Two years ago today, after three days of trekking through the Nepali wilderness, Kim and I took a spectacular mountain view flight from Pokhara back to Kathmandu for our last day in Nepal. Looking back on that now, I remember of course the frustration we…
no commentI have mentioned in previous posts about our interest in traveling to Mongolia next. Well, we are excited to announce that we now have a plan to get there. Next summer we are going on the Mongol Rally! The Mongol Rally is a 10,000 mile…
no commentI sent this email out today to launch the site and announce to friends and family that we are participating in the Mongol Rally. The time has come again when Kim and I set about taking another long and far flung journey around the world. …
no commentIt’s taken a while to get the fundraising widget set up and put the finishing touches on this site. There is actually quite a bit still to work on, but I think we’re ready (enough) to launch this thing!
no commentSeattle to Albuquerque round trip route, 3841.1 miles in 7 days and 3 hours, from GPS track:
no commentNot even a full week after we registered and we got our first message from another team! The Griswolds are two guys (so far) from Detroit, and happened to be passing through Seattle. One of them is applying to the UW MBA program and came…
no commentSo here is a breakdown of how well we did gas-wise on the trip. Seattle to Albuquerque, including driving around Yellowstone, was 2063.4 miles. Albuquerque to Seattle, via the Grand Canyon, was 1777.7 miles. Total distance round trip was 3841.1 miles. We made 14 stops…
no commentKim and I just registered for two cars to participate in next summer’s Mongol Rally! Starting around some time late last year we knew that we wanted our next big trip to be Mongolia, but when we started planning we had no idea what we…
no commentWoke up at the crack of dawn this morning and left Salt Lake City, destination: Home (Seattle). Fourteen and a half hours later we pulled into our driveway. About half way through the drive Kim offered to relieve me, and I was still feeling pretty…
no commentBaatar Hero is a team of six intrepid adventurers from Seattle, embarking on the Mongol Rally in July 2010. The Mongol Rally is an annual 10,000 mile drive from London, England to Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia whose participants raise money for charity as they travel unmapped…
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