Book Review: “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician’s Quest for Recovery in the American West”

One positive outcome of this plague unpleasantness is I have been able to make a dent in my seemingly always-growing stack of unread books. One of the more enjoyable reading excursions was Roger L. Di Silvestro’s “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands”. In June 1884, a 24-year old Theodore Roosevelt arrived in the Badlands a broken man. Both his wife and his mother had died just … Continue reading Book Review: “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician’s Quest for Recovery in the American West”

Some Reflections on Hiking, Then and Now

It has been more than 30 years since my introduction to the world of long-distance hiking. My first wide-eyed adventures on the Appalachian Trail as a young man left me amazed at the existence of such an extraordinary footpath winding its way through the mountains, valleys, and towns of fourteen states. I was hooked, and over the next decade spent as much time as I … Continue reading Some Reflections on Hiking, Then and Now