I am strong. Not necessarily mentally, though I do feel fine in that respect. I am happy, content in my… Read more Strong and Thriving
Category: Creative Writing
Itchy Boots and Me
While putting together my 2025 Christmas letters, I started watching Itchy Boots @ItchyBoots on YouTube. About three years ago an… Read more Itchy Boots and Me
Cottonwoods
I never liked cottonwood trees. They seemed so gnarly, their bark rough, grooved, scratchy. In the early summer, the cotton… Read more Cottonwoods
Delayed Take Off
I had planned on hitting the road yesterday to start my Sojourn, but the atmospheric river came through from California… Read more Delayed Take Off
Packing Up
Packing for the month-long road trip should get easier every year, right? This will be year five that I will… Read more Packing Up
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig.
With a hurt left leg that was swelling and bruising, my return to Denver and the prospect of driving 825… Read more Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig.
At Least It Was a Black Diamond Run
My mother told me I should quit skiing twenty years ago when I was approaching fifty. It was too dangerous,… Read more At Least It Was a Black Diamond Run
A Ski Reprieve
I’m on a Solo Ski Sojourn. Last year I was focused on vertical feet and broke 500,000 at the end… Read more A Ski Reprieve
Things I Love about the Lake
The creek: northern spawn in the spring, white suckers spawn shortly after, minnow buckets for bait. Birds that nest back… Read more Things I Love about the Lake
Solo Ski Sojourn 3: It’s a wrap!
Stuff to remember Left Minneapolis January 6, 2022 Returned Minneapolis March 30, 2022 Total Miles: 9362 MPG: 19.6 (I was… Read more Solo Ski Sojourn 3: It’s a wrap!
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