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Greetings and Happy New Year to all! 2025 was another busy year for us, including a major trip, and more than a few challenges. The year started well, as we celebrated Kathleen’s 71st birthday in January with a long weekend… Continue Reading →
Our major holiday this year was to the UK, from September 1 to October 4. Our trip included several days in Akron Ohio to visit my family, then to Edinburgh for a week to see Alastair’s father. After that we… Continue Reading →
Greetings and happy holidays to all! 2024 was another busy year for us, with some travel, more than a few challenges, and, sadly, two losses in the family. It began with a NY’s Day hike with friends to a remote… Continue Reading →
Completing a Half Ironman was on my bucket list for a number of years, and when I turned 70 this year I thought the perfect present to myself would be a 70.3 Ironman. After looking at multiple 70.3’s, I decided… Continue Reading →
Arizona Mountain Man Triathlon started in 1984 and is one of the longest standing triathlons in the West. The race takes place at Upper Lake Mary, just a short drive from Flagstaff, at an elevation of about 7000 ft. During… Continue Reading →
Greetings and happy holidays to all! 2023 was a busy year for us, with family visits, travel, adventures, and a few challenges, so we decided to share an end-of-year summary with family. We hope you enjoy it! It was a… Continue Reading →
I first traveled to Cabo San Lucas with my parents in 1991. They had retired to Tucson, AZ in the mid-80s, and then purchased a timeshare at the Pueblo Bonito Cabo Resort a few years later. By the mid-90s, my… Continue Reading →
Despite COVID’s impact throughout 2021, and my personal ups and downs, it was a good year overall. December was especially eventful with hikes, runs, swimming, rock climbing, and volunteering with the Pima Animal Care Center. I signed up for the… Continue Reading →
The Valley of Fire Backcountry Trailfest is a weekend of trail races in Logandale, Nevada. I learned about them from a woman I met last June through Meetup.com. Cassie was visiting Tucson from out of town, and was looking for… Continue Reading →
Alastair and I had been interested in exploring more of Utah, so when I was looking at trail races for 2021 the Vacation Races Bryce Canyon event was at the top of the list. We left four days before the… Continue Reading →