© Patti Poulin
If you've ever wanted to get outside and stay there, Patti Poulin is your kind of gal, and Dirtbagger Diaries is your kind of column. She was living in Baltimore and training to be an EMT when she decided to escape the city streets and head for the hills. Not what you would call a "regular" columnist on Rum Bum, Patti checks in every now and then to fill us in on her latest adventure.
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by Patricia Poulin on November 27, 2010 at 03:51AM
After nearly 11 months of first living on the road, then in a tent within remote areas of the country, and now in the confines of a small mountain town, I had almost forgotten what it was like to intermingle within a more ... More »
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by Patricia Poulin on November 20, 2010 at 03:28AM
Mud; I really dislike mud and there I was standing upon a steep slope of oozing ground, now covered head to toe. I must have looked like Rambo. After spending a long weekend under the warm desert sun, I had found my ... More »
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by Patricia Poulin on November 13, 2010 at 03:07AM
“You want me to do what!?!” I only meant to think these words but somehow it slipped right out of my mouth. As we rode up on our mountain bikes to the start of a single-track ridgeline, my eyes darted from right to left ... More »
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by Patricia Poulin on November 06, 2010 at 02:48AM
You haven’t heard from me in awhile. That’s because, against most of my instincts, I moved to Colorado and started to lay down roots. Within a matter of weeks, I went from a dirtbagger to a weekend warrior, loving every ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on May 21, 2010 at 11:29AM
With the rolling green hills and overcrowded freeways now behind me, I found myself driving in the early morning hours along an empty two-lane highway with the sun barely peaking over the distant mountains. The landscape was ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on May 14, 2010 at 01:15AM
My time in Ouray grew to a close more quickly than I expected. When I had set off on this leg of my trip I knew time might be an issue, as my traveling companion had to be back to his life by a certain date. Finding myself ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on May 06, 2010 at 03:12AM
Bound for the majestic San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado, all I could focus on was the destination. This is completely against the motto that I've clung to ever since my the infamous Albuquerque meltdown – it's the ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on March 19, 2010 at 03:17AM
Heart in my throat, I grasped for anything I could. Bark crumbled in my hands and branches cracked as I attempted to hold on; I was running out of options as my feet continued to slip on loose rock and dirt. Too afraid to look ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on March 05, 2010 at 03:32AM
After several nights of sleeping on the freezing ground, drinking icy water and shivering to sleep, we decided to head toward the bright lights and busy streets of Albuquerque. Having spent our final morning exploring the ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on January 18, 2010 at 03:22AM
The car was packed, dog loaded and tentative plans mapped out yet the reality of my newfound vagabond lifestyle had still not sunk in. Headed for Phoenix, I was making a brief stop to pick up Doug, my partner in adventure for ... More »
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by Patricia "Patti" Poulin on December 26, 2009 at 03:55AM
Six months ago I was living in Baltimore after making a move 2,500 miles across the country away from my beloved west; leaving behind all that I had called home for most of my life. I was chasing a job as an outdoor educator for ... More »
