Back on the mountain and today’s lessons is why you need to check the cistern  often so you don’t run out of water. Here goes. A cistern is basically a tank that’s in a hole in the ground. The tank needs to be filled so you can do things like flush the toilet, wash dishes,…

I’m in Alaska now. The real Alaska and not the place some of us go inside our heads when we need wilderness and alone time and the thought that the land behind the hill goes on forever. One thing that travel has taught me is that the world is not as unkind and uncommon as…