What Are You Most Living For?
"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am...
Field Notes
Field Notes are a mix of thoughtful essays and adventure journaling.
Wrestling With The Epidemic Of Depression
I read an article this morning about depression from an athlete’s perspective. Then I read another from the view of a spouse dealing with her athletic husband’s depressive episodes. Every...
Feel Grounded Wherever You Are
Who sees all being in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear. — Isa Upanishad It’s been a heck of a few months. Sparing...
The Pros And Cons Of Long-Term Van Living
Last week I wrote about ten things I've learned since moving into a van. In reviewing the list there were just two items specifically related to the day-to-day practicalities of...
10 Lessons Learned Living In A Van
We'd been living in a van, on the road, in our Chevy since July 2017. It has been an interesting journey, equally adventurous and tedious. The trail miles have been...
Be The Best At Being Better
I was preparing an alternative piece for this week. You were going to be reading yet another essay documenting my own progressive journey toward living — better. Last night I...
The Man In The Arena — Bandera 50K
“It is not the critic who counts; nor the one who points out how the strong person stumbled, or where the doer of a deed could have done better.” All...
Reframing Resolutions By Shedding Goals And Simply Being
Another year is upon us. This offers an excuse — not that I need one — to reflect upon what I have accomplished over the last year and what I...
Trail Running Adventures in Bishop, CA
I have always loved the Eastern Sierras and was stoked to bring Paul to spend some time in the area. Driving down Hwy 6, onto the 395 and into Bishop...