Pile of Rocks


Exploration, Outdoors, Phone Snaps, Travel

Last updated on December 10th, 2020I have a good buddy – Danna –  who lives up in the Pacific Northwest. She and I have been friends for roughly 16 years or so. Her area of the country is what I would consider to be the “enchanted emerald coast” and she knows I live in “The […]

September 17, 2020

Ode to my first vacation in 12 years


Exploration, Outdoors, Travel

Last updated on September 22nd, 2019Sure, I’ve had time off from work. Of course, nowadays companies (notably, the ones I’ve worked for) conflate “sick time” with “paid time off” without any benefits known as “vacation time”, which means I’ve easily been able to burn through all of my available time off in various ways. One […]

August 1, 2019

Insert Clever Running Title Here


Outdoors, Running

Last updated on November 5th, 2018“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” – John Bingham Sure, I enjoy tennis, walking, hiking, swimming and as recently as two years ago, during my last adventure in mid-life-crisis-ing, roller derby. However, none of those activities involved running. Roller derby […]

November 4, 2018

La Lena Wilderness Study Area Hike


Exploration, Outdoors

Last updated on September 17th, 2019This hike was a fairly daunting open-desert hike, even for fall. Despite that, the panoramic views, looking across Chico Arroyo, Lagunita Canyon in Emperado Wilderness Study Area, and Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area. Throughout the hike, we came across shards of petrified wood that had hardened into stone, majestic rock […]

October 21, 2015