I travelled to Arizona for work the week before last. The new client rollout went well and I had a little time to see a few things after work. Win-win. On the first day after work, I went to Sabino Canyon National Recreation Area in the Coronado National Forest. It was nice to take a short walk after sitting on…
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Merchants Millpond State Park
What a whirlwind this past week was! We got back from backpacking 50 miles on the Appalachian Trail Sunday. I spent Monday packing to go to Arizona for work for the week. I landed back in Charlotte at 8:40pm Friday……. Whew. We woke up early Saturday to meet friends for a camping and kayaking trip to Merchants Millpond. We LOVE…
Surprising Finds on Our Virginia Overland Camping Trip
Last weekend, we went on our first overlanding adventure in Virginia. We met two other couples at a HipCamp Friday night and headed out early Saturday for the off-road trails. We ended up driving about 100 miles off-road over the weekend! We had so much fun! The second night we camped at Flagpole Knob. It had been raining all day…
Happy FriYay: Hiking Tales and Homeless Backpackers
Happy FriYay! It’s been a busy week here in the Carolinas. We went out and hiked 5 miles with our packs on Sunday after Mass. After the previous week and vertigo, I was a bit nervous. It turned out fine, thankfully. After my urgent care visit and a stronger antibiotic, the middle ear infection is gone and has not returned.…
Gearing Up
Eighty-eight days until we hit the trail. We are figuring out the shuttle points and getting our gear together. Originally, we were going to shuttle to the end and back to the start. Marty had the idea of leaving a car midway and then at the end. Just in case something happens that we need to get out – heaven…
Red River Gorge
If you need to refresh your soul, this is a place to visit. We hiked almost 42 miles this past week in Red River Gorge, Natural Bridge State Park, and the Daniel Boone National Forest. Trekking through the woods feels like any forest in the USA, the you come to these glorious arches and think, “Holy Cow! Am I still…
Kokadjo, Maine
On our 4th day in Maine, we headed north to Kokadjo. We wanted to see a moose in the wild. We found Lazy Tom’s Bog in Kokadjo and paddled there for several hours. We came across a very large beaver dam which was really cool! Beavers create entire ecosystems with their dams! These bogs are important for all sorts of…
Jeep Wedding Photos
One thing I knew for sure when we decided to get married was that I wanted pictures of us on the big day with my Jeep. I scoured the Internet for wedding day Jeep photos and there weren’t many to be found. I decided that I would share mine here, just in case there are brides and grooms out there…
Quechee Gorge
On our second day of the honeymoon, we made it to Vermont. We went to Quechee State Park to see Quechee Gorge before heading to our hotel. The most interesting thing of the hike was seeing a hiking cat. Have you ever seen such a thing? I tried to put my black cat, Rose, into a harness and she fell…
Dramatic Huskies
We’ve all seen husky videos. They are a very dramatic breed. We’ve tried trimming Ghost’s paw furs for months. He cries. He head butts us on accident. We finally gave up and brought him to the groomer. She was able to do everything except his paws. Doesn’t he look great, though? We made an appointment for the 31st just for…
My Little Red Bike 