Just like that, another year has gone by...Although each year brings many changes, one thing that remains the same is my love of books. This...

As adults, we become fairly stuck in our ways at times, doing the same routine or same tasks over and over. Having kids definitely gives peo...

This year, I made up for two years of lockdown and scheduled all kinds of weekend shenanigans. Most of them involved the outdoors but I also...

You may have noticed that I came out from  under my rock. Like Punsxutawney Phil, I am. I crawled out the first time and it was too sunny, ...

The older I get, the more things I realize that I do not know. Here are a few things that you probably have known about for ages, but I have...

This post is a long time coming! Since it's Black Friday and maybe you are looking for something to buy, this is perfect timing! Since t...

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...

Well yes, hi. I do only write about books and nothing else these days. I have all of these grand plans to write about hiking trips and gear ...

Another day, another dollar; another quarter, another book list. Hopefully as you are reading this, you are about to go and sip a margarita,...

Some people are not comfortable talking about money. I am actually a very private person and often don't like talking about anything abo...

After spending a lot of time reading in my backyard in 2020, the last year and change has felt like I have not really read very much. Of cou...

You know how sometimes you are running along, or driving, or walking and you are kind of letting your mind wander and all of a sudden someth...

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...