Mt Agung Night Hike

One of our first nights in Bali we decided to forgo sleep and hike all night instead. We left at 10 pm and worked through the night to reach the top by sunrise. Once we reached a ridge we looked back through the darkness…

Latest Travels

March and April of 2013 took me to Nepal for a second time, where I got elbow-deep in volunteer work and learning more about the culture. Mary Beth and I hiked through Solu, the region just below Everest, but the foothills and in the…

Fall and Summer Photos

I’ve recently been spending time on my photojournalist blog, and a lot of my photos are ending up over there. I’ve done a fair amount of photo work and it sometimes ends up there as well, but as you might be able to tell from…

Electronic Kisses

This unsolicited email came to me today from someone I don’t know at all. It was exactly what I needed. Dear AC and Erika Read “Song of Chomolungma” last night and want to praise AC for being smart enough to talk Erika into going on and…

It’s In the Book

The word has gone out. I have let a bunch of people know that my book is ready. (And that’s the scariest thing I have done this week.) So this website is being over run by the book, book, book at the moment. No worries, my…

Hey, Look Over There!

Just a note that a few things have moved. My HimalSong blog is now on the left of this page, as well as in its home on Blogspot. Almost everything else has its own button or pretty picture to click on. Spend a minute,…

A New Outlook

Things are looking a bit more beautiful (or at least dusted off) around here. Word Press is my new buddy, and this is website number 4 that I have dipped in the lovely interface in the past year.  So now we look all pretty…