → Jun 26 Castel Gandolfo

by road, by ferry, by rail

Southern Utah

Road trip · July 2018

Out of Las Vegas: Bryce Canyon, the slot canyons off the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, Blanding, the Needles in Canyonlands, and Snow Canyon on the way back.

Jul 6 Las Vegas → Jul 7 Bryce Canyon → Jul 8 Peekaboo & Spooky → Jul 8 Blanding → Jul 9 Canyonlands → Jul 10 Snow Canyon → Jul 11 Las Vegas

by road

Guiding the Apostle Islands

Kayak guiding · July–August 2018

Three weeks guiding sea-kayak trips on Lake Superior, out of Little Sand Bay to Sand, York, Raspberry and Oak Islands.

Jul 23 Bayfield → Little Sand Bay → Jul 23 Sand Island → York Island → Raspberry Island → Oak Island → Aug 11 Little Sand Bay

by road, by kayak

A semester in Greece

Semester abroad · September–December 2018

Four months based in Athens, drawn as one loop: Mykonos and Crete, the Peloponnese, Epirus and Meteora, Mount Olympus, Thessaloniki, Thermopylae and Delphi.

Sep 2 Athens → Sep 14 Mykonos → Sep 19 Heraklion & Knossos → Sep 19 Spinalonga → Sep 22 Imbros Gorge → Sep 22 Chania → Oct Epidaurus → Oct Sparta & Mystras → Oct 25 Kalamata → Oct 26 Pylos → Oct 27 Olympia → Oct 6 Ioannina → Oct 5 Metsovo → Oct 7 Meteora → Oct 20 Mount Olympus → Nov 9 Thessaloniki → Oct 7 Thermopylae → Sep Delphi → Dec 21 Athens

by ferry, by road, by rail

Morocco by train

Backpacking · November 2018

A week away from Athens: Casablanca, the train to Marrakech and on to Fez, then by road to Chefchaouen and Rabat.

Nov 16 Casablanca → Nov 17 Marrakech → Nov 20 Fez → Nov 22 Chefchaouen → Nov 24 Rabat

by rail, by road

Big Bend

Backpacking · March 2019

Spring break: down from Colorado through Roswell, up into the Chisos to Laguna Meadows and the South Rim, out to Terlingua, and across the Rio Grande to Boquillas.

Mar 14 Colorado Springs → Mar 14 Roswell → Mar 14 Brantley Lake → Mar 16 Chisos Basin → Mar 16 Laguna Meadows → Mar 18 South Rim → Mar 19 Chisos Basin → Mar 19 Terlingua → Mar 19 Rio Grande Village → Mar 20 Boquillas

by road, on foot, by boat

Spain to Senegal

Road trip · August–September 2021

Down the Spanish coast to Gibraltar and Ceuta, across to Tangier, a long loop through the Rif, the Middle Atlas and the Sahara to the Atlantic, and on to Dakar.

Aug 3 Málaga → Aug 6 Gibraltar → Algeciras → Aug 7 Ceuta → Aug 23 Málaga → Aug 23 Tangier → Aug 25 Tétouan → Aug 25 Chefchaouen → Aug 27 Meknes → Aug 27 Fes → Aug 30 Midelt → Aug 31 Merzouga → Sep 1 Tinghir → Sep 2 Dadès Gorge → Sep 3 Ouarzazate → Sep 4 Aït Benhaddou → Sep 4 Marrakech → Sep 7 Essaouira → Sep 8 Agadir → Sep 11 Dakar → Sep 17 Gorée

by road, by ferry, by air

Chiapas by motorcycle

Motorcycle · October 2022

A loop from Villahermosa through Palenque and the Lacandon Jungle, up into the highlands at San Cristóbal, and back.

Oct 14 Villahermosa → Oct 15 Palenque → Oct 17 Bonampak → Oct 17 Nueva Palestina → Oct 17 Nahá → Oct 19 Ocosingo → Oct 19 Oxchuc → Oct 19 San Cristóbal → Oct 21 Chamula → Oct 22 Villahermosa

by motorcycle

Cairo and Luxor

Travel · May 2023

Giza and Cairo, the train south to Luxor, a short felucca sail and a balloon over the West Bank, and a flight back to Cairo.

May 7 Giza → May 8 Cairo → May 9 Luxor → May 10 Valley of the Kings → May 11 Cairo

by road, by rail, by air

Austin to Wyoming

Road trip · May 2023

Driving up for a summer on the Bitterroot Ranch: west Texas and the Guadalupes, Colorado, Evanston, Capitol Reef, Star Valley, Jackson and Dubois.

May 22 Austin → May 22 Marfa → May 23 Prada Marfa → May 23 Van Horn → May 23 Guadalupe Mountains → May 23 Colorado Springs → May 25 Evanston, WY → May 25 Salt Lake City → May 26 Capitol Reef → May 29 Alpine, WY → May 30 Jackson → May 30 Dubois → May 30 Bitterroot Ranch

by road

Sailing the San Blas

Sailing · February 2024

From Isla Linton east along the Guna Yala coast to the Cayos Holandeses, then back to Cartí.

Feb 17 Panama City → Feb 17 Isla Linton → Feb 19 Chichime → Feb 20 Cayos Holandeses → Feb 22 Isla Morón → Feb 23 Cartí → Feb 23 Panama City

by road, under sail

Istanbul to Svaneti

Backpacking · October 2024

Through Istanbul to Tbilisi, up to Mestia, and four days on foot across Upper Svaneti to Ushguli.

Oct 4 Istanbul → Oct 5 Tbilisi → Oct 7 Mestia → Oct 8 Zhabeshi → Oct 8 Adishi → Oct 9 Khalde → Oct 10 Iprari → Oct 10 Ushguli → Oct 11 Tbilisi → Oct 14 Mtskheta

by air, by road, on foot

Up the Mazaruni to the Semang

Expedition · April 2026

By jet boat from Parika up the Essequibo and the Mazaruni to Semang Landing, by launch up the Semang to the rapids, then on foot to King Edward VIII Falls.

Apr 22 Georgetown → Apr 24 Parika → Apr 24 Bartica → Apr 24 Issano → Apr 24 Semang Landing → Apr 25 King Edward VIII Falls

by road, by boat, on foot

The Rae Lakes Loop

Backpacking · June 2026

About 41 miles from Roads End, up Bubbs Creek, over Glen Pass to the Rae Lakes, and down Woods Creek and Paradise Valley.

Jun 8 Roads End → Jun 8 Junction Meadow → Jun 9 Vidette Meadow → Jun 9 Charlotte Lake → Jun 10 Glen Pass → Jun 10 Rae Lakes → Jun 11 Woods Creek → Jun 11 Paradise Valley → Jun 12 Roads End

on foot

Every place on the map

Alaska

Valley Point

Uganik Island, Kodiak Archipelago · 2019

First season setnetting salmon, on the north side of Uganik Island.

Life Map

Places I’ve lived

Trips

The Wilderness Waterway

Sand Dunes to White Sands

Colorado Springs to San Diego

Rome to Sicily

Southern Utah

Guiding the Apostle Islands

A semester in Greece

Morocco by train

Big Bend

Spain to Senegal

Chiapas by motorcycle

Cairo and Luxor

Austin to Wyoming

Sailing the San Blas

Istanbul to Svaneti

Up the Mazaruni to the Semang

The Rae Lakes Loop

Every place on the map

Alaska

The West

The Midwest

The South

Southern Mexico

The Caribbean & South America

King Edward VIII Falls

Spain & Morocco

Italy & Greece

Egypt

Georgia

Sub-Saharan Africa