Beer and Death

Exploring the he outer limits of life and lager. WRITTEN and ILLUSTRATED by PETER MOORE

I’VE BEEN BUSY ON THE FREELANCE FRONT RECENTLY. And because I write for a lot of publications, I explore a lot of different topics.

The bad news first: I’m going to die.

Not anytime soon, I hope, but still, it always helps to have a plan, as I told the readers of BACKPACKER.COM last week.

Scatter My Ashes in the Rocky Mountains

It's the ultimate Leave No Trace dilemma for a backpacker: What will become of your mortal remains, once you reach trail’s end?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 PETER MOORE

We were on a family hike in Rocky Mountain National Park: me, my wife, our son Jake and his partner Lisa, and our younger son Tyler. It was a bluebird day, and we headed up the Colorado River Trail on the west side of the park. It threaded through a tranquil valley shaded by pine and aspen, but flowering meadows provided sunny breaks. Best of all, I was surrounded by my beloveds. That’s when I suddenly started thinking about death. Particularly, my own. 

When my dad died, I found a beautiful final resting pla…