Doors
As one door closes, another opens. An old saying, yes, and for the most part makes sense. However,...
Life Lessons – Lloyd Skelton
I wrote this awhile ago, but have been thinking about the past, where I have come from, how...
Winter Forever?
An early morning trip north, yielded a few surprises – It can snow in May in MN! Ice...
Words and Actions
Back in 2009, I had a short story published at Whispering Angel Books about my grandfather. It was...
Essay – What do you do?
What do you do? This is a very common question during our interactions with people. It is most...
Essay – Ice Climbing, Alaska 2007
I wrote this a couple of weeks ago about ice climbing in 2007 in Alaska (Matanuska Glacier). The...
Stone Path Review update
In 2012 we started a non-profit business called 418 Publishing, Inc. that was the parent company and publisher...
Alaska 2007 – Ice Climbing
The way up is almost perpendicular to the frozen ground. The glacier looms over me like a white...
Alaska 2007 – Ice Climbing
The way up is almost perpendicular to the frozen ground. The glacier looms over me like a white...
Searching and Finding
Surrounded by Zen and Buddhism magazines, books reviews, and the latest issue of Edge Magazine, I pause for...
Obstacles
Rain has fallen the past two days. What snow we had is gone. Replaced with last year’s grass,...
Obstacles
Rain has fallen the past two days. What snow we had is gone. Replaced with last year’s grass,...
Why Mt. Rainier?
Why climb Mt. Rainier? There are other more accessible, and lower height peaks that could be attempted? So...
Mount Beckey
Biography of Fred Beckey Originally written on 07/11/2009 for a job interview. Somewhat obscure and averse to fame...