Up In The Clouds: How Climbing Changed My Life
Summit of Fisher Towers “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion…I go to them as humans go to worship. From their lofty...
View ArticleSurfs Up! My First Time Surfing at Deerfield Beach
“Let’s go surfing!” My friend Melissa had eagerly been trying to get me to try surfing for a long time now. As a climber obsessed with the mountains i’d never been attuned to adventures on the ocean,...
View ArticleAn Update and the Reveal of My Future Plans
Mike Off the Map has gone quiet. Too quiet – and to my fans I apologize for the long wait in between updates. So what’s been going on? There’s been a long period of activity, projects for other sites,...
View ArticleTravel Cheap and Travel Often: The Laws to Traveling On A Whim
I am a constant, ceaseless, and sudden traveller. I like planning trips on a whim, I don’t like to wait too long between ideas and action, and if I see an opportunity i’ll take it at any cost. My...
View ArticleSave Our Land: Three Endangered National Parks
Arches National Park This Veterans Day weekend, November 10-12 marks the final free national park day weekend of the year. It’s an excellent opportunity to get outside, enjoy the last days of pleasant...
View ArticleHow Did I Get Here? My Story As A Writer
A couple weeks ago, I was invited to give a talk to a middle school journalism class on my work as a freelance writer. It was a time not only that I got to reflect on my past and development, but to...
View ArticleThat Time That I Learned to Climb (And Ruined Someone’s Date)
One of the benefits of being off on injury is that I get a lot of time for contemplation. I remember a lot, I get inspired, I relive memories, and I think about things that went right, and things that...
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