Right Path – Wrong Way

by | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized

The directions said go left, we went right. The hike was a loop either way, but from the map I thought going right would take us up the steepest section first. Ten minutes along the trail we struggled to make sense of the written directions in the guidebook. The book...

Target Fixation

by | Mar 12, 2014 | Uncategorized

I almost hurt myself in an S-curve on 8th Avenue that curls up through a ravine just east of 192nd Street. It is the best set of corners for ten kilometers in any direction. I had ridden cruisers on that road before, Yamahas and Harley’s that rolled at their own pace...

A Sense of Direction

by | Jan 29, 2014 | Uncategorized

A leathery old cowboy named Slim taught me to find my way in the wilderness. He passed out worn compasses with flip-up sight wires and then gave hand-drawn maps to the group of boys surrounding him. “The needle always points to magnetic north. That never changes.”...

Where Is My Growing Edge?

by | Jan 17, 2014 | Uncategorized

There is a growing edge to life. Plants reach up for sunlight and down for water. Animal cells multiply and grow exponentially to heal and sometimes even create a new life! Muscles grow in response to challenge. Some years ago I found myself wishing I could have done...