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Welcome to the blog! Here you'll find tales of my misadventures, food and restaurant reviews, local beer and brewery takes, and posts on just about any topic that I think you'll find interesting. You'll also find a number of my Trek Logs here--journal entries and breakdowns from specific trips I've taken. New posts go up every week here, so feel free to subscribe on the bottom for the latest updates.

About Me

Hi there, I'm Dan: videographer, travel-addict, and beer-lover. I left corporate life behind to start my own video business and travel the world. Want to know more about me and Dan Treks?

Top Posts

Yosemite's most popular and perilous hike: Half Dome

Eternal Flame Falls Guide

Forrest Gump Point, Utah

Boost your creativity through travel

Mexican Hat, Utah Guide

The Mexican Canyon Trestle

An Acadia staple:

Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Maine

Largest living thing on earth:

the General Sherman Tree

National Park Guides

Sequoia National Park Guide

Acadia National Park Guide

Yosemite National Park Guide

Carlsbad Caverns Guide

Kings Canyon National Park Guide

Dry Tortugas National Park Guide

Videos

Yellowstone National Park

Mexican Hat, Utah

Carlsbad Caverns

Eternal Flame Falls

Sequoia National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

The Mexican Canyon Trestle

White Sands National Park

Beer of the Week #16: Last One Down by Wasatch Brewery

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Beer of the Week #16: Last One Down by Wasatch Brewery

It's winter time, unless you live in the southern hemisphere, then it certainly is not. Rumor has it the toilets flush backwards down...

Beer of the Week #15: Sonoran White Chocolate Ale

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Beer of the Week #15: Sonoran White Chocolate Ale

This beer really shouldn't work, but for some reason it does, and it's fantastic--as long as you're a fan of white chocolate. Brewed by...

Beer of the Week #14: Historic Brewing Pie Hole Porter

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Beer of the Week #14: Historic Brewing Pie Hole Porter

Oktoberfest and marzen season will be over before you know it, and the porters and stouts will be back in full swing; and what better one...

Beer of the Week #13: Melvin Brewing Killer Bees American Blonde Ale

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Beer of the Week #13: Melvin Brewing Killer Bees American Blonde Ale

It's good to be back, and what better way to kick off the grand return of the Beer of the Week than with a selection from our latest...

Beer of the Week #12: Don't F#%K It Up! by Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

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Beer of the Week #12: Don't F#%K It Up! by Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

Watch your language. No, but really, can you think of a phrase that has been more true? Are you going to order Taco Bell for dinner?...

Beer of the Week #11: Low Dome Citrus Wheat

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Beer of the Week #11: Low Dome Citrus Wheat

I don't often think of my health when beer-shopping/drinking, and the mention of any low-calorie beer usually makes me shudder, as I...

Trek Log: Hiking Half Dome

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Trek Log: Hiking Half Dome

It was about 4:30am when we headed for Curry Village in Yosemite. We each had a freeze-dried meal for breakfast, and were now staring up...

Beer of the Week #10: Hamburg Brewing Company's Yule Shoot Your Rye Out

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Beer of the Week #10: Hamburg Brewing Company's Yule Shoot Your Rye Out

I grew up watching A Christmas Story--it's the definition of a Christmas classic. What other movie do they play for 24 hours straight on...

Beer of the Week #9: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2021

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Beer of the Week #9: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2021

Ah, Black Friday, what a nightmare of a day. I gave up on door buster deals a long time ago, and strictly do all my shopping online, the...

Beer of the Week #8: Moab Especial Golden Wheat Ale

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Beer of the Week #8: Moab Especial Golden Wheat Ale

This week's beer is my second feature from Moab Brewery, from the adventure city of Moab, Utah. It had been a couple years since we...

Mallory Square Sunset Celebration: A Daily Key West Tradition

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Mallory Square Sunset Celebration: A Daily Key West Tradition

Fire breathers, tight-rope walkers, feral roosters, and a man playing the sitar. Intrigued yet? Wait, don’t go! I swear, this is a normal...

Beer of the Week #7: Mile Wide Beer Co.'s Caterpillar's Mojo

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Beer of the Week #7: Mile Wide Beer Co.'s Caterpillar's Mojo

I hadn't been through Kentucky since road tripping to Tennessee on a whim for the solar eclipse back in 2017. My only memory was stopping...

Beer of the Week #6: Hike it Out Hefeweizen

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Beer of the Week #6: Hike it Out Hefeweizen

The first time I had Snake River Brewing's Hike it Out Hefeweizen it was waiting for me in our AirBNB in Alpine, Wyoming, about an hour...

Beer of the Week #5: 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon

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Beer of the Week #5: 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon

Somehow, I don't have a better photo of the can, so enjoy this one from maybe six years ago in the sunroom of my bachelor pad, which...

Beer of the Week #4: Grand Canyon Brewing Company Sunset Amber Ale

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Beer of the Week #4: Grand Canyon Brewing Company Sunset Amber Ale

Welcome to the fourth beer of the week, and on it's new home of every Saturday--not quite as thirsty as Thursday, but still pretty...

Beer of the Week #3: Dead Horse Amber Ale

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Beer of the Week #3: Dead Horse Amber Ale

Dead Horse Amber Ale at Forrest Gump Point. Utah beer lovers rejoice! It's finally not a hassle to find Utah-brewed beer that's over...

Battle of the Big Trees: Redwood vs. Sequoia

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Battle of the Big Trees: Redwood vs. Sequoia

The two largest trees in the world, the redwood and sequoia, are remarkably similar, but also quite different.

Beer of the Week #2: 99 Golden Ale

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Beer of the Week #2: 99 Golden Ale

This beer of the week lands us in the city of Fresno, California, at one of my favorite of California's many breweries: Tioga-Sequoia....

Beer of the Week #1: 1890 Loganberry Ale

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Beer of the Week #1: 1890 Loganberry Ale

Some say that my fair city of Buffalo has a drinking problem, and that the craft beer industry has gotten out of hand, and also become...

Working at Play: How Does Travel Boost Creativity?

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Working at Play: How Does Travel Boost Creativity?

Traveling is more than just vacation. New experiences, sights, and cultures can all have a major boost on your creativity and output.

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