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Jun 22, 2025
Back to volunteering
After leaving the search and rescue team a few months ago, I decided it was time to get back into volunteer work. Today I volunteered with Trailkeepers of Oregon.
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Jun 6, 2025
June snow and other adventures
Teddy and I continue to take advantage of unplanned unemployment.
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May 27, 2025
Looking out (cherish what survives: part 2)
I have some extra time right now, so I made a return visit to a fire lookout that miraculously survived a massive wildfire.
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Apr 27, 2025
Big changes have come for me
Time has run out on an important phase of my life.
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Dec 27, 2024
The 10 best books I read in 2024
For the six year in a row, I’m sharing my 10 favorite books I read (or listened to) this year.
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Nov 23, 2024
November in Wyoming: North Sayles Creek and Firebox Canyons
It was another pleasant November day in Wyoming, so I returned to the Bighorns for a Saturday hike. This one ended up taking longer than I expected, as I negotiated two areas of significant blowdown from wildfires.
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Nov 17, 2024
November in Wyoming: Grouse Mountain
I needed a change in routine, so I decided to return to Wyoming for a few weeks. With the November sun shining, I hiked the Grouse Mountain Trail in the Bighorn Mountains.
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Jul 27, 2024
SAR fitness assessment (and huckleberries)
It’s been relatively cool this past week, so I decided to head out and complete my annual search and rescue fitness assessment. The assessment is a timed effort, but I couldn’t resist collecting a few wild huckleberries along the way.
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Jul 18, 2024
Back to Wyoming: The Medicine Wheel and Bighorn Canyon
I returned to Wyoming to visit my parents and attend the Longmire Days festival with my mother. Prior to the scheduled events, I once again took a trip to some of my favorite places in the state.
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Jun 7, 2024
How a search and rescue mission works
I returned home in the early hours of the morning from a search and rescue mission on the lower slopes of Mt. Hood. Here’s how it unfolded.