Going Alone

September 9, 2019 Dear Eric, My daughter had a fine adventure this past weekend. There was excitement, and fun, and a bit of danger. I could

September 7, 2019 Dear Eric, I'd remain with my family and people always, if I didn't know there is - and is not - more. So, I go to see the

September 6, 2019 Dear Eric, I’m typing you this note with some difficulty from a tent in the deep desert. There's just one-bar of...

September 5, 2019 Dear Eric, An important principle of The Good Life is something I call The Risk of Avoiding Risk. The idea is that there

September 1, 2019 Dear Eric, I'm currently reading Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamozov. It's a big book. A very big book! I'm now

Reflecting on The Good Life after a nice summertime swim in the sea near the Bette Davis House in Laguna Beach, California. My name is...

I fear no social circumstance For I've been to Mt. Wildness

My adventure this week was fruitful in many ways, including the addition of several strange and new cryptic runes upon the windshield of...

Mostly, we think of retirement as something to do at the end of a career. For some, this may turn out to be the end of life... For though...

This document is the official transcript of the Cold Gate hike. This was a very scary adventure. Not so much during the hike itself, but...

DAY ONE ALONE The Return to Siberia countdown timer says I’ll be there tomorrow. Actually, I’ll be there tonight. Let’s go! Last week's...

When I pulled in to Siberia I was already unsure. Unsure and uncertain of why the mystery and seclusion of this place had been seemingly...

My friend Shea Roberts in Japan invited me to join him on his podcast. We talked about many interesting topics, including #Japan the...

I've begun using a new term to describe my activities in the #wild which are centered more on making good use of being alone rather than...