I packed the gear the night before, Dara checked the weather, and I was even somewhat awake at 6 am.  It seemed like sneaking out on a Wednesday morning to drive to Lake Tahoe was shaping up to be an excellent idea. I had taken the day off from work to bring Dara (my climbing [...]

Get outside. It makes You happy! This L.A. Times piece highlights an interesting study carried out by psychologists from the University of Rochester.

Subjects were shown sets of images and were then immediately asked a set of questions.  Those th

How's that for a blog post title? This is gonna be one seriously riveting post I tell you. I was planning on hitting the Eastern Sierra this weekend for some spring backcountry skiing, which would have made for a great Monday post, but