Completely Unknown To Even Well-Read Americans

Hello hello once again. This weekend I ascended Lassen Peak — a surprisingly easy four-hour roundtrip, certainly no worse than Vancouver’s awful Grouse Grind — and was rewarded with a lovely view of Mount Shasta , a bit of snow, and a magical number of butterflies. Also, I was dragged to Applebee’s twice. The perils of traveling with Canadians... This week I want to talk about a slightly unusual…