Texas Sojurn – Big Bend National Park, Part 3
The last bit of our Texas winter break with a brief stop at Davidson Mountains State Park. Read More …
Month: January 2025
Texas Sojurn 2024 – Big Bend National Park, Part 2
Part 2 of our Big Bend jaunt over Christmas and into the New Year. Read More …
Texas Sojurn 2024 – Big Bend National Park, Part 1
The first part of our ten days at Big Bend National Park. Read More …
An overlook -Alpha Squak V2
A look at the Alpha Squak V2. The TL;DR – I like the garment itself but I still find Alpha fleece a niche use for my needs. Read More …
Texas Sojurn 2024 – Hueco Tanks
The first part of our Texas December vaction started at the awesome Hueco Tanks State Park with its memorable images. Read More …
December desert meanderings
An early December camp before we took for a couple of weeks. Read More …
Gear over the years – A look back, Part 2
Another look over the gear Joan and I used over the decades. Read More …
Ultra-light but not ultra-precise
Why I stopped counting ounces with my gear…at least precisely. Updated for 2025. Read More …
Gear over the years – A look back, Part 1
The first in a series of some quick looks at some gear or gear-adjacent items we still use over the years. Read More …
2024 in review
The 2015 version of a 1995 holiday newsletter (as I am too old/lazy to do a 2025 TikTok video) .
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Thoughts on seventeen days away
We just returend from seventeen days away in Texas going to Hueco Tanks, Big Bend National Park, and Davis Mountain State Park. Some initial thoughts. Read More …
Sunday Blues
All about the “Sunday Night Blues.” Read More …