A cold water paddle on the Skagit River: North of Marblemount to Hamilton
Canoeing a tiny section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail in the Adirondacks
It’s been almost two years since I last blogged, apologies for the long lapse. Moving forward, I am deleting my social media accounts and hope to share experiences, thoughts, and […]
Trip Report: Issy Alps 100 Mile Redemption Run
This post has taken far too long to write. It is about a run (more accurately a slog) that I did last November, but really it starts earlier. Last April […]
Trip Report: Langtang Fast Pack
It was something that hovered in the back of our minds. Stretching our legs in Kathmandu led us to the top of Shiva Puri, a mountain on the north side […]
Haute Route Pyrenee: One Step at a Time
My last blog post was about spring in France, “European footsteps – Calais and the Pyrenees” and talked about experiences in the Calais refugee camp and rough plans for walking across […]
European footsteps – Calais and the Pyrenees
On Wednesdays we get up early and pull our belongings together. The routine is familiar. We leave Paris and drive three hours north to Calais. It’s a small French […]
Issy Alps 100 mile attempt
1/3/2017: Update – I tried this again in November and I was able to finish it. 3/28/2016: Update – After 18 hours and with cold rain coming down, I realized […]
Setting an Only Known Time on the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail (KVRT)
Introduction Update: This post was originally part trip report from an OKT attempt in late November, 2015 and part guide for the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail. In May, 2017, I […]
Planning the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail (KVRT) Challenge: Attempt v1
Update: I did this! Please see this post. The mountains and ridges circling Kathmandu are amazing and too often under appreciated. I spend a lot of time looking at them while […]