Mike Calabrese

This page may contain an affiliate ad banner and/or text link. If one clicks/taps on this link and then makes a purchase, I sometimes receive… Read More »Review of EXPED Widget Pump

When I created this site back in July, 2023 I had the domain name from my old site mikecalabrese.xyz redirect to this site. Since this… Read More »Website Updates 02/26/2025

Jim is in the front row, second from the left. We lost another fellow hiker. Jim Hooper of Wrightsville, PA passed away on Friday, January… Read More »In Memoriam, Jim Hooper

I’m going to try something new. Since I am very unhappy about the results of the 2024 presidential election, I am going to start a… Read More »Mike’s Running Commentary

This recon took place on Saturday, December 28, 2024. It was just me on this one. It was a lousy day weatherwise. It was cool… Read More »Finding Possible Side Trails to the Future Broad Run Trail near Bristow, VA

A lot can and will change in the next year. But these are the tenative dates that I will be hiking, car camping, RV’ing, WV… Read More »Tenative Hiking Schedule for 2025

This recon half mile up, half mile back linear hike occured on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. It was just me on this one. Since today… Read More »Recon: Further exploration on the western end of the future Broad Run Trail near Bristow, VA

This .5 mile up, .5 mile back recon occured on Tuesday, December 12, 2024 and was at and along the current western terminus of the… Read More »Recon, Western Terminus, Broad Run Trail, Prince William County, VA

I had to think long and hard about this decision. I’ve had a personal web site of some sort on and off for about 25… Read More »mikecalabrese.com Going Ad Free on 01/01/2025

We lost another fellow hiker and good friend today. Tom O’Brien and I hiked many miles with the Prince of Peace UMC Hiking Group between… Read More »In Memoriam, Tom O’Brien