Today I learned the hard way that mule’s ears are softer than RV toilet paper and it’s always a good idea for a hiker to carry an extra wag bag. Especially if that hiker had spicy Mexican food the night before. As a local expert on edible plants, I usually know just where to find …
No one expects to go on vacation and face the thought of being evacuated in the middle of the night. Camping vacations are for good times; Making smores around the campfire under the stars of the Milky Way, hiking sixteen miles a day through pine forests and swimming in alpine lakes. When you are faced …
Summertime in a resort town. Sitting down in my backyard for the first time today I can literally feel the pine pollen landing on my arms. Good thing I don’t really care that much about getting dirtier than I already am. I spent the day trekking up a dusty mountain trail in my new Kuhl …
The whole valley was filled with the cutest fuzzy wild burros. It was just past dawn on a very chilly February morning. The high might have been above zero degrees. The donkeys did not care as they grazed on the first wild green grasses of a very early spring. The little baby donkeys scampered around …
Sometimes you have to take a detour off the beaten path to discover the best shit. And sometimes that detour may lead might you to a lot of sheep shit. Or sometimes it could be the sight of many big horned sheep frolicking on top of a mountain top. I have a good friend who …