Sitting in LAX with an hour before boarding for Guatemala and the start of my new adventure, I am suddenly filled with a deep and abiding appreciation of all that I love about living in a redwood forest. Yes, Boulder Creek is cold, damp and moldy right now. Yes, in a few hours I will […]
I had been down with a respiratory bug for a few weeks. With four weeks remaining before departure to Guatemala, I realized I needed help to achieve my fitness goals in a short period of time. Enter Megan Combies, aka Mega Cool. She is a master trainer and kinesiologist as well as the fitness manager […]
It had rained for the last several days hiking Hatcher Pass and then Denali NP. However, a clear day dawned for my kayak trip to the Columbia Glacier leaving from Valdez. Once in the kayak I could not help but contemplate how 20 years earlier, this had been the site of the worst man-made ecological […]
After hiking 6-12 miles per day for a week, our group of 14 new friends (including two incredible guides) unanimously decides to spring for two de Havillands for an up close and personal view of the highest summit in North America. The weather graciously cooperated. Tweet