With so much insanity in the world and the news highlighting TOO much of it, I encourage each of you to think about what you are grateful for every day. Here is my short list. My wife, family, my friends, Will Keim who has so far kept his cancer at bay-keep it up my friend, […]
The 130 mile backpacking trip I am not on.
Sunday, July 12 My calendar pops up, “depart for Sacramento / PCT hike”. Rees, Howard, and I have been picking away at the Pacific Crest Trail (2650 miles) since 1981 when we hike 400 miles of the stretch in Washington state. Since then, we’ve done mostly 110-130 mile hikes over the years. In 2012 we […]
Flat Kate visits Maine
My niece’s daughter, Kate, who lives in Minnesota had a class project after reading Flat Stanley to draw herself on a piece of paper and mail herself to Maine. My job was to introduce her to the great state of Maine taking pictures, purchasing artifacts / memorabilia and generally showing her around. Well….. I got […]
Mt. St. Helens – a year after it erupted
A special “shout out” to the Wagar Middle School in Carleton Michigan learning about Mt. St. Helens. I had just moved to Seattle in January of 1980 and that summer Mt. St. Helens was in the news all the time. It was becoming active and the geologists were predicting it could blow anytime. I […]