Times are a changin’ – Walking in time of weather extremes
Call it climate change, weather events, cycles, or bad juju. But there are more fires, swings in snow levels, droughts, closures, etc. Some thoughts. Read More …
Category: Musings
My views on life, the universe, and everything.
Top Ten Reasons Why Top Ten Gear Lists (Mostly) Suck
Top Ten Gear Lists are perhaps the most popular articles in any community. Be it backpacking, music, movies, etc. But they are typically useless. Read More …
The Appalachian Trail: The People’s Trail
The Appalachian Trail is not wilderness nor is it isolated. But it is a trail gives many people a sense of the wild and a sense of nature. Read More …
Golden Age of the outdoors?
Accessibility is relatively easy. Information is painless to acquire. Are we in a Golden Age of the outdoors? And how long will this Golden Age last? Read More …
Signs of the times
Two signs of our current state of connectivity. Read More …
Decline in Hunting : Impact on outdoor places?
A fascinating NPR piece discussed the number of hunters declining. What does trend mean for non-hunters and anglers? Read More …
Onward!
Another good amount of time spent in town. But I am glad to be back on the road! Read More …
Twenty years ago today
A watershed moment for me on this day: I started my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Read More …
Bay Area Exploring
Some time spent in the Bay Area. San Francisco is the perfect city for simply meandering and seeing what nooks and crannies await! Read More …
Random observations from the road
Some musings, ideas, and mildly useful tips from two months of traveling Read More …
Social Media ethics
An article I recently wrote for TrailGroove Magazine about the ethics of social media. “Obscurity, not secrecy” Read More …
On this Winter Solstice
Let’s celebrate the first day of winter! Read More …
2017: The theme was “Transition”
A look over 2017. A year of transition. A year that started off with too much time being taken from me. And ended with me giving the gift of time to myself. Read More …
Accessibility,wildness,and politics
Does everything have to be accessible? Can’t some places remain wild? Read More …