Finally, the story regarding my Half Dome climb... A few years ago, after seeing the Bucket List, I started populating my own list of things I’d like to see and do before I “kick the bucket.” Rather than wait until death was eminent, I set out to … [Continue reading]
We spend much of our childhood impatiently waiting to grow up. Some point along the way we start looking for ways to slow down the process. And then one day we come across something that reminds us just how easy it is to access our inner-kid. … [Continue reading]
After my beautiful backpacking adventure, I returned to find the contents of my refrigerator not quite cold. My front yard showed off a more distinct browning with a lush green section highlighting the leaky sprinkler head. Holding onto the memories … [Continue reading]
When we arrived in Yosemite Valley, the park ranger drilled in the leave-no-trace concept into us before issuing wilderness permits. Having these permits, allowed us to backpack in the back country. What a wonderful treat that was. Being that … [Continue reading]
Theory on the stages of grieving stops short at a stage called "reorganization." I'm not exactly sure what that's supposed to represent but it hardly seems like the right word to describe the process of starting anew and moving on. Even further down … [Continue reading]