Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Have you ever ride a hoverboard? If so, I bet you know that with the right experience and safety precautions they are a blast. Some of the reasons that hoverboards should be allowed inside are that they are a lot of fun, safe, and more practical inside. Also inside they can be ride in any […]
Read More HoverboardToday was our first day of doing online school and it was a lot easier than I expected. Also, it only took 4 hours. Last night before I went to bed I made a whole schedule about what class it was and how long everything would take and the order that I would do all […]
Read More First Day E-LearningThe spread of COVID-19 in the United States is threatening to overwhelm our medical system. We can all act now to prevent this outcome by simply staying home. In this video I explain the exponential function, how it relates to COVID-19, and how we can act to slow it down.Please stay home and encourage others […]
Read More STAY HOMEWell, today we got the news that school is canceled until at least the 7th. We all saw this coming it was just a matter of when. Throughout the past few days, my teachers have had us take home everything in case we have to stay home. Today it was a really weird vibe in […]
Read More Spring Break and CoronavirusGreetings. I hope this hope finds you happy and healthy. I have soom very big news. If you follow my mom on Facebook you might have heard it already and if you have not heard it yet here we go. It all started back in October when the coronaviras started to get worse in humans. […]
Read More CoronavirasHow do you have energy to do everything you do without getting exhausted? We do get exhausted! Some days we collapse into our hotel with little will to do anything at all. Even taking a shower seems like a chore. Running a load of laundry or repacking gear seem like insurmountable challenges. Some days we […]
Read More Reader Question – EnergySome of these epic adventures seem really scary to me. I get that you prepare ahead of time and evaluate as you go, but honestly the things I dream of doing seem beyond my safety level. I’ve seen your family conquer big mountains, and overcome lots of fears. How do you deal with fears wisely? […]
Read More Reader Questions – Overcoming FearSometimes as I’m trying to locate camping or lodging reservations it feels opaque and tricky to find prices and options. What is your process for determining where to stay and when to book? Our first step to planning our trips is to decide which hikes we’d like to do. This gives us a rough framework […]
Read More Reader Question – ReservationsWith Spring Break now only 26 days away the need to get in as much training as possible has become urgent. Fortunately the weather cooperated today and Zoe and I were able to head to Matthiessen State Park to take the hike she planned for my Christmas present together. That’s right, I got a hike […]
Read More Training Hike – Matthiessen State ParkHow do you know ahead of time which hikes you will enjoy? Particularly whether the hike is the right difficulty, too crowded, or boring. If folks have different comfort levels I remember sometimes you split up such as when some like caves and some don’t. Is that something you do often? Do you prepare tons […]
Read More Reader Question – Hike Selection