Posts from 2025

Inverness: Two Days of Intense Golf

I’m packing two days into this post because day 1 had a very late night. We’ve experienced three courses in the Inverness area plus some fun touring of the c...

Isle of Skye to Inverness

Wednesday was another transit day as we left the Broadford area on the Isle of Skye to move to the Inverness area where we will be settled for four nights.

Travel Day: Oban to Isle of Skye

The early part of our trip has shorter stays - two nights in Oban then two nights in Skye. And sadly for our delayed cohort that meant less then 24 ours in t...

Oban, Whisky, and More Golf

Our first full day in Scotland had a beautiful small harbor town, our entire travel group finally coming together, and a bonus 9 holes of golf (on top of the...

First Day in Scotland

It was a great day for us. Sadly 5 of our travel companions haven’t made it yet because of the terrible storms in the SE USA. They will arrive a day late to...

Scotland Golf Itinerary

Julie and I head to Scotland in a week, joining 14 other family and friends for two weeks of adventures. I shall play golf.

Backpacking Gear list

Julie and I are planning a backpacking trip into Cedar Mesa for spring 2025 with some friends and family, and folks are interested in our equipment list. Her...

Long Napa Weekend

We returned to Napa for a long weekend and some family time.

Birds

I’ve had some fun with birds this weekend.

Return to Keuka

We are moved in and fully opened at our Keuka Cottages. Even open enough to have guests!

Let’s Go Rory

Julie and I had a prime spot to watch Rory win the 2025 Masters Tournament.

My First Hole in One

Jacob and I snuck in one final round in California the Saturday before our departure to drive back east. A cool thing happened!

Animals and Plants in Chile

Karen and I did a bit of birding and general animal and plant spotting and identification while in Chile.

More Santiago

I took another run at Santiago today. Glad I had the time, and glad to move on.

Los Cuernos to Chileno

I feel like we are at the hub of Torres del Paine, camped at our final destination of Chileno.

Grey to Paine Grande

I’m in my tent at 7:44pm with moderate rain falling and ready to talk about another awesome day.

Dickson to Los Perros

Not the most scenic hike, but still incredible for the payoff at the end.

Serón to Dickson

I’m in my tent on Sunday night at Camp Dickson, listening to the medium heavy rain falling down.

O Circuit - Start to Serón

We finished our first day on the Torres del Paine O-Circuit, starting from the bus drop and hiking along the Paine River to Serón camp.

In Puerto Natales

We’ve arrived, I’m waiting for Karen’s plane to get here in the terminal.

Santiago Fun

With just over 24 hours of total time in Santiago I had to make the most of it.

Santiago, 16 hours late

I’m finally in Santiago Chile and sipping some coffee after a brief night of sleep. At least it was in a bed!

Training Hikes

I head to Chile next week for a bit of tourism in Santiago and then a week of backpacking in Patagonia: the O circuit in Torres del Paine. Julie and I have b...

My 2025 Theme – the Year of Strength

It is time for a new yearly theme! Note: I don’t buy the journals, but Myke and CPG Grey popularized the idea of creating yearly themes.

Tops of 2024

Let’s go through some new-to-me media and experiences that were meaningful to me in 2024.