I lived between heaven and temptation my third year of medical school or more specifically my apartment was located above a heavenly pie shop and across the street from a popular bar. My classmates and I celebrated the start and… Read More ›
Hiking
Home, Travel and Rick Steves
In the short time we have lived in Bellingham summer has exited, fall has arrived and winter seems fast approaching but despite those changes I am still delighted to be here. Of course having a home again means… Read More ›
LAKE WOEBEGON MN, MONKS AND THE BOSTON MARATHON
Outside, in the dimmest of morning light the birds come together to produce a cacophony of sound. In the distance I recognize a familiar call, “who cooks for you”, it’s a barred owl concluding his night of hunting and carousing…. Read More ›
WELCOME TO CANADA and ALGONQUIN PARK
“Are you in a hurry? No. Then why did you go through that stop sign? What? You went through the stop sign back there.” In disbelief I turned to look into the eyes of my strongly built accuser but… Read More ›
WATKINS GLEN STATE PARK NEW YORK
Watkins Glen State Park in upstate New York is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks. What makes it special is the glen’s stream descends 400 feet over 19 waterfalls over just a two mile hike. The path… Read More ›
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MAGIC
How much can you experience in just two days of hiking the Appalachian Trail? About twenty miles south of Harpers Ferry we started our hike. The mid-Atlantic summer began with a heat wave, highs in the mid nineties and… Read More ›
DRIVING EAST, RAGBRAI, HILLY HUNDRED
Her dimples accentuated her sweet smile while my train of thought skipped, jumped and finally derailed. For a minute, maybe two, all I could do was gaze speechless upon her face. Finally the words arrived and I leaned forward to… Read More ›
Saint George Utah, Hiking With A Film Camera
Saint George Utah is an amazing place to live if you love to hike and take photographs. The photos you see here have all been taken either in the city limits or within a few minutes of downtown. Of course… Read More ›
A War Story and Generations of Inspiration
At five feet four inches tall with a soft voice, poor hearing and a weak heart, the image of a war hero wouldn’t come to mind when you looked at Frank. And it’s unlikely Frank would mention his past to… Read More ›
Adventure and Love, Decade After Decade After Decade
I happily clicked on the email from the West End Hotel in Edinburgh Scotland. Pleasant memories of conversations with locals, live music with a Scottish brogue and a Victorian ceiling so tall you could stack bunks four high, led to my first… Read More ›
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