Spending time outdoors reminds me that I am usually not in control. The conditions dictate what is possible. I’m looking forward to hiking in the Big Sur over the holidays, but the Soberanes Fire burned over 132,127 acres this summer. …
Yosemite’s Disappearing Glaciers
Glaciers carved Yosemite Valley and once covered the Sierra. Remnant glaciers dot the Sierra but are rapidly receding. Several recent articles have documented the disappearing glaciers of the Sierra – especially the Lyell Glacier in Yosemite. I’ve also climbed amidst…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #8 (Requiem)
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. To conclude my trip, I flew 1500 miles from Baltimore to Colorado in about 3 hours. It would have taken me over 75 days to walk that same…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #7
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. I am getting back on the correct email numbering with 7.5. I was bit aggressive with my last number #7 and skipped #6. I am in the Front…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #6
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. I am feeling my most civilisized in two months – at least as elegant as one can be with a forest gump/ castaway/ grizzly adams type of beard. Fortunately,…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #5
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. There has been a bit of an email drought here in VA – apologies to folks who have written and I have not been able to respond. I am…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #4
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. Bartlett would have a field day with the quotations on the AT. You hear many interesting things such as, “I am going to take it easy today and only hike…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #3
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. You really have to seek solitude when hiking the AT. This may seem counterintuitive, but folks and friends are everywhere. This is probably because of the strength of trail culture…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #2
I’m posting descriptions of my past favorite trip – the Appalachian Trail. I am now in Hot Springs, NC – about 11 days and 135 miles into my trek. I just finished hiking through the Smokies. It is truly amazing!…
Past Adventure: Appalachian Trail Dispatch #1
I’m posting some descriptions of my past favorite trips. I’ll start w/ my favorite adventure of all time – the Appalachian Trail. Appalachian Trail Email 1: April 2002 Before I enter Wharton this August, I am embarking on a new…