My “baby” Oakley turned 3 years old at the end of July and I decided it was time for his first “real hike.” Up to this point, I would consider my youngest a pretty experienced hiker. I’ve taken him all over our great state of Missouri on many different trails, and last Christmas the kid […]
By Darlene – Katie’s Mom Usually if Katie Martinez says we are going somewhere I say “Great! Let’s Go!” But this time, when she said we were hiking Half Dome……I wouldn’t even read about this adventure like the others in the crew were doing. It scared me too much. I had someone else to do […]
Lagom Adventures attempting Half Dome at Yosemite National Park!
When we post that we are doing a group hike or invite others to join us for a spur-of-the-moment hike, my mom is always asking, “Can I do this one?” She likes to be supportive in our adventures, but isn’t up for any crazy or too strenuous hiking. So I thought I would share a […]
What’s that old saying? “April showers bring May flowers.” If that’s the case, then May should be loaded with them! It’s done nothing but rain for the past month. And when part of your job is an Athletic Director in charge of two baseball teams and a softball team, that’s not good! I’ve spent most […]
Have you ever set a goal or had certain expectations and things just didn’t turn out as planned? It happens to me all the time to be honest, but I’ve been lucky for the most part in relation to Caroline and mine’s hiking adventures. Even when we just wing it, we still have met or […]
As Caroline and I have mentioned before, we are both teachers. So here it is on a Friday evening about 4:00 and I’m still here at school, waiting until it’s time to take my son to the school dance. Life of a teacher….right?!?! As I’m sitting here, scrolling through the school’s newspaper, I come across […]
In our first post about our first completed section of the Ozark Trail that Caroline and I finished together, (Ketcherside Mountain to Taum Sauk), we originally thought that we would try to complete all the sections as a duo. Up to that point we’d both completed other sections separately. However, that may have not been […]
It’s March 11th as I type this and I was able to the get in a short hike this weekend. The last of the winter hikes I’m afraid (although it has snowed today). This is the first winter where I have actively hiked more than just one or two hikes on a nice winter day. […]
Early one (almost) spring, Sunday morning, I woke up and had an itch to explore someplace new! Even though there were local trails I still have yet to explore, I had my eye on a couple Illinois trails that featured waterfalls (according to All Trails App) and with the recent rains, I figured it would […]
