Jun 27, 2019

One fine summer day in Central Oregon, Matthew and a very close friend take a late afternoon hike up to the summit of Black Butte. Their beautiful fungus-enhanced journey to the peak was transcendent and edifying. But the return trip was fraught with peril.

Jun 20, 2019

Coachella. Love it or hate it, you have almost certainly heard stories about this towering pile of bands that appears annually out in the California dust. Nathan made it his mission to get his ass out there - twice. The dude was on the front lines for the water shortages rebellion, and he can tell you firsthand that...

Jun 13, 2019

Having found the nexus at the center of the convergence, Matthew finds himself catapulted into the riot of sounds and colors that make up the world around him. After a short interval spent contemplating circular rhythms that defy mathematics, he rejoins mundane reality and begins the homeward journey.

Jun 6, 2019

The middle of this three part saga reads like a laundry list of party times. West coast Phish Tour, Ren Faire, Esalen with Terence McKenna, Burning Man, raves in San Francisco, and four months as a beach bum on Maui. And all of that bookended by Rainbow Gatherings. It's hard to believe Matthew packed it into one year.