Nope. Loitering is not for me. No time for that. There is much to do. I’m back. Maybe 100% back. What a tough couple of years. Doubting myself. Being afraid. Stuck. Being stuck, that was the worst of it. That’s the bike I just upgraded. With some of the packs I’ll be loading up. It’s […]

Perfect. Perfect Day. Perfect spot. The Trexler Game Preserve has been there since the 1930s I think. Well I was sort of right. It was 1933. General Harry C.Trexler, one of the founders of Portland Cement, purchased the land in order to preserve Plains Bison and Elk and keep them not in Zoos, but in […]

I’ve been way too obsessed with decline. Wondering how long I will be fit enough to “enjoy my life.” Why is it that I need to be fit to enjoy my life? First let us define Doug fit. Doug fit is fit enough to do ALL the physical stuff I have always done to be […]

I’m just beginning to feel again. I’ve been going through the practiced motions of my life, not feeling. At least not feeling what I remember now, what my life has always been. Happy. A few years ago it all started. I had a gun in my face and at that moment, I didn’t know if […]

Ok. For the last 2 years I have turned feeling sorry for myself into a way of life. First the gun in my face in South Africa. Then the TIA. Then we moved. Then my heels. All the while I’m entering the 8th decade of my life. I got so down. All I wanted to […]

I am so stubborn. I couldn’t get into my WordPress site for almost 2 days. I have been down a couple of rabbit holes trying to fix this problem. I called the wrong place. I sent at least 10 messages, chats, and emails. I went to forums. I hate forums! Nothing. During this frustration, at […]

I love snow. I remember walking with my dad down Bristol Road on cold evenings. The snow crunching under our feet. That lovely sound is almost a squeak. I can feel it, too. I’ll never forget those times. I had rubber boots then. Gore-Tex wasn’t invented yet. We all had rubber snow boots. Not much […]

I walked up this path years ago to see this rock formation. I love geology! I went about 200 meters and found this: A large block of rock on the side of the trail. Oh well, I thought, I guess this is it. Went back to my car. Today I pressed on… I climbed down […]

Isn’t this a Rad photo? I’m so sick of everyone calling everything AWESOME. Sick. Sick. Sick. I’ve been through superlative words and phrases for too many years. First Hip. Then Neat. Then Boss. Then Deep. Then Cool. Now, AWESOME. I hate AWESOME. AWESOME is everywhere. Sports television. Music radio. Sports radio. Everywhere anything great is […]

This is why I hike. To meet hikers, especially young Thru hikers. It is so rare on this planet to meet four people that I like instantly. Today it happened. I don’t think I told them that I am a retired teacher and coach. I really miss young people. Today was a very special day […]