What do you do with the world’s biggest tree? If you’re the National Park System, you put it in a tree museum, of course. Though,
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The Land of Misfits, Our 2020 Christmas Story
Despite our fancy footwork and lightning-fast bob-and-weave, the pandemic closures finally caught up with us. They packed quite a punch. Here in California, closures are
Homing In
“We’re just looking for a place to exist in this world,” I said to Carol, the obtuse Utah state forestry agent on the phone. It
First, You Have to Climb
At 9200 feet above sea level, O’Haver Lake is a glassy oasis between surrounding peaks: Ouray, Cleveland, Sheep Northeast. And adjacent to this picture-postcard setting
The Present
“Let’s do this,” is a phrase Glenn and I say often to each other. It’s a shared signal that we use to pause and appreciate
A Song of Fire and Ice
On Friday, things got really real when Glenn and I pulled up chocks and rolled out of Mountaindale RV park after a six-week sojourn. The
Day 28: Trois Amies
Glenn and I had one night to spend near Foresta Lumina in Coaticook, Quebec. A quick search led me to the only place we could
Day 27: To Foresta Lumina
Having enjoyed a generous slice of Americana in Farmington, we shifted our attention and appetite for adventure north to Canada. Our journey from Colorado to
Day 25: They Lied
While we were in Killington Vermont, we pushed our limits with downhill mountain biking, careening down twisted, treacherous runs. Today, in Carabbasett Maine, we rolled
Day 24: The Appalachian Trail
Long a lure for solo hikers, The Appalachian Trail (AT) runs 2192 miles from Georgia to Maine, where we set foot on it. Logging miles