Ed Abell

Adventure Travel

Did I just walk into a casino or the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon? The coffee cups were my first hint, but there were four ceramic or glass size offerings. Next were thirteen ‘puck’ flavor choices, but what do I do with the puck? Perhaps I could ask someone from the queue forming behind me,Continue reading “Adventure Travel”

Alaskan Huskys in Sweden?

Travel experiences with Overseas Adventure Travel are well planned, diverse, and generally delightful. Today’s adventure at our lodge above the Arctic Circle, including a ‘Day in the Life’, assisting with the cleaning and feeding of 101 huskys. I fell on the sword and volunteered for the poop patrol. I was shown the technique for enteringContinue reading “Alaskan Huskys in Sweden?”

Scroll or Shuffle

I’m up at 4:00 am this morning jetlagged from our flights to Helsinki, Finland. Breakfast at our charming hotel doesn’t begin on Sundays until 8. It is a perfect time for this blog post. My wife Kristin and I are travelers. What’s over the horizon has been a motivator for all of our, soon toContinue reading “Scroll or Shuffle”

A Room with a View

Some of the guide/friends I made during my trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp have already begun their acclimatization for the 2024 climbing season. Recent FB posts, along with the some stunning photography, awakened the raw emotions and trials of, what was for me, a life-changing experience. We were free to move at our ownContinue reading “A Room with a View”

My Brother, Rob

The loss of my brother left an emptiness like a stone dropped down a well that expires into the void without a splash. We expect to lose parents and friends along the way, but a younger sibling, fuck. The next vibrations were anger. The waste of it all. It had been telegraphed in advance. ThreeContinue reading “My Brother, Rob”

Find Your Superpower

Superhero activities are available to all of us. Not flight or X-ray vision like the movies, but real accomplishments completed within our own risk tolerance and physical abilities. These can be grounded tasks like the first walk to the mailbox after knee surgery or your first two-mile hike to completing your goal of running aContinue reading “Find Your Superpower”

Bill French

Grief finds all of us in life. It arrives without invitation; a rogue thunderstorm that steals a summer day and can flatten a forest or take out a bridge. Personal pets aside, grief was introduced to me when I was sixteen-years-old. Too young to be witness to a friend’s death, but old enough to recognizeContinue reading “Bill French”

Get out of the Way

Nate, our first-born son, showed great interest in playing computer video games as soon as he understood the DOS commands. His passion, even in second grade, is reflected in the plate he made in art class. All the second graders made plates. Even Nate’s brother Chris made a plate when he became a second graderContinue reading “Get out of the Way”

The Great Circus Parade

I returned from Japan on a mission. Bill Fox, Chairman of the Great Circus Parade (GSP), was on my companie’s Board of Directors. I’d never met him, but he knew I’d done some clowning from reading our company newsletter. He put me in touch with Tickles, the GSP Clown Coordinator, and rolled out the redContinue reading “The Great Circus Parade”

The Summit Segue

At the end of my blog post, Fujisan, I mentioned that our Japanese friend (Takko) shared her dream with me on the top of Mt. Fuji. This is a story I love to tell. There are seven stations as you ascend the Fujinomiya Trail on Mt. Fuji. All the stations have supplies, food, restrooms, andContinue reading “The Summit Segue”