Adam
The trip on the Haute Route is 7 full days from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. It’s one of the most famous touring routes in the world and is on many mountaineer’s bucket list. I found myself on the trip after an old friend of mine mentioned that he was putting a trip together with...
Adam
A few days ago I got back from a successful trip on the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt. We left Chamonix on the morning of Monday, April 3rd 2017 and arrived to Zermatt on the afternoon of Sunday, April 9th. While preparing for the trip, I found some equipment guides but all of them were...
Adam
It’s painful to see how short this list is. The unfortunate reality is that most software is lacking in either usability, features, reliability, or performance. Thankfully, software is constantly evolving and I am very encouraged by the crossover that is occurring between web technologies and...
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...
Charlie
A week ago, I touched the casing of a B-61 nuclear weapon, an object created by humans with a yield as much as 20 times that of the bomb dropped at Hiroshima. It’s as large in diameter as a big dinner plate, and twice as long as a water heater. Before that, a desert stroll among a comprehensive...
Austin Mueller
Ever wonder what goes through one’s mind while riding 60 miles on a trainer? Well, here’s your chance to find out. This was my longest ride as of this posting. Preparation I pulled myself out of bed at about 11:30am. I knew that I needed to go to the bike shop to get a bike computer and that I...