Category: Outdoors

  • The Numbers Don’t Lie

    I’ve had an Apple Watch for a few years, and liked it enough to upgrade to the latest (Series 6 at this writing). Much like the Garmin it mostly replaced, […]

  • Backpacking…Finally

    Over eight months in the making, I finally took that shiny, unused backpack into the woods. For those tuning in late, the plan was set last fall with a “shoulder […]

  • Boston Marathon, Here I Come

    Of course, not really. First, the marathon has been delayed this year until September. Second, have you not been reading? I’m in no marathon shape, and won’t be for a […]

  • The Grizzlies Went Hungry

    The Grizzlies Went Hungry

    This was supposed to be a bunch of pictures of trees, creek, mountains, and me enjoying a steaming cup of green tea by my new tent because even I’m not immune […]

  • Lovely Day for a Motorcycle Ride

    Lovely Day for a Motorcycle Ride

    Maids, front desk personnel, people in the lobby, everyone I hear is talking about how crappy the weather is this morning. Rain and 14. I’m a runner, kilometers are second […]

  • A Pigeon Heads Home to Roost

    A Pigeon Heads Home to Roost

    A quick one today because the road today was quick but not all that interesting, and because I’ve laid down almost 700 miles. I have now ridden the length of […]

  • Plenty of Light

    I counted three flashlights of various kinds in my luggage. What the hell was I thinking? I haven’t seen true darkness in over a week.

  • A Hidden Gem

    A Hidden Gem

    (Apologies for what I am sure are a bunch of typos. I’m in my sleeping bag using the iPhone on-screen keyboard to type this.) Earlier to bed and earlier to […]

  • Remote and Unconnected

    I apologize to the three people that are reading this for getting the posts so backed up. This is the first time since Prudhoe Bay that I’ve had a data […]

  • Good Fortune Awaits

    Good Fortune Awaits

      Up at eight this time, having had the first good night’s sleep in a long time since my tent is buried in trees and the constant daylight is a […]