David's Adventures

Where am I?

• If I'm ON the grid and I have shared my location with you, look me up on Google Maps.  

• If I'm OFF the grid, you can locate me via my satellite beacon on my Garmin Explore webpage. If my location isn't very recent on Garmin Explore, you can click the Locate button to find me.

What have I been doing recently?

• Check my online activity log to see my recent activities, including where I have hiked, distance/time/pace, route, elevation profile, and even my heart rate! 

• I often post my location, status, hike statistics, and photos on my Facebook feed. 

How to contact me?

When I'm on the grid, you can contact me via one of many channels including

• Email dcarr178@gmail.com. I manage my inbox rigorously and rarely miss messages. Email is especially effective if there is something you want me to do or follow up on because messages don't disappear into the void until I tell them to, unlike many other messaging services.

• Whatsapp +1 (801) 231-4946

• SMS to +1 (801) 231-4946 - Sometimes text messages come through when I have poor cell coverage and normal data won't work at all. However, when I'm traveling internationally sometimes text messages never seem to arrive and other data-based messaging services work better.

• Facebook messenger 

• If you have Garmin inReach and want to message me directly, my address is dcarr178@inreach.garmin.com.

If your message is non-urgent and I'm off-grid, I'll receive your message the next time I get to a town or a good mobile phone connection. However, if I'm off-grid and you have an EXTREMELY URGENT message to send me or a question to ask me, you can send it to me via satellite by visiting my Garmin Explore webpage and clicking the MESSAGE link. It's a little more costly for me to receive messages via satellite, but well worth it if there is an urgent situation that needs my immediate attention.

Why now?

Castles in the sky sit stranded, vandalized. The drawbridge is closing. A Dustland Fairytale, The Killers

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:14

For Chris and Janice, because none of us is guaranteed another sunrise.

Upcoming adventures

• March 21 - September 21, 2025 - 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. View the route.

• TBD - 870 mile Via Transilvanica

Recent adventures

• October 8 - February 12, 2025 - 1,888-mile Te Araroa trail New Zealand from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

• September 2-30, 2024 - 553-mile Pilgrimage of the Apostle Saint James Camino del Norte from Bayonne, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

• August 21 - September 1, 2024 - 97-mile Tour du Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. View the route.

• August 7, 2024 - Great Basin National Park

• July 30, 2024 - Hosting trail magic @ Yosemite Camp 4

• July 29 - August 6, 2024 - Yosemite National Park

• July 27-29, 2024 - Hosting trail magic @ PCT mile 1,018 Sonora Pass

• July 19-20, 2024 - Uintas Wall Lake

• July 10-13, 2024 - Uintas Grandaddy Lake

• July 5-6, 2024 - Uintas Notch Lake

• June 28-29, 2024 - Uintas Notch Lake

• June 8-20, 2024 - Alaska trip - Seattle, Vancouver, Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Whittier, Anchorage, Denali, Talkeetna, Seward

• May 24-31, 2024 - Utah National Parks tour

• May 2-8, 2024 - 80-mile pack-rafting the Escalante River