Not a lot of space to pitch a tent, but I made it work. The morning air smelled of smoke.…
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- Backpacking
- Biking
- Books
- Cambridge
- Cats
- Challenge
- Chicago
- Cleaning
- Crafts
- Daily Journal
- Day Job
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- Essay
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- Flute
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- Fool
- Goals
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- Home
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- Nominee Project
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- Political
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- Romance
- School
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- Snark Alert
- Social
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- the stroke
- Travel
- Upper Country Singers
- Video
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- Whine
- Wilderness
- Work
- Writing
Almost a Book!
The book is finished. Well, just about. It needs to get approved and then it will appear as available on…
Continue ReadingQueens River Eclipse Trip 2017 Day 4
Heading out of the horsecamp in the morning. The plan was to camp at Nanny Creek for the night. Ah,…
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I got to see a Blackhawks game! Thanks, Dad! There are no Dunkin’ Donuts in Idaho. I missed them. A…
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Good morning, eclipse day! We took the trekking poles off the tent and weighted it down with rocks so both…
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Well, I’ve spent the last week in Chicago and the suburbs thereof. It was good to visit family and have…
Continue ReadingQueens River Eclipse Trip 2017 Day 2
Good morning, trail. Ambrose heading up the first little hill of the morning. Deadfall was the theme of the day.…
Continue ReadingLiquid Reset
For no better reason than the box of meal replacement shakes we bought came with enough for 16 breakfasts, I…
Continue ReadingQueens River Eclipse Trip 2017 Day 1
I’ve never seen the trail head this crowded – and I’m not even getting all the cars in this shot…
Continue ReadingKeep on Booking
I finished the written draft of this year’s hiking book last week. Ambrose liked it. And, over the weekend, I…
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