Tuesday night climbing
My friend Steve sends the new route he set Tuesday night on our homemade climbing wall in the York County woods. Richard gives him a belay. The ladder leads to a 30-foot rappel platform which makes for...
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[View the story "Do you vote the environment?" on Storify] Do you vote the environment? Election Day is upon us. The time has come to make a decision. All the candidates have spoken of their plans for...
View ArticleBudget cuts could lead to National Park closures
Sunrise at Gettysburg National Military Park by Bill Dowling, courtesy of the National Park Service. In the midst of serious budget talks concerning health care, taxes and human services, some things...
View ArticleIce climbing in York County
Richard rests halfway up the ice formation we climbed this weekend in York County. The last time this ice formed was in 2011. Photo by Stephanie ReighartVertical ice doesn’t form everyday in York...
View ArticleThe three types of FUN
I was first introduced to the fun scale by while hiking down a scree slope in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After waking up early on a rare day off, driving into the sunrise and hauling a full...
View ArticleAlaska on ice
On the Root Glacier in Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska looking southwest. By Stephanie ReighartIn 2005, I spent about a month traveling by foot and living on a glacier in...
View ArticleWinter dreams
In the heat of summer when the humidity slows me down and I feel weak from weight of it, it’s hard for me to imagine winter. But on those anomalous summer days when no matter how bright the sun, the...
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