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Since I got back from Scotland I’ve had walking kit spread all over my office—stuff I took, stuff I thought I might take but didn’t, and stuff that was near the stuff I either took or thought I might take … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2008
My old training diaries, full of now antique, frequently hilarious, and occasionally appalling obsessive detail on distance, time, effort, weather, weight, pulse, and mood, are peppered with occasional days marked simply, VS2. This was my common notation during recovery from … Continue reading
Mildly chuffed am I. My first little shuffle since Scotland went all right. Just a couple of easy loops on a lovely morning, but the ankle felt good and everything else seems to work OK. I’ve decided to try to … Continue reading
Looking at my last post reminded me of a funny thing. I’d start that walk at the end of a dirt road within the township of Twin Mountain, New Hampshire. Many years ago, I was stopped for speeding on Route … Continue reading
As I’ve written before, the trails in the White Mountains, where I do most of my walking, are mostly below treeline. They are also almost always clearly marked by blazes on trees or rocks. Route-finding is seldom a problem. I’m … Continue reading
I’ve written about my only real rooting interest in sports these days—the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. I’ve been a big fan of this admirable program for well over a decade. In 2002, the squad was perhaps the best … Continue reading
The weight of my pack had nothing to do with the ankle problem that required my retirement from the TGOC. Nonetheless, I’d like my pack weight to approach zero, and I’ve been noting the best ways to edge in that … Continue reading
More Brit stuff in another New York Times article. I remember Dr. No from when we lived near London in the early ’70s, and I was vaguely aware that there was a new version, but I’d never heard of Russell … Continue reading
Hee hee. (No, John, not you.) This New York Times article gives me the giggles in light of the (often charming) pub-and-hotel staffing makeover I encountered during the TGOC. My favorite part is that, in New York, “[t]he show is … Continue reading
Big evening at the library yesterday. We went out for dinner at an easy-going local spot (two icy-cold Becks after the stunningly hot day), and afterwards went to return some books that were overdue. I wandered over to the “new … Continue reading