Thanks to bike journeys, I experienced my only porcupine encounter. The Big and I were in New England, and until that moment, I didn’t know porcupines climbed trees. Or maybe she’s the only one? She didn’t climb squirrel fast, but she was darned quick for someone hauling so many quills. Not so quick that I …

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I planned to start a long kayak journey in the fall of 2025, but best friend Evalyn Ormond was hospitalized that August through November, so I delayed the trip for at least a year. Instead, I spent much of last August and September helping out at Union General, the hospital Evalyn led for three decades. …

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