by Admin | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog Post
#479: Not Dead. Not Done. I walk every day. But now…I’m getting ready to really get my walk on. For those who have opened Extra Mile Thursday for a while, you know I’m not one to shy away from adventures far bigger than me. And as soon as the coast...
by Admin | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog Post
#478: Bumps, Bats…and Bras I’ve pedaled a bike acrossNevada on Interstate 80. Two times. The 411 miles across Nevada’s I-80 is one of those rare places where a bicyclist can legally pedal on the big road because there is not a suitable alternative....
by Admin | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog Post
#476: Zero Shame. Monster Courage. The second that the thought hits me…I grimace. I cringe. I swear. “I went the wrong freakin’ way.” In walking across seven countries, the words and I have met a few times. In the fading daylight in Spain and...
by Admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog Post
#474: A Hard Bed to Find I left for the long day’s walkbefore the sun had even met the morning sky. I was in Spain walking the Camino de Santiago. My day’s goal was to push my legs 23 miles further down the trail.It’s where I’d find my next...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2021 | Blog Post
#473: Wild Bears and Whiskey Lemonades When life gives you lemons… make Whiskey Lemonade. Well…that’s how the saying goes for me with this story. I was hiking a couple hundred miles of the John Muir Trail with a buddy. It was bear country and,...
by Ana | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog Post
#472: Ask Her ONE Question Different in age, need and want…three students sat on the steps. The Teacher…a woman old in years and wise in life…sat in front of them. Each student had an opportunity to ask her ONE question closest to their heart....
