Well we survived The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017 and I am thankful we were able to spend the day the way we wanted and not at school. Being school employees, I was a little bummed that Caroline and I were going to have to spend our time during the eclipse herding students around the […]
Occasionally we find time to adult things. And it just so happens this summer that Aaron and I found time one lovely Saturday afternoon to have an adult “Groupon” Date. I am calling it such because I had purchased some Groupons earlier in the spring and we decided to use them on this Saturday afternoon. […]
Today was the first official day for teachers, so Katie and I decided we needed to squeeze in a quick hike last night. It became a sort of scouting hike for another short beginner hike that we could do but it was also a little more. It wasn’t our normal have the best time and […]
Katie and I had been planning all summer a summer’s end hiking trip to Arkansas – her pick. She wanted to road trip to the Buffalo River and hike Hawksbill Crag. It wasn’t going to be a strenuous hike but just a couple miles. It was going to provide magnificent views. We were going to […]
So this morning we had our first “group” hike. And I have to say that if I hadn’t made the commitment and was going to be held accountable then I wouldn’t have made it out on my own. I was out later than normal for me and was hitting the snooze bar a few times […]
Sometimes you go on adventures, but they aren’t your adventures. You are just the along for the ride. Just there as a chauffeur, the bank roll, or adult chaperone. And sometimes those adventures are more memorable than your own. This was me in a recent trip to Southern Illinois with Hunter. We usually try to […]
In the last 36 hours (I’m writing this on Tuesday evening), I have hiked 20.09 miles, driven 700 miles through three states, visited four covered bridges and been to two state parks. Within that 36 hours, we were able to do those 20 miles in a 24 hour period – ten one evening and ten […]
Everybody’s definition of adventure can be different. For me an adventure does not have to be a trip or activity that causes extreme adrenaline rushes or one’s heart to beat out of their chest. An adventure to me, is any experience out of the norm. These experiences can be pre-planned or just accidentally happen. I […]
July 7th, 2017 7:30 am 75 degrees; July 8th, 2017 4:30 pm 90 degrees TrailHead – near the field at the parking log at the Thunderbird Lodge (not noticeable at first) Marked -Blazed in yellow Length– Between 1.5- 2 miles depending on how much you venture off the path Time – 1 hour at […]
