Some mornings that is all I can ask myself. Then after 20 minutes on the trail it becomes all too obvious. I love the mornings and how...

Okay I had a 100 reasons not to get up this morning to go hiking. It was cold, tired, cold, eat and drink too much last night, too...

While hiking with my brother today, he threw out that we only had 30 weeks until we start our TMB adventure. That struck home with me. ...

This is the first time in six months that I didn't complete a hike that I started. I was up early on the trail and not really feeling...

Beside the normal feasting on Thursday, I was able to get out and hike 4 days in a row. For me that is an amazing feat. Not that I...

Okay we all see some crazy things on the trail. Things that can't or shouldn't be explained. I am starting a list of things I have seen...

Okay I am not going to lie. October sucked for training. First I was unmotivated and then I had a 2 week vacation planned out. So I...

Okay October was not a total wash out. I had three good hikes in the rain. First there only a few people on the trail which is always a...

No nothing this exciting. I wish I could play with something like this. I am moving up big time now. I use the Omnipod and the Dexcom...

A year ago, I finished the Camino de Santiago. It was a great two-week trip of being alone amongst some 500 of my closest friends that I...

People always ask if I enjoy hiking alone. The answer is a simple yes. There is something relaxing about being alone on the trail. ...

What a great weekend for hiking. On Saturday, I was able to hike 7.5 miles in our local watershed. It was tough but not difficult. I...

Well you hear about what shoes to wear on the TMB. Boots, hiking shoes, and even sandals. When I did the Camino de Santiago, I had my...

I love keeping track of numbers and really stupid statistics. I find this motivates me to do better than last month. Here are my numbers...

Monitoring several FB groups talking about the TMB. I have developed a healthily respect for Mount Blanc. Our hike will happen in the...

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 105 mile (170 km) trekking trail through France, Italy and Switzerland. This is one of trips that everyone...

As I mentioned I am a 60-year-old kid at heart who happens to have Type1 diabetes. I was diagnoses when I was a senior in college and...