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John Muir Trail
Normally, throughout your lifetime, you can say: “We can always do it next year.” But you reach a point, later in life, when you no longer are sure you can do it next year. I am not certain when Carol Munch and I first got the idea of hiking the John Muir Trail. I saw…
Scotland: Edinburgh, Skye and the West Highland Way
On May 13, 2015, I arrived in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, for a CMC Adventure Travel trip. I immediately fell in love with the medieval city with its ornate old buildings and natural layering created by the hilly terrain, with towers everywhere, extending above everything. My roommate, Mark, and I blitzed through the city,…
Light in the Darkness
A few days before Christmas in 2014, old Buddy the boxer, young Moe the bulldog, and I climbed Evergreen Mountain. It was a fine morning. We saw a small herd of deer, which was exciting for the dogs. At the top, I found that someone had decorated a small tree with a few ornaments. This…
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