It’s been a while since I’ve written anything for Substack and I miss it. Honestly most of my creative energy has been going into Field Ethos Magazine. While I promise to get you more original content soon, here’s some of my recent work for the outdoor magazine.
This came out in print in 2023 but it was only recently put up on the website. With a couple friends I rode a BMW motorcycle across Northern Greece enjoying the adventure of a lifetime, while also enduring a few mishaps.
The Cresta Run is the home of the skeleton, a dangerous head first Olympic sledding competition. It’s become an adventure that epitomizes the glamor and prestige of St. Moritz and attracts famous faces from around the globe.
Running the Carrera Panamericana
This road race across Mexico is one of the truly terrifying motorsports events still in existence. The 2023 edition resulted in a fatality but the brave competitors still push on. Vintage and modern cars alike take part.
The Breguet XX is an underrated steel sports chronograph and an excellent value on the secondary watch market. I bought one a couple years ago and have enjoyed the combo of Parisian elegance and pilot’s precision.
After extensive field testing I can say that Japan makes the best—or at least my favorite—whisky around.
For a hundred years, Belstaff has provided the motorcycle riding, pistol toting, adventurous rogue’s alternative to the staid wax cotton hegemony of Barbour.