This is how close we came to the summit of Mt Humphreys. We were about a quarter mile from the top. At that altitude and in my condition it would have taken another hour of scrambling over a volcanic ...Read More
A couple of photos from my scouting expedition to Humphreys Peak with Bob K. On Tuesday. In a few days I’m going to make an attempt to summit Humphreys with Peter B. It is unlikely that I will make ...Read More
Freer international migration, like freer trade, will lead to a more just world. Adapted from Immigrants Your Country Needs Them by Philippe Legrain In the winter from the “senior summit” ...Read More
“It is a pity that a great man should be so ill bred.” Talleyrand speaking of Napoleon. It is easy to draw a modern parallel, and you may. But where is our modern Talleyrand? The home is a classic...Read More
It is easier to be busy than it is to be productive. The maxim aligns with the photo (it is the blind Squirrel effect). A hatch of Ladybugs on a warm day in December 2010. They were a bit early. You m...Read More
Portal For most of my life “portals” were a science fiction mechanism for getting from one state to another. They were ways to rip through the space time continuum. Now I have to have a po...Read More
“Do not save what is left after spending; instead spend what is left after saving.“ Warren Buffett This Saguaro cactus is of the third order. It has branches on branches on branches. In al...Read More
Happy New Year I hope your year is filled with hikes to new places and old, that your knees stay healthy and your head is filled with wonder. About a decade ago I wrote this list of rules for hiking. ...Read More