Once again, it’s that time of year to #optoutside! Instead of participating in Thanksgiving’s version of the “running of the bulls”, a.k.a Black Friday, that features herds of people stampeding through stores to get that half-priced television or the blender that Great Uncle Soandso just can’t live without, we at Lagom Adventures are going to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Katie and I decided that in 2018 we were going to make it a point to hike as much of the Ozark Trail as we possibly could. Would we be able to hike in one continuous allotted amount of time? No. Would we be able to hike in “order” or from north to south or […]
We gave our boys the "Gift of Adventure" to Joshua Tree National Park for Christmas 2017! Read how this Missouri family drove 3,811 miles, hiked 20 plus miles and made everlasting memories!
We made it! And Buffalo National River did not disappoint! The trails were amazing, yet pushed us more than usual, the fall colors were beautiful, the food was delicious, the hotel was incredible, and the company was priceless! When Caroline and I first started our venture into blogging about our little adventures, one of […]
