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Note: This post refers to events in Montana during a recent trip there. I could sense there were people right behind us. Trying to be ever the courteous hiker, I stopped along side the trail on a rock, and turned around. “Would you like to go ahead?” The couple looked…
Continue readingNote: This blog post is about a recent road trip to Montana, British Columbia and Washington states. As we drove through the entrance gate, the smoke hung over Lake McDonald. If my nose hadn’t belied the fact that it is indeed smoke, I would have thought it to be fog…
Continue readingExhausted from my hike up Pawnee Pass, I stumbled along to a spot where I could sit down and take a break. Breaking out my Kind Bars and some cheese, I sat and nibbled, while drinking water. The hike had taken much more out of me than I had expected. …
Continue readingI can’t sleep. It is 3:30 a.m., 20 minutes before the alarm was set to go off, but I can’t sleep. Today is the day. The day the moon will pass in front of the sun, blocking out the sun entirely for a full two minutes. It will be a…
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