Short Adventure Stories
November 13, 2021 Signs pointed us to the left and back down again to the next aid station. The road and gravity led us downhill at a run. My body still protested, but at least I had gravity working with me now. The sun now high in the sky and unblocked by trees beamed down... Continue Reading →
September 3, 2021 I don’t remember much, but I remember dragging and praying my body could carry me up to the saddle above the lake. I was sweating profusely and breathing heavily, embarrassed of how out of shape I felt. I hadn’t been hiking in a long time, but this cute guy from work said... Continue Reading →
July 4, 2021 It was supposed to be just Buzz and me, but circumstances out of control brought a third along for the journey on foot. Michael was supposed to be dirt biking not too far away while Buzz and I explored the high elevation wonders of the Sierra. We’ve still only seen such a... Continue Reading →
March 20, 2021 Frost covered the ground as I left the western parking lot at Pinnacles National Park. I had no idea how many layers I should be wearing in temperatures like this. It was mostly was due to inexperience in colder temperatures, but also sheer stubbornness against being cold. I was going to get... Continue Reading →
March 7, 2020 I felt calm. Only a little nervous. There was nothing to compare this to, so no reason to stress. It was going to go how it was going to go now that I was here at the start line. Michael and I at the start line. For six months straight I ran... Continue Reading →
August 20, 2019 When I look back on where the last few years have taken me I generally find that it all started here. Alone on the notoriously popular trail up to Snow Lake I received a text just before the first switchback. I was visiting home to take a break from the hellish summer... Continue Reading →
Finding Wildness 