This is a now page. Inspired by Derek Sivers. I’ll update this every few weeks.
Updated September 29th 2026 – Portland, OR
What I’m doing
I’m back in Oregon again after a 3 week trip that took us down through Eastern Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and ended up in Northern New Mexico.You can read more about that trip here. Almost immediately on our return, I went to 5 shows on the Fall West Coast tour of one of my favorite bands, Spafford. Two in Seattle, two here in Portland, and one in Bend. After so much travel, over 4,000 miles in the span of a month, I’m actually glad to be home for a little while. Fall is in the air here in the Northwest and I’ve been catching up on home maintenance projects, garden and yard work, and catching up with friends here at home. Hunting season is right around the corner and I’m looking forward to getting out in the woods and hopefully filling our freezer.
Right now I’m:
- Writing here at The Crooked Trail. I’m aiming to publish something worth reading regularly
- Focusing on my health. Working out every day, getting good sleep, preparing healthy meals for us. I’ve taken on all the cooking and shopping duties, which has been its own learning curve
- Getting out for local adventures as much as possible — camping, hiking, skiing, mountain biking
- Learning/Improving my Spanish
- Nurturing relationships with friends and family
- Dreaming and planning for the next trip
- Working on beaver habitat restoration and forest defense with Bark and the Cascade Forest Conservancy
What I’m reading
I often have two books going at once. One fiction and one non-fiction. Here’s what I’m reading now.
- Apocalyptic Planet by Craig Childs
What I’m thinking about
- The opposition between the desire to wander and travel and the pull to root to a place. How to reconcile these. Is it possible to have some of both?
- How to contribute meaningfully without filling my days with tasks just to feel busy.
