Chris Roams


Travel, Adventures, and Photography

Unfinished Business

November 21, 2011
The snow and rain that was supposed to move in last night never materialized, instead it was another beautiful day in Moab and I was stuck indoors getting some work done. I’ve decided to keep working east-coast hours seeing as that’s when everybody expects me to be online anyways so at least I can skip out around 3:00 local and enjoy 2 hours of daylight.

Today’s brief adventure involved a trip up to Arches National Park to take a picture that I meant to get when I was out here last year. That time around I spent the afternoon in Canyonlands and couldn’t get back to Arches in time for the sunset. This time around I barely made it as well, completing the 3 mile round trip hike in motorcycle boots and wearing armored pants because I didn’t think I had enough time to change into hiking clothes (I didn’t). The blisters will heal, and the picture was worth it.
Delicate Arch

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About Me me
I am a former information security consultant and that role involved almost constant travel within the US and internationally. I usually managed to squeeze in some personal time if I was on the road for work so I've been fortunate to explore many cities around the world and some of the areas outside those cities. These days I still work in information security but my consulting days are over so I spend more time traveling purely for recreation rather than work.

My current main adventure rig for long-term expeditions out west is a Chevy Colorado ZR2 pulling a 19' Airstream. I also have a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle set up in Class 11 style (oversized off-road tires but otherwise mostly stock) stashed in San Diego. Many of my previous adventures were on the back of a BMW G650GS motorcycle that met a sad end passing through a deer on Interstate 90 in Montana.

For seaborne adventures I have 41' sailboat, currently moored in Boston Harbor. I lived aboard her for about 3 years when I wasn't traveling on my motorcycle.

These days, when I'm not traveling, I live in a cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where hiking, climbing, skiing, and canoeing are all just a few minutes away.

My inner 13 year old is very disappointed in that I no longer spend sufficient time playing video games due to these other activities.

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