A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Trailhead: 2022-2025 Revisited

There I was—no s%^t! One day I'm blogging about trail running and beer drinking and the next thing it’s three years later! That’s how it goes sometimes. So here I am, trying to claw my way back in this, because even though I haven’t blogged in a long time, I haven’t stopped running, biking, beer … Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Trailhead: 2022-2025 Revisited

The Adventure Begins, a Final Good Bye to the Sea Otters, and I Quickly Find Out that Wally World is Closed

My final good bye to Monterey did not come at the iconic Fisherman’s Wharf or Cannery Row’s aquarium, but at the water’s edge. On cold gray, foggy morning I drove down to one of the many coves of Asilomar State Beach, parked, and walked down to the waiting tide pools. The sea was calm. It … Continue reading The Adventure Begins, a Final Good Bye to the Sea Otters, and I Quickly Find Out that Wally World is Closed