As a long-time camper I've morphed over the years from a pup tent with a ¼ inch mat to cushion my body against the ground to a more luxurious camping experience. Once or twice a year the one-man tent and the mat still come out for a backpacking foray … [Read more...] about So You Want To Be a Glamour Camper?
Zai Jian, A Sad Good-Bye to China
Wow, I find it hard to let it go, sad actually. A few tears just hit my keyboard. I've poured my soul along with immeasurable hours of time into the documentation of the trip; this trip prompted so much emotion! I close the book for now on my … [Read more...] about Zai Jian, A Sad Good-Bye to China
China’s Interior
"It seems to matter not the quality or amount of a night's sleep. We are tired. It's beginning to feel a marathon of the spirit. It is both the physical exertion of exploration but I believe more than that the mental/emotional exertion of days filled … [Read more...] about China’s Interior
Backpacking China — 5 weeks of Tan Suo
Actually China wasn't even on the list. But the adventurous son upon graduation from OU, decided to pursue his fledgling Mandarin. In China. So when the opportunity arose for him to take a month off from school and my schedule became such that a … [Read more...] about Backpacking China — 5 weeks of Tan Suo