Author Archives: John

iykyk It was a frosty start on the USS Steenhatchee Friday morning. The promise of teen temps made the wind even more sharp with whitecaps pushing us into Eagle Creek. this was the first year we didn’t make the Lost … Continued

hangover 2024 was one for the record books. The people shown in this photo are only a fraction of the actual attendees. You will see in the following photographs. The above is courtesy of Richard Hatten. Thank you the clouds … Continued

Last weekend I went to North Carolina to try and assist with the hurricane relief effort. Due to some misinformation we were not needed over there. Someone had posted on facebook they needed people to backpack in supplies, which may … Continued

Recently published column in Cityview Magazine https://cityviewmag.com/our-history-with-a-view/ Time is running out to experience the fire towers of the Smokies  There used to be 17 fire towers in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park that were utilized prior to the 1930s … Continued

this hike has been on my mind for a little while. And like most of my adventures that happened fortuitously with a drop in airfare from New York to Edinburgh Scotland. How can I pass up $500 round trip? So … Continued

the weekend hit to finish the miles we had remaining to the James River bridge. As you will notice we finished here almost a month ago but pulled out a little early. The first day we drove 4 and 1/2 … Continued

this section is considered the crown and glory of the Appalachian trail. And this is the iconic McAfee knob shot. there was some hot hiking to get here. 88° was unexpected. For the benefit of section hikers like ourselves there’s … Continued

Cotocachi Pasochoa Ruccu Pichincha Cotopaxi (16,200 feet of it) San Juan Achontilado. Base camp. We set off at midnight for the summit of Chimborazo. Once again Strava was wrong here on this one. I turned around at over 19,000 ft. … Continued

I’m so glad our entire team made it. Today we’re up for a rest day and then tomorrow we head over to the high mountains. This will include an acclimatization run on Cotopaxi or at least part of it some … Continued