On occasion, though, we do still rely on our own powers of perambulation to explore the trails.

Ragan, aka The Professor, and her husband, aka The Other Professor, decided to take advantage of the summer by fleeing from the heat and the hustle and the occasional bussle of DC. They chose to head to higher grounds in West Virginia. I let Ragan know that I would be in Canaan Valley this weekend, […]

I distinctly noticed on Laveta’s watch when it showed 9am.  That meant that the last day of our MISMS meeting was commencing back at the Dwarika hotel, where I was supposed to be helping South Asian influenza researchers use the BEAST program.  Instead I was out climbing Pulchowki, situated at an elevation of 2782m just […]

Almost a Fight at Postrun WUS? Well, not really, but you missed the fun. (Ask Aaron sometime).
Yep, classic night at CPB&G. Best lines of the night:

Creepy Dude: I’m just gonna move here!
Aaron: Excuse me? Well, OK!
Tom: WHAT DID HE JUST SAY TO YOU!?
Aaron: Nothing. No, nothing […]

‘Don’t be scared,’ the man instructed me in a thick Nepalese accent, ‘just run.’

Normally ‘running’ is one of the few things I can do, but I was deathly afraid of these monkeys.  Vikash told me they carried herpes B virus and attacked and bit, Aubree said they had rabies, Aaron said he’d […]