Trekking

Camino Portuguese – Finesterre-Muxia Part 17 – ‘Sore Feet And An Old Bicycle’

By brickthomas on May 18, 2017 • ( 27 )

Sore Feet and An Old Bicycle Cool air drifted through the albergue window that framed the slim blue neon cross that topped the adjacent church. As sunlight crept over the hills and fell upon the hedge rows cockerels cackled into… Read More ›

WATKINS GLEN STATE PARK NEW YORK

By brickthomas on July 4, 2014 • ( 7 )

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 ›

MARIJUANA, AFRICA and a 95th BIRTHDAY PARTY

By brickthomas on June 30, 2014 • ( 14 )

Picture yourself as the youngest person at a 95th birthday party in a retirement community. Now ignore the canes and walkers, speak a little louder than usual and bend down a little so you can hear the soft, age-weakened-voices… Read More ›

Home Alone, A Couple Hours From Las Vegas

By brickthomas on May 15, 2014 • ( 6 )

She’s gone. A big silver bird carried her thousands of miles east to a place that’s cooler, wetter and greener. While my wife is in NY I’ll get things together for our next adventure, a drive around the US. For… Read More ›

A War Story and Generations of Inspiration

By brickthomas on May 4, 2014 • ( 19 )

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

By brickthomas on April 30, 2014 • ( 12 )

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 ›