It can be a challenge getting to a hiking trailhead. Public transport may be spotty or non-existent, and once you’re in the locale, trailheads have a bad habit of hiding in plain sight. Once I’ve found the trailhead, I can usually muddle my way along the trail with the assistance of GPS, map, signage, and…… Continue reading Four Kyushu OLLE Hikes
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Four Kyushu OLLE Hikes
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Quarterly Lupron
Cycled to Methodist Hospital for my quarterly injection to suppress tumor. For now it’s working well, tumor is undetectable. I’m grateful.
A Short Warm-Up
With temperatures soaring into the 40’s it was time for a bike ride. The Grain Belt Beer sign was erected in 1941.
Planning a Hadrian’s Wall Hike
Planned a coast-to-coast hike across a narrow part of England, following Hadrian’s Wall.
Flowering Christmas Cactus
Our flowering Christmas cactus reminded me it was cold outside. Mittens were a necessity today.
HND-MSP
Some of the flight crew will swap out on this 12-hour journey to Minneapolis.
Train to HND
Lined up to board a train to Tokyo HND.
Snapshots: A Night in a Bicycle Hotel
This week I spent a night in Hotel Cycle, in a converted warehouse in the port city of Onomichi, Japan. I used it as a base to cycle part of the Shimanami Kaido trail across the Seto Inland Sea. Had I arrived on a bicycle, I could’ve cycled into the building and up to the front…… Continue reading Snapshots: A Night in a Bicycle Hotel
Nakasendo Section
Hiked a section of the Nakasendo in Nagano Prefecture. The Nakasendo follows the route of an ancient mail road that ran from Kyoto to Tokyo.