“Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.” – Lewis Carroll Facebook isn’t always my favorite, but...

“Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.” – Dean Karnazes I haven’t asked around a lot, but imagine if I...

"Stay strong and determined to be all that you were intended to become." – Billy Cox These past few weeks have been nothing short of...

"When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top." –Unknown On days like we have had recently, where...

“If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.” – Unknown The weather is warming up and summer is quickly approaching, which means...

“May I say something to you to give you a true knowledge of yourself and life? Man in the full knowledge of himself is a superb and...

“Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings.” – Hodding Carter The last two weeks have flown by in an...

“I need a six month vacation twice a year.” Have you ever heard that saying? I think almost everyone could relate to it, if I'm being...

“The open road is a beckoning, a strangeness, a place where a man can lose himself.” – William Least Heat Moon When we returned from...

“The glories of a mountain campfire are far greater than may be guessed.” – John Muir We are almost exactly four months away from our...

It certainly does not feel as though we just returned from Hawaii on Monday, but we sure did. When we got home Monday, we realized that...

"E hele me ka pu’olo" – Hawaiian Proverb, meaning 'make every person, place or condition better than you left it always.' Day Seven -...

“No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed.” – Hawaiian Saying Day Four – Farmers Market, Caves, and Waterfalls I had been patiently...

"Be the aloha you wish to see in the world." – Unknown Day One – Captain Cook Monument Trail & Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park...

“Hawaii is still the single most frequent fantasy destination, not because of political stability or conveniences, but because Hawaii...

This weekend, we figured it was about time to have a sleepover with Peyton. She has been asking ever since Christmas when she would get...

"Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact...

“Hiking is a bit like life: the journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other … again and again and again. And if you...

Over the weekend, we took a quick drive down to Kansas City with Buzz. The main event of the trip was a race I had signed up for,...

Since I ended 2021 with reminiscing, I decided I would start 2022 the same way. As you may have noticed, I have started a...