Got some cool news this morning, it looks like my good pal Paul Bartok is coming through town Sunday en route to the east coast (and then en route to Japan!) As a fellow highpointer, Paul and I have had some awesome adventures but we don't see one another enough (and I was poor for too long to take any bigger trips). We almost did Nevada/California last year but I just didn't have the funds... or a job! Paul DID get the peaks and now he's moving to Japan, so I guess our next highpoint (together) is going to have to be Mount Fuji.

I'm toying with the idea of joining him for a shot at Arkansas or something but probably not going to happen because of &*(#@ deadlines for writing assignments and work. This year I want to get at least 5-6 more hps in the Autumn (North Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Arkansas and more mid-west places are on the hitlist). I ALSO got a phone call from Paul Retrum (who is spending the summer on his family farm in Minnesota) about an adventure sometime soon, so that could be underway soon. Maybe something a little different, maybe a canoeing adventure or a bike tour?

Note that none of these Pauls are the Daily Bugle Paul (Lenhart), who is recovering from a knee injury and hasn't been able to do any burly things in a while. I might as well plan an adventure with him to get the Paul trifecta.

Posted by James Dziezynski @ 10:02 AM