Bedrock & Paradox

“What a strange thing that which men call pleasure seems to be, and how astonishing the relation it has with what is thought to be its opposite, namely pain! A man cannot have both at the same time. Yet if he pursues and catches the one, be is almost always bound to catch the other…

Thanksgiving day was not quite as bluebird as Wednesday, but still pretty good. We headed out to explore the foothills of the Washburn range, the northern edge of the Washburn Bear Management Area which is closed to humans for most of the year. We saw big views, coyote, bison, elk, mule deer, hoarfrost, big trees,…

Today was a gorgeous, bluebird day. Calm, mid and upper 20s, snow, trees, critters. Very thankful. Nothing more to be said.Those are wolf tracks.Last week I re-modified our classic, 9 year old Black Diamond Zippo pack. The work I did a few year ago just wasn’t getting the job done. Roman’s pack looked pretty neat,…

Gratin on the left, chicken-leek pie on the right. Smells soooo good. Bye.

The most consequential book in the history of natural science turns 150 today.Insofar as birthdays are public events. Darwin returned to England in 1836, and sat on his book for quite some time, in no small part because he didn’t want to piss people off. He did anyway, perhaps moreso in the last few decades…

Planning is crucial. Here’s ours: -Presuming a key meeting this evening isn’t a disaster, we’ve off to Yellowstone tomorrow thru Friday. -We’re staying in the Absaroka Lodge in Gardiner rather than camping, to facilitate our goals of: relaxing, exploring the park via snowshoes and skis (hopefully we can find better skiing than last year), and…

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7760442&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Holistically.

I took some nice relaxing hours yesterday evening shuffling parts and rebuilding bikes for our Trans Iowa rigs. A nice break from writing and group meetings. The devil is in the details.M wanted and got a flat bar and Ergons.I want a drop bar for Iowa winds, as well as skinny tires and a tall…

It was a very pretty morning at 8500′.But I still can’t get that damn hair (or whatever) out of the lens.I’ve been in a funk for a long time now. It has been occasional, and low level (except when it’s not), but it’s been there ever since I got back from the Parcour. A combination…