From the Archives : The year was 2019 & I was preparing for my long distance hike along Hadrian’s Wall in England by getting outside in August in Sedona, Arizona 
From the Archives : trying a lower cost alternative with HipCamp 
Last week at the movies vol. 4 
Clayton’s Peak 
From the Archives : hiking in Sedona’s vortex in 2018 
Ugly Christmas sweater concert
It's time to return to the music. Ever since I moved here to Arizona almost one year ago, I've...
The Loretto Chapel
A few years ago I found myself in Santa Fe during the start of the Holiday season. Twinkling lights and...
The seafood and ocean waves of Point Arena
"Being outdoors is as essential to my life as water, food, and air." If the ocean waves ever stopped their...
the return to Joshua Tree
Everything comes full circle if you have enough time and patience. I seem to have buckets of both. It had...
Thanksgiving experiments
Home for the Holidays, and what should I do? I find time for most of the usual activities, games with...
the Wharf Master Inn
Down a gravelly road I travel, the ocean sounds growing stronger with each turn of the wheel. The small coastal...
going to church along the Timberline
The morning temperature was slightly above freezing, and the cracking of ice could be heard along the stream's edge. The...
family reunions unveil the passing of time
We stop our card playing to soak in the beauty of a double rainbow. The Aunts and Uncles tell stories...
the Life Aquatic with Seu Jorge
I think I was fifteen when I first saw the movie "The Breakfast Club". I had no idea who David...
Sunflowers
I passed the most beautiful sight along Interstate 90 in South Dakota, a field full of sunflowers in the late...
Gold King Mine
The Holiday season is almost upon us, but I wanted to beat the rush and madness that will soon happen....
Ballarat
Into the furthest depths of Death Valley one must venture bravely into if you want to try and reach the...