bobwelch23
- Mar 19, 2020
- 6 min
Jim Bartko: 1965-2020
Editor’s note: This is the Jim Bartko obituary that appeared in The Register-Guard March 19, 2020. Jim Bartko, a former University of...
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bobwelch23
- Jul 8, 2019
- 4 min
Two foul balls go gently into Dylan Thomas’ ‘good night’
Daughter-in-law Deena, here with our son, Jason, and their three boys. When a foul ball flies toward you, a spectator, there’s not much...
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bobwelch23
- Aug 8, 2018
- 5 min
Hiking Pacific Crest Trail unveils a unique cast of odd but friendly characters
An Israeli couple — trail-named Bugs and Bunny — hiking with speakers atop their backpacks, listening to rock music? Check. Yours truly,...
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bobwelch23
- Jul 26, 2018
- 2 min
My PCT race against death
This isn’t how our trip was supposed to end. But a fire near he Oregon-California border has once again curtailed a Pacific Crest Trail...
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bobwelch23
- Feb 5, 2017
- 4 min
The lesson Prof. Coleman taught me
Nothing puts life into context like death. And so it was that while at Edwin Coleman’s memorial service last Tuesday, I was reminded why,...
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bobwelch23
- Oct 2, 2016
- 4 min
After 900 miles on the PCT, 10 lessons I’ve learned
But having just finished another section — 217 miles from just north of the Columbia River to Snoqualmie Pass east of Seattle — to...
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