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That’s me in the Middle. Flanked by my two HS buddies, John and Gates. John is/was an Eagle Scout. Gates taught Outward Bound.  Me, I played sports. And sports. And more sports. I always wondered…

There was a huge fire on Sir Lowrey’s Pass, about 60K East of Cape Town. The strong winds sent the smoke all the way to us here in the city, very quickly.  The whole Mountain…

A pink Citroen. I was just shooting stuff. Trying to divert my attention from my terrible feelings of loss. Lost my nephew Daniel. He was a beautiful boy. Came to the aid of two woman…

This is our nephew Daniel Koetter Knight Ullrich. He was 25. That’s his sister Nina with him in the photo.  Last night, while in the process of defending two women from a mugger, our Daniel…

This was such a people walk. I had the best time! I walked all day without any anxiety about where I was going to camp. Besides, WATER is the real problem out there. Not where…

I took the “easy way” blue trail around the climb, after the Lemon Squeezer. I was so tired. So tired. It was over 90 degrees, and I had already gotten lost and added two miles…

There’s my friend John and his (and my) new friend “Lifesaver.” We three slept in the Fingerboard Shelter. Lifesaver had arrived early, John and I after dark. Turned out Lifesaver was leaving the trail. He…

Got my first Uber EVER right to here. West Mombasha Road and the AT.  It’s 9AM and approaching 80 degrees already. Should I be doing this? Then came the rocks.  And more rocks. Rocks like…

* This post was sitting in my Draft folder! I edited a little and here… I have plenty if special shoes. Plenty of everything necessary for the Trail. Plenty of gumption. Gumption, good word that. …

I’m back on the Trail!!!!!! Well, not right now, actually. Right now I’m sitting in my air conditioned living room on a very comfy couch, (Do real men use the word “comfy?”) legs propped up.…