World of McCool

I never get tired of hiking, but my feet definitely do. I learned from our hike into the Narrows that one does not break in Chacos in sandy terrain, as the sand gets underneath the straps and wears away at the skin like sandpaper. I’d show you a picture of what my feet […]

“If… the machine of government… is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law.”
Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobediance, 1849
I’ve been doing some more research, finding nothing that surprises me, but plenty that gets me charged […]

We spent the weekend house sitting for Susan’s boss in Hurricane, though we were only there at night. All day Saturday and Sunday we went out exploring, doing some great hiking and seeing some awesome places. First we went to this little trailer in the woods owned by Susan’s uncle, where we roasted […]

I uploaded some pics, which for some reason, was very easy this time. The last time I tried to do this, I was thwarted at every turn. Only two of my Guadalupe Mt. pics went through, and my sandcastle album went through twice. The machines love to screw with me, probably because […]

Our thrilling ride down from Lava Point left us without a car, so today, we had to hike up to get it. Fortunately, we didn’t have to take the roads. The West Rim Trail goes all through the park, covering thirteen and half miles and ascending over 3000 feet. It was quite […]

As I stood in the security line, I tried to remember the last time I had actually been in an airport, putting up with all this no liquid, no blades, no bows, leave your weapons here bullshit. But I guess it’s worth a little bit of a hassle and a cavity search or two […]

My good friends Brad and Stephanie got married today. I was very much looking forward to seeing them and everyone who attended their marriage, and I called Brad up to find out details about the service.
It’s been a while since I’ve corresponded with Brad regularly, as I haven’t lived on the same […]

Originally, I planned to camp out near the river during my time here, but the shortage of undeveloped river space and the mosquitos has put that off. Besides, Laurie is insistent that I just stay here, which I didn’t really expect. I think the main reason she doesn’t want me camping out is […]

After a rather unpleasant two days on the Greyhound, I made it back to New Braunfels. It was an ill-fated journey, delayed first by me missing the afternoon bus out of Lexington, and then countless other times by Greyhound sucking ever since they cut their schedule back to save money. I spent five […]