Mountains and Midges and Destinations not Reached Adventures from Day one in the Outer Hebrides, 9 June, 2018 When embarking on an adventure never yet undertaken, always expect the unexpected. My first day on the bike, starting from Stornaway, my goal was a 46 mile ride south to Horgabost campground on South Harris. But the unexpected happened. I underestimated the effect… Read More
The Boots Excerpt from Wales Trip, 6-14-2017 The Boots. For reasons having nothing to do with feet, and everything to do with sopping wet Welsh vegetation, they reek to high heaven. Cotswold in Cardiff. I will go there. By way of update, I bought new boots, binned these and developed some glorious blisters from hiking miles… Read More
Some Thoughts on New Friends Made Another excerpt from the Wales journal June 14, 2017 When you meet wonderful people, spend time with them, bond over challenges, share stories about families, then part ways, without names, emails nothing. I remember a Jill? David? But I will never forget the group of you I helped off that mountain, scouted ways across the… Read More
While Hiking the Brecon Beacons As I get ready to embark on another adventure (bike-packing and backpacking in the Outer Hebrides, Skye, and the Orkneys) I have been going through my travel journal from my adventure in Wales, and came across this bit. It was really meaningful to me as I have a long family history (from long long ago)… Read More