War Games Along the Lycian Way
As the light started to filter in through the tent, I heard it. Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug. The even puttering sound was soothing…
As the light started to filter in through the tent, I heard it. Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug. The even puttering sound was soothing…
In every long-distance hike, you go through the normal ‘change’ progression of shock, denial, acceptance, and commitment – as you stop fighting all of the…
Dieter, the shuttle driver at the Edmonton airport, picked up my suitcase with a big grin – “So you are going to Jasper to ski….
I stared out at all of the boats and yachts on the vivid sapphire blue water and wondered – what the hell am I doing…
I woke up doubting everything. How am I going to carry a 30-pound pack over the course of 2 weeks climbing up and down hills…
“We do cool shit.” I said to Charlie as a smile formed on my face. She smiled and nodded in agreement. It felt good to…
“Makaukau?” (are you ready?) Tim yelled from the back of the canoe. I was ready, I thought to myself. In fact, I was feeling pretty…
A lanky, bronzed guy with a baseball hat came up to us and said, “Hi, I’m your surf instructor.” Hmmmm – something is wrong with…
Calgary was surprisingly flat and barren. As we drove away from the airport, it felt like a modern Ulaanbaatar – the steppe – with no…
I’ve been wearing my hiking boots around NYC all week. I wear the clunky, unfashionable boots out to the grocery store, to go get beer,…