Building Bridges

Building Bridges

I collapsed into the camp chair, every inch of my body caked in salty sweat. Sweating was almost useless in the humidity.  I had drunk at least three liters of water that day, but my mouth was still parched, unlike my clothes, hair, hat.  Clay’s hand were on his hips...

It’s All Going to be Okay

The woman we rescued in the below story wrote a book about her experience.  She asked me to write a chapter for her book, which I happily did. Sadly, it didn’t make the final cut, so I’m adding it here for your reading pleasure. I was three quarters...
“The Inherent Risk is What Makes it Fun.”

“The Inherent Risk is What Makes it Fun.”

“From here, the toe of the glacier is about seven miles away, and it’s about two miles from there to the top, with a fifteen degree slope on average.”   “You’re lying.” The words were out of my mouth before I could even think. Austin laughed.  “It’s hard to get...
I won!

I won!

Raffle Winner I wanted to give a shout-out to Cole Campfire for their monthly raffle. I can’t wait to dive into...
The Fifteen Hour Friend

The Fifteen Hour Friend

“How did you meet” seems to be a question reserved for the happenstance that led to one being coupled. True friends, so the thinking goes, are the ones you’ve known so long that you cannot even remember not knowing them, much less how you met. The Life Bus is...