Staying young through good routines, featuring Rainer's Ptarmigan Ridge and Washington Pass' South Early Winter Spire
spring road trip 2014
Seeking the snow elsewhere in the US when the Sierra are dry...
mountain hangover part 2: norman clyde and kansas city
Earning the rest of the mountain hangover, and seeking its cure.
mountain hangover part 1: banner and norman clyde
There's snow out there...you just have to look for it.
Finding fun to cause one...
basin and gibbs
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
A weekend of curing an unknown ailment with a universal cure: the mountains.
patagonia 2014 part iv
Patagonia...the fourth installment
patagonia 2014 part III
Patagonia 2014, the third installment
patagonia 2014 part II
I bloviate about the second week of our stay in El Chalten
patagonia 2014 part I
The first leg of the Patagonia trip, documented.
winter 2014
Some thoughts on this 'winter' we're experiencing so far.
journey 2013
“A journey is a person in itself. No two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip, a trip takes us…in this a journey is like marriage, the certain way to be wrong is to think you can control it”
Summarizing the remainder of 2013 travels.
mount stuart
Ticking off a 50 classic in casual form
The Desert 2013
Reflections on time in the desert this year.
r2r2r
A recap of a grand canyon outing
Long Shadow Anxiety
musings on what happens towards the end of the day
There You Are
Where have I been for the last couple months?
Red Slate and the Sea
linking mountains and sea...
Fading Winter
Winter 2013 is slowing fading...
Backcountry Itch
wake up early and go hunting for the goods, only good can come of this
Sometimes you need to scratch it...
Morrison: North Ridge
"It's loose, but manageable"