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Ten Reasons I Love Portland
Earlier this month I completed another fact-finding mission: figuring out if I really truly love Portland, Oregon. Amanda and I first visited Portland in 2005 after a glowing recommendation from my...
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Year in Review – 2011
It has been way too long since my last post (20 months). This was not because I had nothing interesting about which to write; just the opposite, in fact! However my crowded working, training,...
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DIY Sports Drink Recipe
For the past few years I’ve relied on Accelerade Fruit Punch to nourish me through intense running workouts. However, as this year I’ve shifted more to cycling, I’ve been doing less intense workouts...
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Recipe for Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream with Xylitol
Background I switched to a low-carb (<50g per day) and high-fat diet at the beginning of this year in an effort to improve my running and long-term health. Some of the adjustments have been easy...
View ArticleCalifornia Highpoint – Mount Whitney
Where the Journey Started highpointing, n., the sport of ascending to the point with the highest elevation within some area (the “highpoint”), for example the highest points in each state. I started...
View ArticleDelaware Highpoint – Ebright Azimuth
The Delaware state highpoint, Ebright Azimuth, may not see impressive on the surface. It’s just a simple sign and park bench at an otherwise nondescript intersection near the Pennsylvania border; a...
View ArticleHomemade Amaro #1
Background I decided to base my first amaro recipe after a couple others that I found online: Popular Mechanics and Tickled Palate. I liked the double-infusion method to have more control over the...
View ArticleOregon Highpoint – Mount Hood
Preparing for Adventure In March, 2015, I took an “Introduction to Mountaineering” class through Kaf Adventures. This was 8 hours of classroom time focused on learning the basics of glacier travel,...
View ArticleTennessee Highpoint – Clingmans Dome
My visit to Clingmans Dome was part of a week-long road trip through Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky that featured a great deal of wonderful food and drink (bourbon). I hit Clingman’s...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Highpoint – Mount Mitchell
The North Carolina state highpoint, Mount Mitchell, is the highest point in the US that is East of the Mississippi River. Logistically it is simple to climb Mount Mitchell, as it boasts a convenient...
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