That mound of gray material atop the rock, according to the sign, is ash that was all hot and sticky and formed a kind of concretesque s...

 It's done. Child number 5 has entered the hallowed halls of wedded bliss. There's no guarantee on the earthly duration of the bliss...

  There are many trails in life. Some we choose of our own volition while others we discover by fortunate circumstance or its opposite. I se...

 I was able to get the rest of the photos from the pack trip downloaded. Those which feature a blue sky and discernible clouds are fr...

We arrived here on Monday and began the nine and one half mile hike through rugged country in the middle of the day--during the hottest w...