Cycling
Diablo Criterium 2016
The Diablo Criterium 2016 was held on May 14th adjacent Jefferson Park in Menasha WI. The weather was cold but the cycling was hot with events starting at 8:00 am and the last event finishing […]
Ski Trails
Skiing
Skiing ABCs
This is the lead article in a series of 26 I am going to do entitled Skiing ABCs. It is NOT a presentation of basic ski technique but instead I will go over the jargon […]
Skiing
US-2 — The Official Ski Highway of the USA!
There is a road, no simple highway Between the East and West And if you ski, there will be pow That line is for your tracks alone The Contenders There is a humble road in […]
Skiing
From Shogun to Powder
This ski trip actually began in 1980 while I was still in grade school. The original airing of the original Shogun (the day I’m writing this it was announced that the star of that mini-series Richard Chamberlain has passed away) really caught my attention and indeed fascination. This led to me some years later purchasing the book Shogun by James Clavell and reading it and it was very riveting – I do recall finishing the second half of the book in one weekend – only getting out of bed for the most basic of life necessities! […]
Après Ski
Coron Philippines Beach Questing
The last excursion was to Coron Palawan Philippines. Which occurred in the middle of our excursion to Cebu. We left my wife’s hometown and motored to Cebu City… […]
Travel
Boracay Philippines Beach Bumming
The First Excursion My first excursion from the in-law’s house (in this case sister in law & her family) was to Boracay in the Philippines. In previous trips to the Philippines our beach excursions were […]
Resorts
Skiing in Japan a Dream Come True
Skiing in 日本 (Japan) Years ago, I put up an article about the start of planning out a ski trip. It was not just any other ski trip but it was a side trip from […]