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The gurgling of a coffee maker.

It's a sound that many of us take from granted.

It sounds so ingrained in our days that we hardly hear it, much less appreciated.

But what if you spent 300 days a year living out of a duffle bag, hunkered in a tent, or sleeping in a motel room?

A gurgling coffee maker could start to sound a lot like home.

The last two weeks I was in Montana, Oregon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Tahoe, and I leave for Kentucky on Monday, with a quick trip to Yosemite in between.

I've learned to really appreciate the days and nights that I'm at home.

And I think the highlight is when I can use my own coffee maker and sleep in my own bed.

There's just something really special about brewing your own coffee.

Meet Corey Rich, photography juggernaut, adventure, storyteller.

You may not have heard of him, but I guarantee that at one point or another, you've seen his photos.

His images have made you daydream.

They brought you into the lives of professional athletes and taken you to some of the world's most incredible wild places.

You've cut them out and hung them above your desk.

Over the last 10 years, no photographer has captured the essence of the dirt bag lifestyle better than Corey.

Nobody works harder. He's up before dawn, out all day, and back to his tent after nightfall.

His work has graced the pages of outside, National Geographic Adventure, climbing the New York Times magazine, even the Economist.

Work, adventure, and daily life blur together into a single existence centered around capturing images and telling stories.

By all accounts, he lives the dream.

98% of the time. I'm photographing people that are my friends and people that I choose to spend time with.

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