On December 31, 2019, Curtis and I watched the last sunset of the year on Haleakala. Making it through 2019 felt like a huge accomplishment. We had survived our last full year attached to an active duty submarine, and would be moving away in just a few months. 2020 was the year we had been…
Spending a Day in Wahiawa | Wahiawa, Hawaii | June 2018 On one cloudy weekend morning, we set out for a more obscure hike in an area we hadn’t yet driven through. Wahiawa is located in the center of Oahu, right off the H2 before arriving in Mililani. Curtis chose a short hike for us,…
Backpacking the South Dakota Centennial Trail | Day 7 | Elk Creek Valley to Alkali Campground | Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Read about Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 / Day 6 I had hoped that because we only had 2 days left in our hike that…
Driving CA Highway 36 from the Pacific to the Valley | Hiking Black Lassic and Pickett Mountains | Camping in Six Rivers & Trinity National Forests | December 2025 After finishing our errands and exploring in Eureka, we left the Pacific Coast Highway and followed CA-36 East into the California Coast range. The road was…
Hiking Guadalupe Mountain | Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | New Mexico | October 2024 During our long weekend at Rio Grande del Norte, I was able to go for two different solo hikes. On our first full day here, I left Jess and Charlotte at the campground (with enough snacks and things to…
November 29, 2014 Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Do something every day that scares you.” Now let’s say, hypothetically, if you do like 20 scary somethings in one day, can you save them up and not do anything scary for the next 19 days? I think I need a break after today’s adventure. 🙂 Breakfast of…