Walking As a Way of Knowing

Wandering the world near and far, mostly on foot

  • The Camino de Santiago: St. Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles

    Here are a few photos from my first day on The Camino de Santiago. They are more or less in order of the day, which was 27 kilometers, 1200 meters of elevation gain, and for me 10 hours of walking. I have hiked in many parts of the world, but this was one of the…

  • Photo: Sunrise in the Pyrenees

  • Photo: The Pilgrim and the Slug

  • San Sebastian, Spain

    I have been wanting to go to San Sebastian ever since I heard about its reputation for amazing food over 6 years ago. Unfortunately, I think I picked the wrong day to visit (or so I thought at first)…today as I came through the Northern Spanish mountains by bus it begin to rain, and rain,…

  • Photos: Madrid, Spain

  • The Deathpisode

    Originally posted on 'portlandians':   Guests: Lauriel Arwen, Sean, Orion, The Anonylosopher (or Bird of Prey/ or Soldier of Misfortune/ or The Philosoraptor).  There’s a poll just below these words to choose his name.  Vote yer pants off!!!  It’ll get you ready for November (…you might need your pants off in November).   We talk about:…

  • Madrid: First Impressions

    I have only been in Madrid for about half a day now and while I’m hot, tired and still in a daze from the flights, I am finding the city to be quite charming. Although it seems that it’s charm may come from the fact that the city is practically empty, I’m guessing from people…

  • Hey Spain! I’m Coming for You!

    I leave for Spain in the morning and I have to say that I’m pretty excited, but I’m also secretly nervous. I’ve never done anything quite like this before…my first completely independent trip abroad and one in which I will be pushing my physical comfort zone pretty significantly. I keep thinking about what it will…

  • Hey Spain! I’m Coming for You!

    I leave for Spain in the morning and I have to say that I’m pretty excited, but I’m also secretly nervous. I’ve never done anything quite like this before…my first completely independent trip abroad and one in which I will be pushing my physical comfort zone pretty significantly. I keep thinking about what it will…

  • Photo: The Columbia River Gorge