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Durango Spins
Lost Hermosa Trail
I've been looking for a route down to Hermosa Creek, just outside of Durango, for at least a couple of years, and, finally I've found it - literally almost right in front of my nose. The Hermosa Campground is...
Indian Caves At Cox Arch (Aztec Arches) BETA
The Cox Canyon Arch is the best, and most popular, of the so-called 'Aztec Arches of NW New Mexico, the 'Indian Caves' are a suggested addition when visiting this area. The two nearby caves are not commonly known and for...
The Legend of Billy Moser and the Supreme Dicks
The Supreme Dicks were an infamous grunge era band originating at Hampshire College in the early 1980's. I was the band's first, self-appointed, 'business manager' which didn't mean a whole lot, save for one very epic event. If I recall...
Puma Castle (Aztec Arches)
Puma Castle is a collection of 7-8 small-medium arches and one of the best, and easiest to find, destinations of the 'Aztec Arches', near Aztec, New Mexico. This particular destination was a minor discovery of mine from the winter...
A Small Scale DIY Solar Project
I've got a pretty serious case of sleep apnea, which, when added to my anxiety, makes for a pressing case for relief. As you may know I've been doing a lot of traveling, based out of the Durango, Colorado area,...
Book Review
- Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost
Don't Follow Me I'm Lost by Richard Rushfield 2009 At the height of the Reagan revolution author Richard Rushfield chose to attend the most prestigious radical institution of higher learning, Hampshire College. This book is his story, and the...
Tolmie Peak - Mount Rainier N.P.
Mowich Lake is the secret access to Mount Rainier - it is the closet access to the Mountain, though the last 17 miles are on gravel - and only another 30 from my front door! Spray Park is the popular...
The Future Road
The US Department of Transportation is getting ready to release a commission based study of the future of highway funding arguing for a high tech tolling solution. The folks at the Discovery Institute, whom I've been railing at lately for...
Obama's Stimulus Conundrum
President elect Barack Obama must begin to address the economic situation quickly. However the most 'experienced' hands in this arena are the very source of the problem, on both the right and the left. These problems go to the very...
I Know Where I'm Going
I Know Where I'm Going Written and Directed by the Team of Powell/Pressburger 1945 Beautifully set in the Hebrides Isles consider this romantic comedy a Scottish partner to Braveheart. The movie was shot in 1945 during the closing days of...
Wandering in the President's Lemon Grove
Like a wave crashing on the Southern California shore suburban America spread inland from the western US coast starting in the 1950's. I was born in that wave, at the crest of another wave in the history of America, call...
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies Directed by Isao Takahata Adapted from a Novel by Akiyuki Nosaka 1988 Though this Pacific NW summer has been worse than normal it pales to the summer of 1945 in greater Tokyo, the setting for this...
Rules of Attraction
Rules of Attraction By Bret Easton Ellis 1987 I was prompted to read this book by my recent review of the classic Christian Bale movie written originally by Ellis, 'American Psycho'. This book, his first, was also turned into a...
My Angel of the Devil Fork
My four week trip, in part exploring relocation, was coming to an end, a good one. From a slow simmer in SW Colorado, to the full heat of the Great Basin desert, to the cool green of Oregon it had...
Crack Canyon of the San Rafael Swell
Crack canyon is an easily accessible slot in the San Rafael Swell, south of I-70, near Hanksville and the Goblin State Park (Utah). The trail does have chokestones which require some athletic mobility. They aren't overly difficult, have climbing...
"The Secret of Roan Innish"
The Secret of Roan Innish Directed by John Sayles With an Irish Cast 1995 John Sayles is perhaps best known for his Texas desert drama, 'Lone Star' - which in the canon of classic films gets shelved right next to...
'The Hill'
The Hill Directed by Sydney Lumet Starring Sean Connery With Ossie Davis, Sir Michael Redgrave 1965 In the opening scene a British Lorrie pulls up in front of a WW2 North African Military Prison - two men leave heading back...
U.S. Open & Tacoma's Economy
Last week's announcement of the 2015 U.S. Open to Pierce County's public Chambers Bay course was accompanied by the usual PR endeavors - including a projection of $100 million in 'economic development'. Though the event will be a benefit language...
Western Washington's Second City gets to Work on it's South End
The below piece was originally submitted for publication outside of Tacoma, but not accepted. As of today, January 19 it is slightly dated - for instance the refered alcohol impact area has unanimously passed the Tacoma City Council and has...
No Country for **Young** Women?
This also isn't about the Joel and Ethan Coen film. It's just a quick speculation about UW Student Amanda Knox and her Italian experience. I travelled prior to starting school, very close to Knox's age and can understand some of...
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
Sometimes the best way to approach your goals is to move away from them. An unseemingly large number of election items at issue Tuesday have brought this simple life rule to the forefront of my thoughts. Moving backwards to go...
The Media is the Message
A thumb's up for a new local online publication, Crosscut. Publisher David Brewster is certainly already a member of the local establishment elite, but this is a publication that could shake things up - perhaps continuing his contributing record of...
Suicide for Art
Below is the AP story about a tragic incident at my Alma Mater, Hampshire College, a protest suicide on closed circuit campus TV. I had never met Mr. Hermann, but the rest of the cast and crew were all friends,...
Design Pioneers of the Rave
I tried to post a claim on Wikipedia for inventing the Rave. It survived an initial challenge but later would be pulled down. The production group operated under the name 'Deviant DoubleSpeak', aka the Doctors of Dental Science, DDS. Several...
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