Non-fiction adventure from my personal collection of experiences
– Life is a Network of Circumstances – Do you like jigsaw puzzles? I do. It’s an extremely exciting activity and entertainment consisting of matching individual small fragments that ultimately make up a bigger picture. Puzzles are both logical and analytical activities that require the use of imagination. LIFE IS NOT ONLY AN ADVENTURE, BUT EXACTLY A PUZZLE. Analysing it, putting together element by element … Continue reading Life Puzzle: Part II
– EVERY HUMAN EXPERIENCES ADVENTURE – There are about 7.8 billion people in the world. Everyone, regardless of where they live, experiences greater or lesser adventures. In fact, our earthly adventure and journey through life begins from the moment we are born. For a child who is beginning to explore the world, learning to walk and talk is an adventure. The immediate surroundings provide the … Continue reading Life is One Big Adventure
– Weather is a Wicked Wildcard – There was ice in the whitewater. Like halos around the rocks, moving water was freezing around stationary objects in the river. At first fascinated, I felt suddenly anxious. Looking further out, I could see the whole body of water slushing up. As my brain tried to wrap around the strange and troublesome observation, my gut tightened and things … Continue reading Winter Whitewater: Part II
– You Can’t Plan for Everything – Last week, I wrote about using the distraction of adventure to cultivate a happy state of mind. In this article, I share a whitewater example of me practicing what I preach. In June 2020, I occupied a 400 square foot cabin in Challis, Idaho. It was good accommodation; the right size in the right place for the right … Continue reading Winter Whitewater: Part I
– Part III: Sometimes Willpower Isn’t Enough – The three truths of mountaineering are absolute. “..even on your way down.” I shook my head half-laughing. It’s always higher than it looks, further than it looks, and harder than it looks; those are the three truths. Jumping off the ridge into the snow bowl wasn’t as high or dramatic as it seemed, but I was glad … Continue reading Harder Than It Looks
– Part II: The Only Way Home is Down – The last few hundred yards was like walking through a storm in the desert, snow moving like sand beneath my feet. Coming off the steep sidehill and into the throat of the drainage, the wind picked up speed as it forced its way through the pass. It scrubbed snow into frozen talcum powder which obscured … Continue reading Necessarily Brave
– Part I: Adventure is Just Bad Planning – It’s a great season to sit by the fire drinking hot chocolate and Bailey’s and listening to adventure stories. As a gift to you, I’ll open up my archive of winter adventures to share this Christmas week. We’ll start with one of my favorites… “Alone on Purpose” is a journal kept during a winter secluded in … Continue reading Small Mistakes Become Big Problems
– Always Detour for Adventure – My new job required me to travel to our facilities around the world and develop every opportunity for well logging services. Mr. Wilson was wise enough to know that his visits to overseas offices were formal, somewhat superficial meetings. As the big boss, he heard from managers, customers, and others with corporate agendas but felt fenced off from the … Continue reading Stop for Ice
– Solitude is the Greatest Freedom – The hike into Simplot was relatively short, a slow-moving stroll… just me and my best friend God. Planned to last four days, the distance could be travelled in half that time. However, it seemed more appropriate to begin my sabbatical by sauntering along the trail. I was accustomed to long distance treks but few led to such isolation. … Continue reading Just Me and My Friend God
– Real Adventures in the American West – After almost a week of whitewater and wilderness, we returned to the high valleys of Central Idaho. I was happy to get to the hotel in Salmon to shower, do laundry, and catch up on things. Ela, however, was still adventuring. We were in the middle of the real American West and she explored it every day. … Continue reading Part Two: The West
