Journal Entries
I try to do or make interesting things on a regular basis. Here are some words and photos about my exploits.
Start location: Cajamarca, Peru Other locations: Mountains outside of town towards El Galeno mine Min altitude: 8750 ft Max altitude: 11,700 ft Today was a slow day at the clinic – very few patients. Found...
Location: Cajamarca, Peru Max altitude: 8800 ft. After a couple of pretty intense days the pace has caught up with me. I managed to stay more or less on top of journal entries and...
Breakfast is served from 7-8:30 and we leave for the clinic at 08:30. All I have to do is shower and get dressed – I could roll out of bed at 07:30 and have plenty...
Start location: Cajamarca, Peru End location: Cajamarca, Peru Miles today: Around town Miles total: Min altitude: 9000 ft Max altitude: Min temp: Max temp: Today has been incredible, and it’s only noon. I can’t...
Start location: Lima, Peru End location: Cajamarca, Peru Miles today: Miles total: Min altitude: 113 ft / 34 m Max altitude: 9022 ft / 2750 m Min temp: Max temp: Had a hard time...
Start location: Los Angeles, CA, USA End location: Lima, Peru Miles today: (flight) Miles total: Min altitude: 126 ft / 38 m Max altitude: 128 ft / 34 m (not counting the flight) Min...
Start location: Columbus, Ohio End location: Los Angeles, California Miles today: (flights?) Miles total: Min altitude: 126 ft / 38 m (LAX) Max altitude: 815 ft / 248 m (CMH) Min temp: 50-ish (Milwaukee)...
I’ve glued four matches together and already had a few revelations. One, it’s not as easy as it sounds, and two, I should have considered how I planned to hold them in place while they...
Dad had his training session today, so I had the day to explore the area. I’d checked the National Park Service website and discovered there is a park just 45 minutes away in Hot Springs...
Lindalee and I stopped at one of my favorite National Parks, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in central southern Colorado...
Our first stop this morning was Mesa Verde National Park, which I figured might consume an hour or so. Five hours later we coasted down the mesa towards the exit, a whole eight miles further...
Today was one of those once-in-a-lifetime days where you see something truly amazing, and between the sheer willpower to grasp it and the energy to pick yourself up out of the sand after kneeling under...