Après Noon

by Après Noon|05 September 201805 September 2018|Après Noon

We thought of the name Après Noon the way all the best ideas happen: drinking margaritas at a dive bar. We were at the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson, WY, a local favorite watering hole. The margs were a well-earned reward...

We floated the Grand Canyon, Now What?

by Après Noon|12 July 201805 September 2018|Backcountry

Jonathan and my journals from floating the Grand Canyon are basically empty— mine has six entries, his has one. Despite the cases full of camera gear, Jonathan probably takes more photos in a day in the “real world” than he...

Baja California Road Trip in 2 Weeks

by Après Noon|23 April 201807 July 2018|Foreign Travel, Road Trip

One cold wintery day very early in our relationship, Jonathan projected a YouTube video of a beach onto our TV screen and we pretended we were on vacation. We stumbled across photos of Baja, California, and dreamed of being there....

Misadventures at Garnet Mountain Fire Tower

by Après Noon|20 April 201807 July 2018|Hiking, Weekend Adventure

A secluded fire tower on a mountaintop, panoramic views, a wood stove to keep us warm, and all the alcohol we could drink—that’s the weekend we bargained for. It was not the weekend we got. Jonathan, the planner he is, booked...