Life is better on two wheels.It’s better with brisk winds, autumn views, and waterfalls.It’s even better with camping gear.And with chicken wings and beer.And with a near full moon on a silent stretch of the ride.Life is better at the the top of a big ass hill after a hike-a-bike climb.And even better with some […]
El Mejor
After a day spent in Old San Juan, my brother and I were ready to explore the rest of Puerto Rico. We both prefer things more off the beaten path, so we wanted to see as much of the rest of the island, the non-touristy places, as possible. We grabbed breakfast first before heading out […]
How to Read
A “library cormorant” is a phrase cleverly coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Omnivorous and voracious in my reading, I identify as one myself! As a kid, I read and read and read! I was always all in for the Book-It monthly Pizza Hut personal pan pizza monthly contests, the Accelerated Reader program at school, you […]
Rising Tide – 2021 October
Welcome to another edition of Rising Tide, a digest of things worth sharing! Enjoy this month’s list of books, blog posts, movies, music, and more! To watch 1. How many more books will you read in your lifetime? As an avid reader, this feels like a scary question. (Don’t blink, or you’ll miss the few […]
Thoughts from the Trail: North Cascades
Welcome to Thoughts From the Trail, a list of random thoughts, ideas, questions, photos, music, and other information related to my trail adventures, hiking, walking, biking, or other! North Cascades The North Cascades are a vast landscape of mountains and valleys, forests and rivers. The preserved lands share governance by a variety of federal and […]
Malong’s Meditation
I had just entered the North Cascades. Newhalem, Washington is the first little town I came to as I enter the park from the west along SR-20, the North Cascades Scenic Highway. I decided to start my weekend in the park by hiking the Trail of the Cedars, a short and intimate little trail with […]
A Picnic Table, The Sun, and Me
I set out to write a good story. I had just finished reading A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller. It’s a book about how to write a good story. “Story” and “Life” are used interchangeably throughout the book, both literally and metaphorically. So it also happens to be about how to […]
Rising Tide – 2021 September
Welcome to another edition of Rising Tide, a digest of things worth sharing! Enjoy this month’s list of books, blog posts, quotes, music, and more! To read 1. It seems quite appropriate to start of this month’s collection this quote, which is a nod to part of the reason why I do this whole blog […]
Thoughts from the Trail: Mt. Rainier
Welcome to Thoughts From the Trail, a list of random thoughts, ideas, questions, etc had while hiking, walking, biking a trail. Thoughts From the Trail is a series of blog posts, inspired by a whole slew of thoughts I had while hiking the trails during a visit to Mt Rainier National Park. This post is […]
Get Bored on Purpose
Put your phone away. Get bored on purpose.Eliminate distractions.Be a conscious observer.Take in the world as it is. Bring back the Huh.Resurrect the Why. Think thoughts.Sit alone with them.Then think thoughts about those thoughts.And repeat.Forever.Never stop. There are a lot of places to turn to for inspiration about how to enjoy solitude, what to do […]