Almost 45

Over the past week, Facebook has given me a number of reminders about when I moved into the "Chicken House" in February 2017. I posted about the first visitors I had, the first mail I received, and the housewarming gifts that friends gave me. No, I didn't buy the house, but I was embarking on … Continue reading Almost 45 →

And I Would Walk!

This is the fifth installment of my 100 unique hikes posts. This one goes begins in the Petrified Forest National Park and ends in Petroglyphs National Monument - two places just 200 miles apart, yet in between I've explored nature down in the Dominican Republic, out to Kentucky, up to Alberta, overseas to Japan, and … Continue reading And I Would Walk! →

The Other Fourteeners

After summiting ten 14ers in Colorado in 2022, I couldn't let this year end with a paltry four. And while I might be running out of 14ers in Colorado, there are fifteen in California, and I'd only done one. And so I was California-bound for more. Sort of. My original plan was to summit four … Continue reading The Other Fourteeners →

Colorado Peak Sweep: Parts 41 – 42

Even though the weather wasn't playing nice for most of my weekends in Colorado, I did manage to squeeze in two more 14ers. So, while I didn't get the seven summits I hoped to this summer, I still got in four, which isn't too bad. And although I'm not planning on a long stay in … Continue reading Colorado Peak Sweep: Parts 41 – 42 →

Colorado Peak Sweep: Parts 39 – 40

I have reached a milestone on my Colorado 14er journey - 40! Sadly, I won't make my goal for this summer of 44 (to match my age). I'm supposed to be on summit 42 (Snowmass) as this posts to my blog but this was the mountain forecast for this weekend, so that one and 41 … Continue reading Colorado Peak Sweep: Parts 39 – 40 →

Colorado Peak Sweep (Parts 36-38)

With my first three summits in the Sangre de Cristos, my 14er season in Colorado comes to an end. I've been on top of the world ten times this year and tackled tougher summits than in years past. I love the feeling when I get to the summit. I love the feeling when I pass … Continue reading Colorado Peak Sweep (Parts 36-38) →

Colorado Peak Sweep (Parts 33 – 35)

I'm a little behind on my peak plans for the summer. After Longs and Meeker, I had planned to hike another that Saturday, but my body was still pretty wrecked and I was running a 10k at 10,000 feet on Sunday, so I opted for a rest day. The following weekend, it rained and rained … Continue reading Colorado Peak Sweep (Parts 33 – 35) →

Colorado Peak Sweep (Parts 29 – 32)

My 2022 mountains started with Mt. Rundle in Banff, which while not a 14er, had more gain and was more challenging than anything I plan to do in Colorado this summer. It was terrifying and difficult, but when I had completed it, I knew that I was Colorado ready. I have seven weekends in Colorado … Continue reading Colorado Peak Sweep (Parts 29 – 32) →

Peaks Twenty-Four Through Twenty-Eight

Even though I wanted to get out of Colorado for so long and finally did with my new nomad life, I had to come back for a month in the summer to reach the summit of more 14ers. My target was the San Juan Mountains, nearly the most beautiful mountains on earth. So I booked … Continue reading Peaks Twenty-Four Through Twenty-Eight →

And I Would Hike 500 More

When I started tracking my unique hikes a few years ago, Trotsky and I took 107 weeks to do 100 of them. This time, we really put ourselves to the task and crushed the goal in 91 weeks. And that's despite a six-month period when we did almost none. I reached a kind of hiking … Continue reading And I Would Hike 500 More →