Chris Roams

Travel, Adventures, and Photography

About 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.

Affiliations and Certifications

Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team - Lieutenant
AMC Boston Rock Program - Program Co-Director and Instructor
Harvard Mountaineering Club - Cabin Board Member
Plymouth Flying Club - President
Campton-Thornton Fire-Rescue - EMT
American Alpine Club - Member
Access Fund - Member
Rumney Climbers Association - Member
Private Pilot, FAA Part 61 (Airplane Single-Engine Land)
Remote Pilot, FAA Part 107 (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
SSI Advanced Open Water Diver
Eagle Scout

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Death Valley National Park

Travel and Photos

Joshua Tree, Trona, and Death Valley

February 28, 2018

Attempting to dodge the winter cold by heading to the desert for some climbing, and getting snowed on in Death Valley instead.
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Owens Valley

August 13, 2013

Day hiking in Death Valley and Owens Valley
Sierra Stars

Death Valley Spring

April 02, 2013

Another short jaunt out to Death Valley and the eastern Sierras.
Bighorn

Death Valley Superbloom

March 06, 2016

A rare superbloom in Death Valley 20160305-9

Back in the Dust

May 10, 2014

Getting back on the road and riding from San Diego to Las Vegas Read More…

Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Mojave Desert

Southern California Loop

November 26, 2012

Riding from San Jose to San Diego and then driving up along the Sierras, across Death Valley, and out to Joshua Tree Read More…

Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Manzanar National Historic Site, Mojave Desert, Sonora Desert

To The Pacific

October 25, 2012

Riding from Las Vegas to San Jose Read More…

Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Pinnacles National Monument, Mojave Desert, Sierra Nevada

High Country

June 10, 2012

Spending some time enjoying the scenery and adjusting to altitude high in the Sierras.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert

Bat Country

June 09, 2012

Arriving in Las Vegas and heading for Death Valley.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Mojave Desert

Flyover

April 09, 2012

Flying over southern Utah, the Mojave, and the Sierras on my way to meetings, taking pictures of the places I’ve been riding and hiking in since November.
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Tags: Colorado Plateau, Death Valley National Park, Aerial