Chris Roams

Travel, Adventures, and Photography

About Me

I am a former information security consultant and that role involved almost constant travel within the US and internationally. I usually managed to squeeze in some personal time if I was on the road for work so I've been fortunate to explore many cities around the world and some of the areas outside those cities. These days I still work in information security but my consulting days are over so I spend more time traveling purely for recreation rather than work.

My current main adventure rig for long-term expeditions out west is a Chevy Colorado ZR2 pulling a 19' Airstream. I also have a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle set up in Class 11 style (oversized off-road tires but otherwise mostly stock) stashed in San Diego. Many of my previous adventures were on the back of a BMW G650GS motorcycle that met a sad end passing through a deer on Interstate 90 in Montana.

For seaborne adventures I have 41' sailboat, currently moored in Boston Harbor. I lived aboard her for about 3 years when I wasn't traveling on my motorcycle.

These days, when I'm not traveling, I live in a cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where hiking, climbing, skiing, and canoeing are all just a few minutes away.

My inner 13 year old is very disappointed in that I no longer spend sufficient time playing video games due to these other activities.

Affiliations and Certifications

Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team - Lieutenant
AMC Boston Rock Program - Program Co-Director and Instructor
Harvard Mountaineering Club - Cabin Board Member
Plymouth Flying Club - President
Campton-Thornton Fire-Rescue - EMT
American Alpine Club - Member
Access Fund - Member
Rumney Climbers Association - Member
Private Pilot, FAA Part 61 (Airplane Single-Engine Land)
Remote Pilot, FAA Part 107 (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
SSI Advanced Open Water Diver
Eagle Scout

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Canyoneering

Travel and Photos

Westward Ho

January 05, 2018

Picking up a new camping rig and heading across the country for some new post-motorcycle adventures out west. l93%N1yGQLSvvIl6sZxluQ_thumb_55fb

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Tags: Colorado Plateau, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bears Ears National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Park, Ruins, Canyoneering, Airstream

Mecca Hills

October 05, 2013

Exploring slot canyons along the San Andreas Fault.
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Pouroff

Tags: Hiking, Canyoneering, Sonora Desert

Southern California

February 28, 2013

Looping from Yosemite to the Mojave and back.
Horsetail Fall

Horsetail Fall

Tags: Red Roamer, Hiking, Mojave Desert, Canyoneering, Spelunking, Sierra Nevada, Climbing, Yosemite National Park, Mojave National Preserve

Birch Hollow Canyoneering

August 02, 2017

Descending Birch Hollow, just outside Zion National Park
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Tags: Canyoneering, Hiking, Zion National Park

Back to Las Vegas

December 03, 2012

Mojave Sunset

Riding from San Diego to Las Vegas across the Mojave Read More…

Tags: Red Roamer, Anza-Borrego, Hiking, Canyoneering, Sonora Desert, Mojave Desert

More Canyons

May 21, 2012

Paria Ghost Town

Sightseeing in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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Tags: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Colorado Plateau, Road Trips, Canyoneering, Hiking

Wet Canyons

May 20, 2012

Zion Narrows

Backpacking the Zion Narrows.
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Tags: Zion National Park, Colorado Plateau, Canyoneering, Road Trips, Backpacking, Hiking

Climbing In

March 16, 2012

Spooky Gulch

Hiking in Peek-A-Boo and Spooky Gulch slot canyons and riding west to avoid a snowstorm.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Colorado Plateau, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Canyoneering, Hiking

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