Doing Life with People: 3 Signs from the Slopes
It’s at the bottom of the slopes that it feels most risky. It’s not the terrain or even the conditions. It’s the people. Up top,…
Having Adventures or Living an Adventurous Life?
Waking to the sound of water pelting the window and a gloomy sky that looked to be parked for the day, I heaved a dissatisfied…
Tools in my Ruck: Part 1 – The Ruck
Back from the Oregon Trail As we transition to fall, I’m settling into a new routine in Oregon. We made it through the trek out…
For the Dads: What Comes Around
“My goodness, Natalie. You come from adventurous stock.” Really? Turning away from the email, I looked through the window to the trees beyond. I’d never…
Out of gas – planning for adventures
How do you plan for fighting Mike Tyson? Prepare to get punched in the face repeatedly. A wise mentor once told me this, and it…
Training for Adventure
Sir Winston Churchill said, “To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the…
Types of adventure
What is adventure, anyway? We all have a bit of a different way of defining adventure. My definition came from a chat with my good…
Size Matters Not: The Story of Boiler Ruck
Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you? Yoda I started our local GORUCK Ruck Club because I was tired of being the…
A liturgy for rucking
I live trapped and heavy As I pick up my burden for this long trial I am reminded that a fool’s provocation Is heavier than…
You can’t achieve it alone
This is the part of the year where I’m supposed to tell you things like “you just have to put your mind to it, and…