My friend John quit his job (again) and I went out to help him move and celebrate his second temporary retirement. We visited new parts…
Category: Outdoors
Penguins!!!
Well. These are just the most adorable things EVER. Boulders Beach is a normal beach where you can swim or lay in the sun or do whatever…
Seaview and Addo
Seeing animals in a zoo is one thing. Stopping the car while a parade of elephants crosses the road in front of you is a completely different…
Hail on Yale
John and Sam and I set off with a grandiose plan to summit two, count ’em TWO, 14ers in one week. We got one! Sort…
Death Valley is Aptly Named
An uncle of mine winters in Vegas and invited my cousin and me to visit. Among other side trips we spent a day in Death…
Failure is Always an Option on Mount Massive
John and John and I met in Leadville to take the third shot at checking off Mt Massive. Two previous attempts at Massive were stymied…
Defaulting to Moab
Sam and Joe and I unexpectedly went to Moab to check out Arches and Canyonlands National Parks when a previously scheduled trip to climb Mt.…
Winter at Jonestown
I headed up north after Thanksgiving in Hatley to go spend a night in the woods by myself. After a stop for a night in…
Mt. Massive Has Some Tricks Up Her Sleeve
Brigson, Bottels, Sam, Leah and I went to Colorado to climb Mt. Massive for spring break. The midwest delegation left at the usual 10p to…
Biking the UP with Dad
Dad and I went biking in the UP this summer for our annual trip. We spent two nights in Houghton to bike the Keweenah peninsula,…