Why, you may ask, do you now have your own url for your blog seeing how seldom you add to it? Good question! The answer is pretty simple though. I decided to do the whole “url thing” as a way to incentivize myself into writing more. We’ll see if it works in the coming months! … Continue reading That Dash →

Two subjects that folks seem to shy away from or feel should never be discussed in polite company are religion and politics. Well, I’m going to break with tradition and talk about both because, you see, I think they are or can be pretty much one and the same. First let me say I have … Continue reading Religion and Politics →

I arrived at the Echo Lake parking area, this past spring, a little before 7:30 am. The plan was to hike the Chicago Lakes trail part of the way to the first lake and then depart the trail once I arrived at what I like to call the “dead tree” zone which is really an … Continue reading Boulders and Valleys →

This was written around Thanksgiving of 2015 and has percolated on the back burner ever since… The city that never sleeps… That may just apply as I’m not sure how much I slept when I was there a few days ago. This was my first trip to NYC since I was very young. I have … Continue reading NYC →

I was changing a bicycle tire today and it got me thinking about all the miles and rides that tire and I have been through together. We traveled in several states seeing 11,000 ft. passes in Colorado and vast ocean along the Pacific coast. We've seen old army bases, ski resorts, mines, towns, rivers, cities, … Continue reading Old Tires →

What a wonderful time of year! That magic time between the early days of September and the waning days of November. I've lived many places in this country, on the Pacific coast, in the Rockies of the west, in the cities and towns of the midwest and the east and in every case, my favorite … Continue reading Fall →

In my last post I talked about road trips and had a few photos from the trip. Well, one of my friends asked if I had any pictures of the desert. You would think I wound have since I drove hundreds of miles in the desert, but I really don't. Sure, I have a few … Continue reading Smelling the Cactus →

I'm in the midst of one, a road trip that is. I should say I have completed one as this post has taken a while to finish. Even though this was more of a "destination" trip, I also wanted to make it a "journey" trip. For me, a destination trip is all about getting there. … Continue reading Road Trips →

Last Sunday was Father’s Day. This is a day that means a lot to me because I have the privilege of being a father! My kids are grown now so I don’t get to see them as much as I once did. This last week I was visiting the area where my kids and family … Continue reading Father and Son →

Hate, what a terrible thing. Look at where it takes us. We kill our brothers. We kill our sisters. We kill our fathers and mothers. We kill our children. It takes us to poverty. It takes us to war. It takes our freedom and it takes our joy. It takes us to starvation and it … Continue reading Blowin’ in the wind… →