Imagine how Lewis and Clark felt while preparing for their months-long expedition; making arrangements for manpower, horsepower, and the food to fuel them all. What a headache! What overwhelming pressure to successfully anticipate all possible outcomes! Speaking of feelings, I'm having some. As with any long-anticipated event, when the day finally approaches, preparations and anxieties…

Nearly a year ago, a dear friend and I decided we'd like to go for a walk this summer. As a general rule, I like walking across things; foyers, bridges,vast expanses of land... So when she expressed interest in walking a piece of the little ol' Pacific Crest Trail, I began arranging life around walking:…

Quitting a job always seems to plunge me into an existential crisis. Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose, my "personal legend"? Why is there not more chocolate ice cream in my life?? I must be getting practiced, because these crises feel less and less unnerving. It snowed yesterday. On May…