I’ve completed my first random monthly goal; to run, bike or hike 170 miles in March. Damn*, let’s reflect. I managed to do a lot of miles in March. 195.85 to be precise. Success! I got sick towards the end, so I slowed down a bit and didn’t fracking* run as much. The breakdown is: Hiking = 64.5 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hiking’
Reflections, and Other Reasons Mom Washed Out My Mouth With Soap
Posted in Random Goals, tagged Biking, D.C., Hiking, Running on April 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
D.C., Which Photographs Well
Posted in Photos, tagged Arlington National Cementary, Cherry Blossoms, D.C., Hiking on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
What’s in store if you take a walkabout through Washington, D.C. on a sunny day in March? Let’s see: Have a day.
Some Hiking
Posted in Photos, Sports, tagged Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Maryland, Virginia on March 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few photos from a few hikes I took in Virginia and Maryland, along different segments of the Appalachian Trail (AT). Spring Winter
170 For March: Miles
Posted in Random Goals, Sports, tagged Biking, Hiking, Running on February 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Happy Leap Day. I’m starting an ingenious plan to give myself random goals each month for the rest of 2012. In theory, these goals will ‘make me a better person’. If that is possible. I wager it is not. They will also be hard (insane) enough to provide a challenge or make me want to quit halfway [...]
10 Favorite Hikes in Washington State
Posted in Mt. Rainer, tagged Camping, Hiking, Washington on October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Originally posted February 13, 2007) Not that you care, but someone once asked me to list my favorite hikes in Washington state when I was about to move across country to Washington, D.C. This person is long gone but it got me thinking and I always ‘meant’ to create the list. Well, so much for [...]
Foremost Things That Are So Necessary
Posted in Books, Food, Sports, Wine/Beer, tagged baseball, Beer, Hiking, Wiener dogs, Wine tasting on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve written about a few bad things lately (Foremost Things That Are So Unnecessary and Things That Rub Me Wrong), so now a little love for the good things. (American) Football season - regardless of what you call it (gridiron does have a nice ring), there are few things that have a more a passionate following than college and professional football. Go Huskies! [...]
Hiking in Washington
Posted in Travel, tagged Hiking, Washington on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today we’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Greenwater Trail (off US Forest Service Road 70 in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington State) peace
Blue Blazes, President Hoover, and a Skinny Dipping World Record
Posted in Travel, tagged Camping, Hiking, History, Shenandoah NP, Virginia on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s note: Okay, so you were probably enticed to read this post from all that ‘skinny dipping’ in the title. Not to completely disappoint you, but no photos will be available nor was any actual nudity involved. Please continue. Or show your true colors by leaving to google ‘skinny dipping’… Having spent a good [...]
