Shimone downs some snacks atop a subpeak of Mt. Aire after a gorgeous ski tour up. | Lambs Canyon, UT 1/29/20

Myself atop Honeycomb Cliffs following a boot pack to the summit while Mt. Superior stands tall and proud behind me. | Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT 2/13/20

Matt slaps skins on his skis for the second backcountry run of the day. | Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT 2/13/20

Lebowski watches the snow fall in-between rides at Deer Valley while working as glorified shuttle drivers. | Park City, UT 3/8/20

Bjorn skins up Mt. Aire as a storm rolls in. | Lambs Canyon, UT 3/20/20

Snacks, Ruthless and Lebowski share some farewell tacos overlooking Salt Lake City, our last time together before leaving town for the season. | Salt Lake City, UT 3/24/20

Lebowski flamboyantly throws a stake into the ground at a deserted campground while on the long haul back east from Salt Lake City. Thanks to COVID restrictions, in the morning I disappointingly found the latrine was boarded up. | 3/26/20 Somewhere in Iowa

While back home during lockdown, Gabriel taught me the age old art of disc throwing to much success. Despite his vastly superior technique, I lost by only four throws. | 4/28/20 Bay Village, OH

While visiting Lebowski to work on my car, we decided to camp out in the yard on a warm night. | 5/3/20 Ann Arbor, MI

Lebowski enjoys the fruits of his labor after learning some small engine repair from Detroit-area mechanics. | 5/3/20 Ann Arbor, MI

A day spent fishing on an empty lake is always a good day. Here Lebowski and Blankie soak up the sun while Andy lazily works on hooking a prize fish. | 5/4/20 Pinckney, MI

Turtlehead Cave, one of thousands of rockhouses in the sandstone hills of the Ohio River Valley. I hiked back here with my friend Hannah while spending some time in Athens before heading west for the year. | 5/17/20 Athens, OH

Michael takes the longboard for a few laps in the West End. | Athens, OH 5/18/20

Ruthless (left) and I took a trip to my old stomping grounds at Great Basin National Park. In a weird twist of fate, we ran into Athens pals Justin (right) and Abe on the summit of the 13,065' Wheeler Peak, the tallest point in the least visited national park in the lower 48. | 5/24/20 Baker, NV

At long last, I customized my RAV4 to be both a living space and a halfway serious off-roading machine. Exterior upgrades were made to suspension, ride height, tires, front end protection and a roof mounted sliding solar panel. | 5/26/20 Baker, NV

On the inside, I built a mattress platform with a trap door for clothes storage, seven drawer cabinet, interior and exterior sliding tables, space to sit upright with my feet down, window insulators and ultra-efficient LED lights. | 5/26/20 Baker, NV

Buddy and I have become quite chummy this summer. He lives with the Herings, who very kindly allow me to park in their driveway and use the facilities whenever I'm in Tahoe. | 6/1/20 Tahoe City, CA

On a drive up to the Pacific Northwest I stopped and spent a night with my good friends Alex and his girlfriend Korynn. | 6/18/20 Seattle, WA

Lucas and Max hunt for blue agates along a glacial river below Mt. Baker. | 6/18/20 Mt. Baker, WA

Gandalf pauses while heading to camp at a lake in the Goat Rocks Wilderness. | 6/20/20 Yakima, WA

A momma cat and litter of kittens moved into the barn, but this little girl is the only one that made it through the spring. Her name is Elsa and has quickly become part of the family! | 7/7/20 Oroville, CA

Flower hikes down from Kearsarge Pass to join the Pacific Crest Trail. | 7/10/20 Independence, CA

Morgan skips a stone between sips of wine and bites of cheese on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. | 7/19/20 Dollar Point, CA

Sierra enjoys a sit in the back of my car while making dinner at The Bug Farm, a vehicle dwelling commune in Tahoe National Forest. | 7/26/20 Soda Springs, CA