This issue, as any reader of my drivel knows, fires me up. I get quite upset, post inflamatory posts to rile people up, and then nothing comes of it. Maybe I'll try a new approach. I'd like to share my… Continue reading

Idaho's plan for "management of it's wolf population is to reduce the number of wolves in the state from 1,000 to 150. They plan to allow hunting, trapping, aerial shooting and poisoning. Read this article, and if you don't agree… Continue reading

Honeymoon planned, scheduled and booked. It ain't the Carribean, I'll say that much! Continue reading

Setting: The boots deck at Neptune Mountaineering Customer comes back to boot deck. A family, two kids, son and daughter. Father off looking at tents, mom needs some new hiking shoes. We size her up, get her a cool pair… Continue reading

The continual quest for snow is leading to exploration. The snowfield that has been my before-work staple since early May is melting out quickly, so I'm trying to find another option. Into a land I've never been before, through dense… Continue reading

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Suncupped and fun as heck! Continue reading

It pounded rain and lightning last night. That required an early start this morning – 5:45 -  as I knew the trails would be tacky, the grasses and flowers wet, and the air hanging with particles of moisture and fog.… Continue reading