Some thoughts on what's worked for me (and what hasn't) this year for backpacking, hiking, and bike touring

My planned thru hike of the Northville Placid Trail came to an end yesterday two days and 38 miles short of my goal. I developed painful...

I've enjoyed backpacking for years now but have done surprisingly little of it since moving to Glens Falls. This is ironic as I'm living...

The year the world shut down

What's in a name?

Social media companies have been in the news lately as their responses to false statements by politicians and protests against racial...

When we decided to buy our current house about two years ago, it was ideal for us in many ways. One of its few flaws was the carpeting...

I've spent an enormous amount of time in front of the computer in the last few months. As I'm writing this, the COVID-19 pandemic is...