Mt Whitney

  In a little less than 6 hours, I’ll be leaving to climb Mt. Whitney, aka the highest peak in the continental US. 14,479ft. You may be thinking, “This sounds really tough.What have you done to prepare for this?” Answer: Aside from pack warm...

$2 for a bottle of water?!

Back in California. I was hoping for the passport control person to give me a nice and hearty “Welcome back” or “Welcome home”. But instead I got “how old are you?” “you traveling to all these places by yourself?”...