Anatomy of a Western Road Trip
In California, there is home, and then there is the road. There are slugs of caffeine and blurry eyes that grow more clear with the soft palette of sunrise. There are eggs and there is salsa, and afterwards, tandem bicycle…
Happy Five-Days-After-Earth-Day!
Friends, colleagues, strangers who sometimes read things I write on The Internet, I was writing a thing in which I tried to explain how I spent Earth Day, or at least partially how I spent Earth Day, since I don’t…
We, The Land Lovers
I woke up this morning, the day of the presidential inauguration, hoping to stretch my legs and mind on a sunrise hike. Instead, rain fell – is still falling – from an opaque, grey sky, perhaps an ominous sign if…
Best Laid Plans
I had big plans for December 31, 2016. Like many years prior, I was going to usher in the new year from the most excellent party central of my well-worn Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 tent, or maybe even while…
