The Headman’s New Chainsaw
A noisy, sputtering gas generator keeps the village’s satellite TV blaring until midnight, teenagers wearing “I don’t give a F*#k” t-shirts chain smoke cigarettes, and the purr of chainsaws are […]
Tag Archives: trekking
In the Shadows of the Himalayas
Winter of 2010 I trekked the Annapurna Circuit in the Nepalese Himalayas. Early into the twenty three day journey, my hiking partner became ill and we were delayed on two […]
Beneath Himalayan Skies
We were gradually making our way up towards Annapurna Circuit’s 17,770 ft (5416 m) Throng La Pass when we stopped in the village of Manang (12,5000 ft) for a day […]
At the Feet of the Gods in Olympic National Park
The landscape of the Pacific Northwest is immense, rugged, and powerful. Thundering tides jar and sculpt the rocky coast, massive snowy peaks thrust upwards to the heavens, and everything in […]
