Mt. Shasta Climb
August/September, 1976

Climbers:
John ?
Gloria Gillespie
Paul Howard

I hooked up with John and Gloria in Nevada or Sierra County somewhere on the Truckee River, where John had been running in some kayak races. After the final race was completed, we headed north up Hwy 89 toward Redding. We spent the night at Castle Crags State Park so we could get a shower, and drove into Mt. Shasta City the next morning. We visited an outdoor equipment store to rent crampons and... read more

I decided to post a few pictures from my Iraq adventure. I'm not sure why, after three years. It had been ten years since I returned from my year in Rome, and I hadn't been further out of the country than Sinaloa in that decade. I was pretty low on funds (couldn't really afford that dreamed of trip to Thailand), when the army offered me an all-expenses-paid four-month fun tour of Central and Northern Iraq. Of course, I suppose amongst the people I hang out with, it probably appeared to be... read more