My washing machine is older than I am. It was born before Elvis died, but stopped working the night before I left town for six weeks in Alaska. It filled with water and got “agitated” (a technical term), and then … Continue reading
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Harding Icefield, Brrrrr!
With a name like that, I should have known this hike would get cold. I was forewarned about a storm system pushing through Alaska, but I chose to follow some advice that sounded good at the time. As it happens, … Continue reading
Stagger up, skip down. (Mt. Marathon)
“This is crazy!” I said aloud too many times to count. “People seriously run a race on this trail?” More unbelievable is the record time of 43:21. I tried running, but that didn’t last long. It took this flatlander approximately … Continue reading
Speak like your life depends on it. (Denali, days 2-3)
His remains were found on Friday, the same day that I hiked down the canyon from where I camped on Cathedral Mountain and walked a few miles of lonely park road in dawn’s twilight to the bus stop at Igloo … Continue reading