A conversation about being old with Steve Bechtel of ClimbStrong, aka, true climbing-nerd stuff In 2017 when Brian and I first went to Lander WY, […]
Hueco is calling and I must go…
even if it’s just a trip into my memory vault I’m in the mood for Hueco. I’m always in the mood for Hueco. As I […]
Speaking of molting
Watching the skin fall off of my entire leg, ankle, and foot as they heal, and as the puckered incision transforms to a smooth, thin, […]
Hueco Tanks 2023, No. 4: Big Iron on His Hip, aka, the one that got away, or, First Post of 2024!!
Failure is often a better teacher, and maybe even a better motivator, than success. For me, Big Iron On His Hip is a problem at […]
Hueco Tanks 2023, No. 3: Reconnaissance, or 5 things this trip taught us.
The word reconnaissance, when not used as a military term means, “preliminary surveying or research.” It has its roots in the French reconnaitre (recognize) and […]
Hueco Tanks 2023, No. 2: Different than I remember
Vacations are the act of grabbing minutes and hours and days with both hands, stealing against the inevitability of time. Cold Tangerines About a year […]
Hueco Tanks 2023, No. 1: 8 days to departure
We’re getting ready to go on a road trip. Less than two weeks to go now, and we’re already stressed to the ends of our […]
In consideration of home
There’s no need to go looking for home… unless you’re lost… from Staying Put, Scott Russell Sanders For a long time, I have been reluctant […]
#brian&jen2.0
So, last week we bought another VW Eurovan. From 2009 until 2016, we owned a 2001 VW Eurovan Westphalia Weekender, and we loved it. I […]
