Note to readers: My wife is at home for several weeks following major abdominal surgery. The good news is she’s expected to make a full recovery. And we’re using this time to make some overdue upgrades to our house and our lifestyles. In this and upcoming posts I’ll share these changes with you. One thing …
(Wasted) Food for Thought
This weekend I cleaned out my refrigerator. It wasn’t a pretty sight. I’ll spare you the details (and the images) but let’s just say a lot of stuff went directly into the compost bin. So while it was no longer fit for consumption (or possibly so) at least it isn’t going into the landfill. Yet …
The Magic of Estes Park
One hundred yards into the run, and I was already fatigued. It wasn’t a huge climb, and I was walking it. I was fully warmed up. And yet I felt like I’d already run 20 miles. When we got to the top of the rise and began running down into the canyon, I caught my …
Western Hiking Trek: Fantastic Falls and Fossils, Alien Plants, and Painted Ladies
Guest poster Keith Shaw wraps up his stay in the Badlands, discovering and exploring some hidden gems of nature among the tourist traps. It seems likely that few people these days are enjoying these particular trails. Too bad! Bolded text in his reports are emphasis mine, highlighting what I find to be particularly interesting. I …
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