Slakistan

The days may grow longer and warmer, but the appearance of limeade, my seasonal vice, on the coop’s shelves truly signifies the first days of summer.

The best journeys are those that answer the questions that at the outset you never thought to ask.

That’s how mountaineer, adventurer, and author Rick Ridgeway inscribed my well-worn copy of his book, The Shadow of Kilmanjaro, back in May 2004. And how true those words are.

Thinking back over the journeys in my life, I’ve [...]