by Michael Shapiro | Jan 31, 2026 | Environment, Featured, Music, Stories, Travel
I was coming home from a day of cross-country skiing when I got the news that Bob Weir had died. Weir and the Grateful Dead had been a part of my life since I saw my first Dead show, in Oakland on December 26, 1980. A teenager from the sheltered suburbs south of San...
by Michael Shapiro | Dec 21, 2025 | Environment, Sports, Stories, Travel
When my wife, Jackie, invited me to join her and four women friends she’d known since college on a ski trip in Yellowstone, I hesitated. I appreciated being included but didn’t want to intrude on their gals’ getaway. I asked Jackie to check with each of her friends,...
by Michael Shapiro | Aug 1, 2024 | Environment, Interviews, Sports, Stories, Travel
I met Kirk Keeler in the mid-90s through friends and though we’ve only seen one another occasionally over the years I’ve been impressed by his spirit and commitment to his goals. He’s a dedicated cyclist (we share that) and a talented...
by Michael Shapiro | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, Environment, Sports, Stories, Travel
In 2018, my wife Jackie and I had the privilege and pleasure of trekking with Jamling Tenzing to Nepal’s Mustang region near Tibet. In 2023, Jamling invited us to share in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the 1953 ascent of Everest. His father Tenzing...
by Michael Shapiro | Jun 10, 2022 | Stories, Travel
“Come over for lunch. You can help me get a few things done ’round the house. Ever since I hurt my shoulder, I haven’t been able to do any hoovering,” said Dervla Murphy, Ireland’s most intrepid travel writer, when I let her know I was coming to the southern Ireland...
by Admin | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Stories, Travel
In October, 2018, my wife and I joined a group of trekkers led by Jamling Tenzing Norgay, the son of Tenzing Norgay, who in 1953 was the first person (along with Ed Hillary) to reach the top of Mount Everest. For our trek in the Kingdom of Mustang, which borders...
