Shem Radzikowski
My first glimpse of Pokhara was a panorama of immense beauty, with its serene lakes, bustling streets, and the majestic silhouette of the Himalayas serving as the city's backdrop. But as enchanting as the town was, the mountains called to me, promising adventures and tales waiting to be unearthed....
kootenay andrew
After happily being all-electric for almost four years, we sold our Leaf and, until early September ’23, have been driving a gas truck for the last 18 months! What possessed us to do such a thing? After all, we sold a perfectly functional Subaru Forester (when we bought the Tesla Model 3 in 2018)...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year. This is why this post comes in September,...
Charlie
Are worth the weight. We use lightweight gear to move easily and efficiently in the mountains. It is easy to fall into a heuristic trap and believe that “anything extra will make me slow”, losing sight of “easy and efficient”. After half a season of touring with radios, I am certain that they make...
Charlie
We skied this Thanksgiving, as we did last year, in Canada. It snows there, you see, and it does so earlier there than it does here in the states. Holy moly, did it ever snow this year. It snowed enough to open Whistler early, and then it snowed a lot more. We got up there Friday morning, and...
Charlie
One of my favorite pieces our high-school director selected for our symphonic band was ‘Whatsoever Things‘, composed by Mark Camphouse. It has everything a young trumpet player could love: drama, risk, depth, wide dynamic range, beautiful brass chorales, and, critically, soaring solos. While the...