A dream I shared with my wife a month ago, of finding myself in a remote desert place seems a … More
Tag: hiking
Trekking where roosters beware
The guide app, All Trails, rates the hike as “difficult”. This was, for my wife and myself, our third attempt in … More
From her vantage point
Looking up at the blue sky, the world doesn’t seem so bad. It is a comfortable sunny morning. The hills … More
water falls but I try not
I have no one to blame but myself for carrying an extra thirty pounds while hiking in Yosemite Valley. The … More
about doglegs and happy travelers
For some travelers to a national park, I imagine taking a detour or dogleg, up and away from one’s intended … More
sense of direction
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. Gilbert K. Chesterton, English writer, … More
Climbing dog is not an East County martial art
I appreciate my hairy pals adapting to a new trail adventure today. We climbed a trail frequently used by rock … More
bugged
If I were not a Believer in Jesus, an encounter yesterday with an agent of Satan, would convince me. I … More
over hill and dexter
“Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere…” … More