2024 is almost over, and it has been an interesting year! To update you all, I am pretty much done with my bike ride across the US and Canad...

NGS asked me to really break down (into the nitty gritty, I think she said) the logistics for my trip. Since route planning is one of the th...

I recently fiddled around with AI a little to see what it could offer in the way of vacation planning. It is not all encompassing but it can...

You know how there is plan A and then plan B etc.? The last few weeks have been a lesson in always having a backup and/or being willing to g...

Happy Memorial Day! This weekend kicks off the "official" backpacking season for me each year, so I thought I would finally post a...

At the end of last month, my friend Dr. G (trail name Bugsy) and I decided to try to get one more trip to the Sierra before the snow flurrie...

Kungsleden Trail, Sweden -- September 4 - 14, 2017 12 day hike -- 275 miles Trip Report can be found here .  Some of my favorite gear can be...

{1} Why is it the week I decide to avoid sugar is the week that...I go out to dinner with my brother (which I only do about once a month), ...

The Players and The Possibilities: Me.CK.Doyle.S.M.G-man.Danielle.Pete.K Except for Pete and K, I have met all of these folks while ...