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My favorite articles sorted by date (most recent first)

  • Main Chute
    I had never considered skiing Main Chute—a steep, rock-lined couloir that cuts through the rugged northeast face of Mount Baldy—until one day in April 2007.
  • Ragnar Hawaii 2017: Fueled by Fat
    Efforts to improve my health and fitness culminated with a race on the Big Island of Hawaii in November 2017
  • Rendezvous With Regret
    Writing about my favorite run of the ski season was impossible without also incorporating my most significant failure. A revelation from a respected friend helped me move past my regret.
  • A Tough Ski Day
    One of my least-favorite days of the 2005–2006 ski season
  • Epic Midweek Powder Day
    One of my favorite days of the 2005–2006 ski season.
  • The Honopu Ridge Trail
    A hike on an unmarked, unmaintained trail to an amazing view of Kauai’s Nāpali Coast
  • Ragnar Trail North Shore Oahu
    A muddy Ragnar trail race on Oahu
  • Kauai 2013
    Exploring an island paradise
  • Skiing in July
    The skiing was the easy part
  • TIPS Revisited
    TIPS provide protection from inflation, but they are not perfect