Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

Travel doesn’t have to be expensive–or even scary. Here’s how I saw Manhattan for the grand sum of ten dollars. (Featuring The Navigator!)

Howdy folks! New Orleans was a blast, and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. But let’s pick up where we left off: the one, the only, the ever-fabulous New York City.
As you may have noticed, my blog’s a little out of date: this photo, for example, was taken back in August. I’ve [...]

Megabus and other budget transportation companies are not just cheap: they’re comfortable and eco-friendly, too.

This post is the first of a three-part series on bike culture. Come back Friday to read about anarchy, bike jousting, and two-wheeled social protest.

Remember when you got your first bike? Was it a Christmas present, or maybe a birthday gift? Remember how much fun you used to have on that bike, how fast you [...]

I’d never seen a Great Lake before. “They’re huge,” people had told me. “You can’t see across them.” But that still didn’t prepare me for visiting one in person.
We drove up to the Indiana Dunes State Park, an expanse of protected shore along Lake Michigan. We were hoping to find a spot to camp, but [...]

So I met up with Quiet Earp in Columbia, Missouri. I’d been staying in Louisville, and he was driving from Nevada to New York. Going to Missouri was a bit of a backtrack, but it turned out to be the best backtrack ever. Why? Because we discovered Marble Creek, that’s why.
It was dumb luck and [...]

Look at that, I’ve been awarded!
Uprooted was selected as a finalist in the Tripbase Blog Awards, in the Eco Travel category. There’s quite a list of excellent eco-travel blogs up there, and I’m proud to be listed among them.
Looking back over what I’ve done and seen this year, I feel I’m just getting started. The [...]