Dave Pidgeon over at Compass Points saw that there was a need for well-produced outdoors videos on the web, so he went out and did it himself (I’m right there with him on that point…it’s why I started PTV). Enter Compass Points TV, Dave’s video version of his blog, where he does video trip reports and other videos. He’s just [...]
A group of high school students from North Carolina set out to hike more than 200 miles over 16 days on the John Muir Trail, rated the #1 trail in the world by Backpacker Magazine (according to one of the people in the video. I can’t seem to find that fact on Backpacker’s website). I think I may need to [...]
I stumbled onto Trailsauce.com the other day that has some really good backpacking and outdoors content, and as I was looking through some older posts, I found this video. It’s the trailer to TREK – A Journey on the Appalachian Trail, a movie about 4 friends who set out to hike the famed trail. I don’t think there’s much in [...]
Big cities always have something to hide. And when you think of the secrets of a big city, you usually imagine them to be bad secrets. But when it comes to Portland – Maine’s largest city – those secrets are more like hidden treasures. Not many people know about them, but those who do are among a very special group. [...]
The Five The Five is a new feature on Part Time Vagabond that showcases an adventure, big or small, in five – and only five – photos with text (or minutes of video, minutes of sound, etc). Think of it as though you’re presenting your trip to a group of really interested friends; you tell a story with each picture, [...]
Part Time Vagabond 001 from Chris Cavs on Vimeo. I walked into my room the other day and happened to glance a the corner next to my dresser, the one where i keep a crate full of camping gear. The pile glared at me like a long neglected lover, angry at having been ignored for so long. I decided it [...]
It can be tough to get outside as much as we’d like to, despite the well known fact that being outdoors is good for our mental and physical health. Some readers of this blog are likely to be people who spend most of their day indoors behind a computer. I find myself sitting at my desk or on my bed, [...]
Hiking w/ Beer on 12seconds.tv My friend Josh Christie likes hiking. He also likes beer. Every so often, he combines the two. It doesn’t always work out well.
This story caught my attention last night. Apparently, a newlywed couple in Missouri had to be rescued when the bride had a bad reaction to the LSD she was tripping on. A seizure and a helicopter ride later, she was in serious condition in the hospital. Nicely done. I wonder if she was trying to get down the rabbit hole… [...]
