Climbing Mount Spokane
Short is the little time which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain. - Marcus Aurelius ...
outdoor adventures
Death Valley
Once upon a time, long ago, I had heard about a place so desolate and isolated that at night one...
Wildwood
"Walking reminds us of who we are." - Paul Theroux( from The Bohemian Traveler ) On an overcast morning...
the Fremont Indians
It is unknown to us here today as to where the Fremont Indians came from. Some speculate that they broke...
Washington’s Northern Olympic Peninsula
One may wonder what draws a person back to a certain place, an internal gnawing at your subconsciousness to return....
no pressure in Acadia
The stress of life was building, the pressure mounting inside, ready to explode. I needed to get away, outside, and...
discover Wenatchee
As I look out the window, Mount Rainier is high above a blanket of clouds covering everything else below the...
biking on backcountry farm roads
A brook babbles it's insane laughter. The summer sun drenches my body in sweat, I glance over fields filled with...
on Walden Pond
It is remarkable to me how one can drive a mere twenty miles outside of Boston and find yourself immersed...
flashing back to one of my first solo travel adventures….
If we want to be technical about it, my first solo travel adventure was when I was eighteen, many moons...
Big Rock Candy Mountains
Just as a bug smashes into your car windshield, the idea hit me out of nowhere. I need to explore...
one last time before Spring…
It was way before dawn when I awoke, and so lazily, slowly, I make my way downstairs to the kitchen....