Monthly Archives: October 2018

Tammy and I hoofed it up and down Butter today in record time. Not that this is a good thing – in fact, I often prefer going at a slower pace in order to take photos and take in my … Continue reading →

It was the “girls” hike up Silver Bump today – yes – even the dogs were girls. Alas – they don’t show up in the photos. But I promise, they were there. An interesting bit of musing on my part today: … Continue reading →

Another nail in our coffin – a fascist leader for Brazil – a leader who will mow down the rest of the Amazon, murder the indigenous people who would protect the forest and allow mining and forestry companies to run … Continue reading →

I’m wavering between despair, sadness, apathy, anger and frustration. Not surprisingly, most of this is all about world news: people murdering people just because they are Jewish or black or purple or polka-dotted – good, kind, decent people with the … Continue reading →

The good news is that on hiking days (today) I don’t do political rants. So – today Chris and I started at Strawberry Pass, hiked up Mount Lepsoe, then up Mount Plewman and finally down to the end of the … Continue reading →

Rainy days in Switzerland – yes, I had a few. And just as rainy days (and walking alone for many hours) led me to think, so too today – being alone in the house (puppies excluded), I think. In particular, … Continue reading →

Cloudy day – a bit of rain – my brain feels like it’s eroding. I think this is all about a change in the weather – nothing much more than that – oh. Wait. Of course. There’s the usual bombardment of … Continue reading →

We had a hike today – a bit different – and lovely because, of course, it was a hike. First – great company: Sheila, Tammy and Nicky. Yup – just the best. And then it was a misty day and … Continue reading →

Two years ago, when we moved here and I discovered the Awesome Trail (so dubbed by me), I told Simon that it was probably the prettiest non-alpine trail I had been on. Id say that’s pretty close to the truth. … Continue reading →

What a day! A brand new hike, and thanks to amazing teamwork, we not only found the lodge – and then the trailhead (after bashing about for a while on alternate trails) but we made it to the top of … Continue reading →