I had a Bodhi Moment today ( Read more... )

Just woke up from a dream that I was working the Anniversary Sale. Constant Motion. My plan was to sleep through the whole night, but there is a sense of unsettledness that has entered in me. A dicotomy from another place that I was just this weekend ( Read more... )

Today started ot early, as I headed to REI to help get the pack dept ready for the anniversary sale. By 10 am we opened the doors, and people started flooding in. Immediately I started fitting packs, and talking with people about which selection they should take. There were a lot of people traveling abroad or going packing for the first time. In ( Read more... )

Today was a long day... Worked at REI for 8 hrs and then Pags for another 7... But now I have till Tuesday at 5 off... There are a lot of things I have been neglecting here... But if you never spend the time you can in the mountains, then you never make it to the high country... Josh was right about persistance... It is the key... Slow constant ( Read more... )

Today has been slammed. I have been in constant motion for the last few days... Tomorrow more motion. I have a day off on Monday, but think I am going to take the bus out to Enumclaw and head up the White River by bike to Camp Sheppard. It has been a while since I seen Pat and Leah. And they both had a baby recently "Hunter". So it will be nice to ( Read more... )

Well, just got back from a bike/hike trip... It was suposed to be ( Read more... )

"So this is the Greggory Advant Pro. It has 70 denier, and is a great light weight pack with side pockets for cycling shoes and helmet. By the way, how do you feel about Adventure racing, our department has a team that we are trying to beat paddle sports!"This was how my morning started out after the Greggory Clinic, when I was training with Jen, ( ( Read more... )

Well, since there are tickets to the Banff Film Festival are available, but I feel a little creepy asking the person, I barely know if I can nab them, I am going to hit the Danial's Challenge. The trip is a standing challenge that I SET UP FOR OTHERs.. Time to hit it myself. You start at Elliot Bay, Seattle Mile 0. Then hit the bike trails across I ( Read more... )

Well, this weekend, I made and executive descion... I HUCKED MY Whisperlite... MSR is a great company and I am sure many people have had more success then myself... But after literly 15 years of torture... I decided to find a better way... So today I prodeal'ed my Jetboil and called it good. I will get a simmerlite for a ultility stove, but yes... ( Read more... )

There are few times that I find Backpackers Mag to have a story that ( Read more... )