As I posted around Winter Solstice about voting with our dollars and the advice another blogger posted about choosing what brands match your values and principles – and then supporting them with your purchases. Here are my top brands, what I buy from them and why. (I receive $0 kickbacks) My gear list by season…
Getting things set up for 2026, but for those data lovers a look back at just hiking data first. Carbon Karma Bank For every 1 hour driving to hike, 3 hours of hiking is “net zero” carbon karma; I’m balancing the environmental cost with sufficient time in the woods. I started tracking in 2024, but…
As we start the first longer days of earth’s annual cycle, I think important to build and share hope … for each of us, our community and our planet. Good planets are hard to find, they say … Ray Bradbury’s reminder is perfect, “Action is hope. There is no hope without action.” … Greta Thunberg has…
Over the last 30 days, I rode my gravel bike over mostly the same route up the McKenzie, Mohawk rivers to destinations near Marcola, OR … basically go have great ride along the rivers (beautiful) and stretch out and sweat. So why a post? Roadkill. On both rides, there were newly killed deer along the…
Over the last 5 years, I have now hiked over 6,000 miles in the Northwest forests from the Redwoods to Olympic National Park – almost exclusively within 50 miles of the Cascades Mountains crest, and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). These woods have become my sanctuary and cathedrals, yet every hike I see and learn…
A departure from hiking, biking and the required gear to be safe and happy … bird flu, and its impact to wild bird populations. It is not just for chickens … all birds are threatened, and raptors are taking a hit. In the posted article below both peregrine falcons and kestrels are talked about, and…
WordPress is messed up after a hack 2 weeks ago and a failed attempt to fix. The recent post on So Sister has disappeared and the site is unstable …. more later apologies –
As I age and the miles accumulate from 45 years of mid distance running (half marathons) and 1000+ mile / year hiking for the last 5+ years, moderation and diversity of activities are necessary … to keep my knees, feet and lower back happy – and to continue on! With great support and encouragement from…
I don’t know 1 person who has spent time walking around thru the redwoods, especially the coastal redwoods, without being awe struck in the least, and spiritually moved in the better encounters. My last trip there in 2024 was moving on so many levels, and I will most likely return in 2025 per my preliminary…
Maybe an ‘out of bounds’ post about animals and not hiking, but this article and the animals highlighted made an impact. These animals are, after all, my forest friends with whom I share the woods every time I go. Who was wolf 57? is an article worth the read! This article also has special meaning…
