As a child I had a philosophy of living on the edge, of doing things that no one else dared. When I jaywalked the street, I didn't even look both ways to see if traffic was coming. I just stepped out onto the road and hoped I didn't get run over. I learn… more »

I suppose in closing I want to reflect on the experience I had in the Uinta Mountains. Discuss some of the mistakes I made, and gloat on my accomplishments.While I didn't really make any serious mistakes, as I wasn't injured. I did make a few mistake… more »

My last night in the mountain range was a peaceful one. The night air was cool. It rained a little, too. Not heavy, but enough for me to hear that gentle patter of water drops on the roof of my tent. Sleeping was the usual in and out of sleep, buthellip; more »

As I had mentioned on day four, day five would begin as the worst day on my journey. Sleeping is difficult in the wild, sleeping with sunburns is especially bad. As I mentioned, I had sunburns on the backs of my arms and legs. This made laying down parti… more »

Day four started out with surgery. Well, that's what I liked to call it. It was really just taking care of my blisters. I mentioned that at the close of day three I was too tired to treat my blisters. Well, around 1:00 AM I woke up, and the pain on my fe… more »