Heartfelt thanks to those who left comments on the previous post. I appreciated the sentiments very much. I got back to Woodbury last Saturday evening, and actually spent much of Sunday combing through my gear, checking my notes, and beginning … Continue reading
The pedestrian part of my Challenge ended on Day 4, when my right ankle, which I thought had recovered from a twist suffered two weeks before, declared unequivocally that it had not. I “retired,” as the Challenge people so nicely … Continue reading
Off to Scotland! Even though it’s gorgeous here in Woodbury—as pretty as it ever gets, and that’s saying something—I’m ready for the winds and showers of the Highlands. The pack in the photo is a little heavier and lumpier than … Continue reading
My dad had a social obligation yesterday evening, so instead of the standard Friday pasta, five of us went out to a favorite restaurant in a nearby town for a somewhat more sophisticated meal. And it was good. We were … Continue reading
I’ve written several times about how I prefer not to walk solo, and I’ve been looking for a Challenge partner for months. Well, on this morning’s walk I was let down by my final possibility. He barked at me that … Continue reading
I won’t have any tonsorial concerns in Scotland. I went out yesterday morning and had myself shorn. Not quite a buzz cut (what my grandfather, who took me to the barber when I was very small, called a “pineapple”), but … Continue reading