As the saying goes, last is not necessarily the least. On Thursday, the statement could not be more applicable as Kyle and I successfully complete summiting (in 2012) the last of the highest peaks in the five mountain ranges (Pioneer, Boulder, Sawtooth, White Cloud and Smoky) surrounding the house. The last, Saviers Peak at 10,441 Read More…
(Barely) Equal to the Challenge of Castle Peak
Reading about or listening to people discribing their attempt to summit Castle Peak reveals some common themes; “difficult”, “demanding”, “confusing”, “frustrating”, “painful”, “never ending” and “silly of me to attempt.” I, along with my son Kyle, decided to establish if any or all of these statements about the 15.5 mile (6,628 of vertical) trip to Read More…
The Family That’s Kidnapped Together… Taken 2 ***1/2
If the Mills family of Los Angeles asks you to vacation together, politely decline. Taken 2 is the enjoyable sequel to the popular original of 2007 created by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. Although highly successful and versatile on their own Besson (The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, Leon: The Professional) and Kamen (Taps, Read More…