A little run this morning, and despite a bit of rain and some wind, it was warm enough (about 40°F/4°C) to strip down to these cheery items. The first bare-legged shuffling since, probably, early November, and to me as sure … Continue reading
Well … not quite this upward, but onward for sure. Roger has given me great feedback on my original route plan, so although it is essentially the same, pretty common route, there are some smart changes and clarifications. It’s a … Continue reading
Thursday evening we watched an American Experience film on PBS about Ansel Adams. Adams started hiking in the Sierra in the 1920s, and now has both a federally-designated Wilderness and a Sierra peak named after him [the linked site includes … Continue reading
Grokking the aura of two pairs of good boots is tough. I’m still wandering around multi-shod, but today I’m leaning toward the Merrills. (Figuratively, of course. If I were physically canting over, the choice would probably be obvious.) A decision … Continue reading
On our trip to Minnesota, I got a lot of wear out of a Patagonia Capilene 4 top. I bought it (on sale, and after helpful consultation with a knowledgeable Patagonia phone rep) to replace an ancient, superb, now sadly … Continue reading
A day or two after I wrote the post about settling on the Montrail Cirrus boots, I began to feel some pain in my feet. I realized immediately that despite all my sock-experimentation and precision lacing, these boots were not … Continue reading
Gloom and rain outside today. A wet morning walk. Official Spring is imminent, which is nice, but in New England, it doesn’t always mean much. When I was a kid, high school baseball season began around this time of year, … Continue reading
I mentioned a while back that I want someday to walk Vermont’s Long Trail from Canada south to the Massachusetts line, beginning in late September and following the autumn colors south. I’ve just stumbled across the website of someone who … Continue reading
I’m a little freaked out. If I don’t make it to Scotland in May, it won’t be an equipment problem or, I’m pretty sure, a physical problem. It will be a money problem. Things are looking very shaky on this … Continue reading
I’ve been missing something lately. The whole thing started around 1970, when Paul and my father began having dinners together on Thursday nights when my mother had to work because her bank introduced extended evening hours. It migrated to Fridays … Continue reading