We originally planned on staying at the Amicalola Falls State Park Lodge for a couple of nights. That didn’t work out. It might have been the fact that water gave out at 7:00 pm the first night we were there, … Continue reading
Well, one week from today, I’m be on the trail, living free, enjoying the outdoors, and starting to think about when I can get off again. All of my gear purchases are done, initial foodstuffs are acquired, pack has been … Continue reading
I made a decision early on when I started planning on hiking the AT, that I wouldn’t rely on mail drops for resupply. My reasons were that A) cost concerns were not something that weighed as heavily for me as … Continue reading
So, yeah, soon, if all goes to plan, I’ll be setting off to hike the Appalachian Trail. I’ll be starting in mid-March, the day after St. Patrick’s Day, as a matter of fact. I don’t know if that is an … Continue reading
We’re up here in the Great Northwest, for a period of indeterminate length, on business. The business thing is Mary’s reason for being here, I’m just along to sample the bounty of the Seattle area, which is rich and diverse. … Continue reading
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The first two nights we spent at the IceHotel, we slept in a regular, warmly heated, queen bed equipped Scandinavian hotel room. The whole sleeping in a room made of ice is only for one night, and indeed they don’t … Continue reading
After a few days in Stockholm it was time for our real adventure, a flight up above the Arctic Circle and three days basking in the frigid gloominess that is Lapland. To start our Laplandish quest we were scheduled to … Continue reading
The secret to a good marriage, besides diamonds*, is the ability for the participants to trade favors, goods or services, or as the Romans put it, doing that quid pro quo thang. One can exchange, for instance, scrubbing down the … Continue reading
Mad props to anyone who figured out the title came from Scrooged, one of my all time favorite holiday movies. Right up there with A Christmas Story, or as we like to refer to it, The Kid, You’ll Shoot Your … Continue reading
