Papa Bear's Home Page

I

've put together some stories on this web site that I've written over the years about some of my adventures doing what I love to do when I'm not working. I've been a runner for many years and a hiker for a few (although I did a lot of serious hiking when I was just out of college). Of course I love other things as well, but some (like singing in a choir) are less amenable to stories and picture representation.

My hiking reports fall into two sections: "Backpacking" and "Peakbagging". These two categories are not really exclusive of one another; clearly I climb peaks when I'm backpacking. But my peakbagging is mostly done in day hikes and most of my backpacking trips are targeted at traversing a particular trail (such as the Appalachian Trail).

In the backpacking section you will enjoy accounts of hikes along the AT and other trails from West Virginia to Maine with many fine pictures taken along the way - including a couple of albums of wild flowers.

In the peakbagging section you will see reports of climbs of many of New England's highest peaks as well as a few outside the North-east.

The running section include a couple of stories of the Boston Marathon, the Hood to Coast Relay, The Philadelphia Half Marathon and many interesting and fun runs in Central Park and around the country.

So just click on one of the tabs at the top or bottom of this page to get to the reports, stories or family trips.

Comments? Suggestions? Click here to send me a note.

Happy Running / Hiking!
Pb