After the AT we returned to Texas in search of jobs and of course they were scarce. We took temporary field biologist jobs in east Texas where we spent seven days a week in the woods (with a motel at night) but it was a nice transition from tenting to the world again. After 2.5 months of that we still did not have permanent jobs so we decided to hit up the Florida Trail and thru-hike that. We completed the FT in Jan and Feb of 2011 and our journals can be found here. From there we took another temporary field biologist position and in August of 2011 we settled down outside of Houston when I was hired full-time with the company we’d been working for. We’re still exploring but excited to have a bit of earth to built a garden but I’m also excited to begin taking portrait photography clients.

I’ve been blogging since 2002 in some form and you can read more about that here. I write a lot about nature but I share photos of family and friends and also of artwork and crafts. I’m always looking for adventures, whether they are grandiose or the every day kind. Life is about stepping outside the comfort zone and experiencing it, whether it’s a 5 month long backpacking trip, trying new food, or saying yes to something you’d normally say no to.

We are also professional nature and wildlife photographers, so please stop by our website, Wildscape Photo and have a look.

You can reach me via email at oceanicwilderness at gmail dot com.