Dad In Town

Dad and Sue were in town visiting for a few days for his annual checkup at SCCA. So naturally, we spent some time at our favorite watering holes: Shilshole Marina and the ferry to and walk around Bainbridge Island. While…

Off the Grid

Just back from 10 days off the grid, hiking alone from the Glacier Peak Wilderness to Snoqualmie Pass. The first three days was spent very much alone, on a trail that hadn’t been maintained or visited in months. Then on…

U2, me too.

The U2 concert was an epic production on a beautiful spring night at Seattle’s football stadium, and there was some 70,000 people there. It was a nice surprise to get a little VIP treatment, despite doing very little to deserve…

Full Circle

After securing a little place today in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle, Wes and I made the short drive down to Portland—marking the end of my 25,000+ mile journey with a late dinner and movie at my favorite Oregon institution.…

Home and Away

  After a couple nice visits during my travels around the Northeast and on either side of Egypt, I said goodbye yesterday to my dad and Sue, and their peaceful home in Honeoye Falls, New York. We are all getting…

Road Dogged

Everyone knows I like to drive—the freedom of the road and all that. But having finally finished that long road through Labrador, I am of the informed and objective opinion that it totally sucked. The three towns were interesting, in…