#radicalsabbatical: A Radical Retrospective

With a few days distance from The Year, it's pretty hard to imagine a more spectacular series of events. Last winter feels like a lifetime ago, but flipping through this blog is a great reminder of people, places & experiences – what an exceptional time.

With work just around the corner, it seems like it's only appropriate to close this blog up (until next time – maybe a few years down the road), but I've enjoyed the practice of chronicling adventures, putting memories and pictures up for later revisiting, so while I won't be posting back here anytime soon, I will be sharing the latest adventuring to #sickdays. Adventures will likely be less grand, and less frequent, but likely will include more friends and cool spots closer to home.

For a little retrospective of the time off, here's a little taste of The Year by the numbers:

20,000+ Miles on wheels

16,256 Photos taken

737 River miles

290 Days away from home

75 River days

61 Nights under the stars

58 Blog posts

56 Ski days

36 Flight legs

35 Powder days

29 Largest fish in inches

28 Friends on adventures

23 Massages

15 Warm water surf days

12 States traveled

10 Countries visited

7 Fishing licenses

2 Fly rods broken

1 Elephant ridden

0 Days worked

I can't help but say it again – what an exceptional time.

Drop in any time at #sickdays and for a little more reminiscing, here are some of the highlight vids from the year...