The Quixotic Jedi

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
-Benjamin Franklin
I’m not exactly sure where I am as far as this quote goes, but I suppose that’s ok.  As far as I’m concerned, I’ve been doing things worth writing about.  I’m still riding high on the sense of accomplishment from climbing those four mountains last [...]

Well, I did it:  I climbed Friday, Balsam Cap, Rocky and Lone in one day.  In the snow.  It was a long day.  I hit the trail around 10:30 and got back to the car around 9:30.  Yes, in the Post Meridian.  That’s 11 hours of hiking, dear reader:  pretty much all of which [...]

My dreams have been haunted of late, dear reader.  As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in the past, I don’t dream so much in colors and shapes and things said as I do in feelings, emotions and events.  I suppose the overriding feeling that has pervaded my dreams in the past week or so has been [...]

Fuck me, but I’m tired.  Saturday’s hike was a fucking nightmare.  Fucking.  Night.  Mare.  It took me almost 7 hours to go 5.95 miles.  I had to fight for every step.  There were about four or five feet of snow on the mountain.  Even with my snowshoes, I was sinking in up to my knees.  [...]

In the past couple of weeks, at least two people have told me directly that they’re “living vicariously through” me – specifically with respect to the photos posted on facebook of my winter peakbagging extravaganza.  I can’t tell you how cool that is; how good that makes me feel.
Well, I’m considering dialing that vicarious experience [...]

The opthamologist said that my eye is healing well.  I have a final appointment with him next Friday.  My vision is still a bit blurry, though today I finished the novel I started on Wednesday.  Driving is ok, but not great – I’m still a bit apprehensive.  I think the hardest part of this hike [...]

Yes, I know it’s been nearly a week since my last post, but I have a good excuse:
I’ve only had the use of my left eye since Saturday, and until yesterday, my right eye was in quite a lot of pain.

(Skip to around 1:23, please.)
Saturday’s hike was Doubletop and Graham mountains – both bushwhacks, though [...]

I’ve been feeling a bit strange all weekend, dear reader.  And I’m not exactly sure from what it stems.  But more on that later.  Maybe.
I’ve some interesting things I’d like to relate first:
I climbed Big Indian and Fir mountains this Saturday.  Got to the trailhead around 11, which is WAY late for me, even though [...]

Well, my apartment’s just received a good cleaning – sans any assistance, thankyouverymuch.  One more thing to take care of…
And it’s not blogging.
I sent out my first invoice today as a freelance copywriter – or rather, I sent out my first invoice today to my client: not someone else’s.  Yay?  The day job is still [...]

Today I’ll be hiking Cornell and Wittenberg mountains.  They’ll be numbers 18 and 19 of my 35 Catskill winter peaks.  I have 10 trips left and 10 weekends before March 22d.

I’m off on Monday for MLK Day, so I’ll be able to get a bit ahead of schedule, I hope.
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