My kids and I flew from Austin to Maryland on Friday, June 23rd, and spent a day getting them settled in with their grandparents as I finished collecting a few last-minute essentials for the adventure. My brother and I had a few last-minute conversations about gear (“How many rolls of TP should we bring? DoContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Getting There”
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Kilimanjaro 2023 – Journal
Following two previously-posted entries: …this is an index post with links to the day-by-day journal of my 2023 Kilimanjaro trip. Update: I took another trip over New Years 2026, but haven’t written about it yet. I’ve split the posts up by day because the idea of summarizing the entire trip in a single post feelsContinue reading “Kilimanjaro 2023 – Journal”
Kilimanjaro – Gear
This is the second post in my Kilimanjaro series. The index is here. When I was initially thinking about signing up for a trek up Kilimanjaro, I had two major areas to think about: my fitness, and all of the stuff I’d need for the trip. I knew that even if I didn’t ultimately takeContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Gear”
Kilimanjaro – Overview
Writing about my Kilimanjaro trek will not be easy: How can I do justice in describing what was: … all at the same time? Nevertheless, I’ve been back for a few weeks now and I’m compelled to put fingers to keyboard before life keeps moving on and memories fade. First, Some Context At 19341 feet,Continue reading “Kilimanjaro – Overview”
Slow Seaside Half
After my first real-world half marathon in January, I ended up signing up for the 2024 race, but I also quickly decided that I didn’t want to wait a full year to give it another shot. A day or so later, I signed up for the Galveston Island Half Marathon at the end of February,Continue reading “Slow Seaside Half”