Mike Calabrese

I plan to do 3 more backpacking trips over the next 3 years and then hang up my backpack:  Greenbrier River Trail, WV  in 2024,… Read More »One Month Until Greenbrier River Hike 06/11-12/2024

…but I finally figured out how to use a plugin that I have called Random Content to generate 728 x 90 banner ads as well… Read More »It took me about 8 months…

After I got my latest vehicle I sat down and made a list of all of the vehicles that I have ever either owned or… Read More »A Lot of Vehicles

… but I had no choice. Either spend somewhere between $2,500 and $7,500 to get my entire exhaust system, including two catalytic converters, replaced or… Read More »I didn’t want to do this…

On 02/28/1999 I met Ed in the restaurant at Amicalola Lodge in Dawsonville, GA. I had asked the waitress if there were any other hikers… Read More »Im Memoriam: Ed C. Sessoms Jr. (aka Robocop, Ranger)

I worked in the electronics business for about twenty years. During that time I was in sales and/or management in places like Radio Shack, Circuit… Read More »Electronics and Me

I have been slacking off lately as far as getting outdoors goes. With the cold weather and the fact that I just turned 70, my… Read More »Upcoming Hike Update for February, 2024

Today is my birthday. The big Seven Oh or 70. I am both sad and glad for this milestone. Glad that I made it to… Read More »The Big Seven Oh

This process started about a year ago. I was having two issues on mikecalabrese.xyz: My SSL cert was not configured properly and my outgoing emails… Read More »mikecalabrese.xyz has successfully transitioned to mikecalabrese.com

In 2023 I was able to car camp once. And I enjoyed it. But I never got a chance to backpack anywhere. So I will… Read More »Upcoming Backpacking trips in 2024, 2025 and maybe 2026