Mesmerized. There’s no other way to put it. The scene unfolding before me was captivating, subtle hues of warming a jagged Himalayan sea, blues morphing, glimmers of amber and crimson flashing on distant ridges, shadows etching an impossible landscape. It was still frigid here, sunlight not yet penetrating the frigid shadows of the West Ridge […]

I spent the majority of today - as I am wont to do - spiraling down a rabbit hole of thought. I had intended to write, had hoped to write, a thoughtful Thursday Thought post on the idea of greatness; a concept that has been rattling my mind and haunting my thoughts for weeks now. […]

While we all have - for now - the right to remain silent, we sometimes also have the duty to speak. For me, that time is always, is now.

I love spring runs, and today was no exception. The morning air was crisp, a faint frost coating aspen catkins, mist enshrouding the reservoir, no sound aside from my footfalls and the cheery hoots of a Northern Saw-whet Owl. Up ahead the trail split, a fork I’ve arrived at many times before. The choices were […]