I Ran to Work Every Day for a Week
Since December 30th, I’ve been on a journey to save gas and make room in my schedule to exercise. It sprouted from the last year of travel. I took road […]
Author: sweaverflies
Flying the Sport3 135 During Quest Air Nationals Practice Days
Is it possible to have friend-overload? Being around so many encouraging, badass and lovable people has me saying, “I wanna be like them when I grow up!” My heart has […]
Trail Running the Kerry Way Part 3: The End
Here’s the wrap up of my final days trail running the Kerry Way, long overdue and finally laid to rest in a bed of chocolate and sheep poop. Click here […]
Trail Running the Kerry Way: Part 2
This is the 2nd part in a series about my trail run of the Kerry Way. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, click here! I’ve changed the structure a bit […]
Trail Running the Kerry Way: Part 1
In September and October 2017, I spent 24 days in Ireland, hiking and trail running two of the most well-known long distance trails in the country. As a […]
A Wassaw Summer – One Story
You can’t categorize a place in a single season, with a camera, from the fragmented perspective of just one person. But Wassaw Island, for however fleeting a moment, was mine. […]
Midwest 2017 – A New Pilot’s Experience with Competitive Hang Gliding
June 4th, 2017 marked my inaugural flight in the world of competitive hang gliding. Although I’d participated in a mentored competition once before, this time I was truly on […]
Nights Among Loggerheads with the Caretta Research Project
I started my second summer in the world of sea turtle conservation as an intern for Caretta Research Project (CPR) on Wassaw Island in Georgia on May 13th. First order […]
#TurtleCast – Helping Terrestrial Turtles in the Spring
This #TurtleCast video describes how to handle terrestrial turtles and what to do if you see one crossing the road. Rule #1 Move a turtle that’s crossing the road to […]
Boat Towing on Lake Minneola, Florida, March 21-22, 2017
After an already epic day aerotowing, flying cross country, and enjoying top of lift at 6000 feet, the Questies adventured to Lake Minneola to boat tow. Jeremy Armstrong brought a […]
My Final Flight of the Green Swamp Sport Klassic, April 1, 2017
The Green Swamp Sport Klassic is an annual mentored competition organized by Davis Straub at Quest Air Soaring Center in Groveland, Florida. We had excellent conditions all week, several people […]
The Great Groveland Taco Quest
Cloudy skies at Quest call for epic taco adventures! In the 2.6 miles between Supermercado Jalisco and Mi Guanajuato, there’s at least 7 places to satisfy a rainy day taco […]
Hang Gliding at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, March 5th, 2017
Yesterday, conditions at Quest were east and gusty, so we decided to make the pilgrimage to New Smyrna for some good ole fashion dune goonin. Launch was far from desirable, […]
Sea Turtle Technician: Best Job EVER?
During the summer, I spend my time on the Atlantic coast of Georgia doing one of the best jobs on the planet: sea turtle conservation. I’m often told, “That’s amazing! […]