Adventure on a grand scale, part four!

Waking up at Phantom Ranch didn’t bring any surprises of the reptile variety, although we did find that the ring tails were significantly more agile than we gave them credit for. The third day dawned beautiful, as always. Despite the fact that dad’s pack...

Adventure on a grand scale, part three

Waking up after my first night on a backpacking mattress was a little interesting.  I’m not talking about the stiffness in the legs or back, although there was a little of that.  Neither am I talking about the beautiful scenery. Although there was a...

Adventure on a grand scale

Well I’m back in the mist-drenched northlands, giant bag in tow and- as of yet- still unpacked.  It was a bit sad to come back to a chill in the air and the morning commute, but at the same time it’s nice to spend the night in a bed again. But how was...

Failure to launch

Yesterday while working on my blog I was all set up for an article on theLost Cosmonauts.  It’s a pretty interesting story, and one that makesperfect sense given what a counselor told me at the Huntsville Space Center.*The idea is that back when the USand...