It was a strange feeling as I hoisted a 10-pound sledge over my head and swung it down on the mortared rocks my grandfather had carefully laid by hand. Sparks and shards flew when I hit flint. Limestone crumbled, its … Continue reading
I spent much of Friday starting to catch up on yard work. It’s amazing how fast things grow during the Sunshine State’s rainy season. Miss a week, not too bad; miss more than a month, and all hell breaks loose. … Continue reading
“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
Our first glimpses of “The High One” came as we passed through Montana (the town, not the state) and over Honolulu (the creek, not the city). It loomed enormously over the road even at 100 miles away. Inside the national … Continue reading
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
