ShareThe call of the open road.  Some people hear it as just a whisper, a faint cry from the subconscious to get out there and look around.  Others hear a bellowing voice, a call to action to discover new lands near and far.  Rob and Jan from Denver, Colorado heard it loud and clear and, [...]

ShareYou might have noticed that I have a page entitled “Miles Hiked” followed by my current mileage status. You also might have noticed that when you clicked on it, you were taken to a page that simply said “COMING SOON.” Well, “soon” is now! I’ve updated the section of my site to include all the [...]

ShareI hope everyone is having a great Cinco de Mayo. I went on a hike with a friend in the afternoon to celebrate not only Cinco de Mayo but also my one-year anniversary of starting my 100 hike resolution. It was on May 5th, 2009 that I dusted off my boots and hiked up to [...]

ShareLight pollution is a growing problem. It is wasteful and eats up non-renewable resources such as oil and coal like cars sitting in a traffic jam. The International Dark‐Sky Association defines light pollution as “any adverse effect of artificial light, including sky glow, glare, light trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night, and energy waste.” [...]

ShareI’m an old fashioned kind of guy.  I don’t have a fancy phone.  I like good black and white films.  And I prefer the printed page over the digital one.  I love the musty smell of the old books, those annals of yellowed paper wrapped in Moroccan leather.  Magazines have a special place in my [...]