It has been a year to this day since I have stopped updating this site. A lot has changed, and my life has become more of a routine. This is not a bad thing. It gives me more time to do things I like to do.

My hiking / camping trips have been stopped since September of last year. My car’s transmission died and having it replaced was a mess. I got my car back at the beginning of the year none functioning. I ordered a new car a week ago and now I’m on a waiting list to get one. They gave me a six-to-twelve-month ETA. In the meantime, we are looking to purchase a clunker. It just needs to last a year at most. Once we get one, I will be able to gain access to the mountains and do some winter camping.

I have been working on a side project on being able to post to this blog via Satellite when I am out of mobile phone range. Going to start testing out the system tomorrow at the earliest. So, if you see some strange posts, they will most likely be the test.

I will also be testing out converting the text to voice for a podcast. It will be an automated process at first, then move to me simply talking on a mic. This week I will start to slowly role out articles on local hikes and what I have done to change my habit to a healthier living. I’m going to start cutting back on sugar this week. I am expecting to develop a headache because of it. I will explain more in another article on why and how.