Reviewing the REI Quarter Dome T3 Plus

The time has come.

How do I put into words something I cannot quite grasp? Something big. Something encompassing walking on the tallest and the most majestic mountain range on Earth? My work is finally done. Months of preparation will be put to work starting March 3 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Yak Attack – a 10 day stage race/trek [...]

Wait, what? I really leave for Nepal in 2.5 weeks? Already? It still doesn’t seem real!! Part of me goes into panic mode. What am I forgetting? I only have 2.5 weeks left to train? I look back at the last couple months of tough training and of preparing info and gear and realize that [...]

I grew up in the Land of Enchantment – Neeeew Mexico.  It is also the home of some fantastic spicy New Mexican food and of delightfully flavorful and blazing green chile.  There is a misconception that New Mexican food is unhealthy.  Ok, a lot of it is with the cheese, oils, sopapillas, etc.  There is [...]

Yoga, stretching – everywhere you go people are talking about it. Maybe you don’t want to pay the money and sweat little puddles next to your 40 closest best friends, but you would like to benefit from the stretching aspect of yoga.  There are many, many asanas(poses) in yoga with multiple intentions. My favorites are [...]