Bedrock & Paradox

Chris and I have three days and a bit less than ninety miles in Yellowstone awaiting us.  Between writing papers and reading chapters (and cooking a trout for dinner) it was time to pack. The Cold Cold World Ozone, moded, loaded, and ready to go.  Missing a bit of food, but that’s about the right…

Had loads of other clever things to write, but my feet hurt too much for profundity.  I just like getting in there, working hard, being way off trail, seeing things in as pre-human an idiom as possible.  Today. 11:45 on the go. 2 9k plus peaks. Many miles. 5+ miles of quality ‘shwackin in 2:50.…

I read Infinite Jest in 1999, before I graduated high school.  It remains the most structurally complex thing I’ve ever read.  It would seem that, over Christmas, I’ll need to finally read it again.  The world is dimmer today. News   News   In his own words Why does this make me so sad?  Because we…

Await. Yellowstone, soon.

Just another Saturday at college.  Got home late last night, drank too much, woke up not quite hungover.  Actually, that’s the first time I’ve done that here in Missoula.  Not an occurrence destined to be common.  Eventually I motivated, M and I found coffee, pastry, and quiche at Bernice’s Bakery, some goods at the farmers…

Yep, that’s what it is.  Huckleberry induced explosive bear poo.  From yesterday. In other news, make sure you check in on Eric.  Good stuff as usual. And some more things of interest from Prof. Dial.

I was talking with my mom Sunday evening (it was her birthday, and I try to be a good kid) when the course of our conversation reminded me; Going-to-the-Sun road in Glacier National Park would soon be closed, and not long after snowed and avalanched in for the winter. Time to go.The cats and dogs…

Why when I go over the bars (as I did on a nasty damp root yesterday) do I almost always eject vaguely but purposively to the right?  The right hook on my H-bar and right lever are taking a beating this year.  (Note spirit animal on the bars, and that thing in the left corner..)…

1349, Sat:  Geoff is KILLING it!!!!!!  Allez!!! It’s a big weekend.  Geoff at the Wasatch 100, Bill at the MT state championships, and almost everyone else at the Vapor Trail.   Tonight I drink and eat in their honor. “Before there was aromatherapy, there was bacon.” Bacon, garlic, scallions, red bell pepper, the last of…

It’s the end of an era. Less biking, more adventuring. Sell Lenz, buy Alpacka. Will I regret it? Probably a little, but after a week of forced inaction and contemplation I’m convinced it’s the right thing. So, for sale: Large blue Lenz Sport Leviathan. Used well for 14 months, a number of blemishes, functionally perfect.…