… big adventure in our future. I’m excited to say that Paul and I have some news to share today!
I’ve been quiet here on the blog over the last two months, and there’s a reason for it. Besides pursuing personal running and climbing projects, spending the better part of January & February in Argentina guiding two successful trips for AWExpeditions and working feverishly to expand AWE’s Summit Scholarship program, Paul and I have also been preparing for a big change to our personal lives.
Without further ado - here’s the meat of it.
After almost eighteen months of nomad vanlife adventures, Paul and I are starting a new chapter as the new owners of Dreamland Safari Tours in Kanab, Utah. The ink is is barely dry (we signed the purchase agreement on Friday) but we have been working on this deal for almost three months now and are incredibly excited about our new home base out in the middle of the most beautiful desert locations that the Southwest has to offer. Kanab is smack in between Zion, Bryce, and the Grand Canyon - no more than 90 minutes driving from each - and it’s a lot less crowded than Moab or Springdale. With Dreamland, we now manage a fleet of ten Suburban 4x4s and work with a staff of more than half a dozen awesome desert guides who know famous Kanab-area destinations like the Wave like the back of their hands, but also love to take you far off the beaten path to locals-only spots. Come visit and let us take you on an adventure!
You’ll be seeing a lot more desert photos & videos from me going forward, but this new business doesn’t mean that we’re settling down; it just means that we have a permanent address and a place to live again. Paul and I still have a big craving for adventure, and I will not just continue to pursue FKTs and mountain sufferfests but also guide high-altitude climbs for AWExpeditions as it were.
In the meantime, I am incredibly excited to have a place as beautiful as Kanab as my new playground (did I mention that there’s world-class single track desert running less than two blocks from our new front door?) and I very much hope to see many of you here. Check out the gallery below to get an idea of some of the places that we can take our guests to - and that’s just the beginning. Paul and I have a lot of plans for longer guided trips that’ll include more backpacking, canyoneering, climbing and trail running. Make sure to follow Dreamland on Instagram @dreamlandsafari or like us on Facebook to stay up-to-date!
