The Day I Saw a Rattlesnake
We knew it would happen sometime, the question was when. How long could I live in Arizona, spending as much time outdoors as I do, without seeing a rattlesnake?
We knew it would happen sometime, the question was when. How long could I live in Arizona, spending as much time outdoors as I do, without seeing a rattlesnake?
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,…
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Driving from West Virginia to Michigan | Kayaking on Summersville Lake | Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park | Lake Vesuvius | August 2023 After an enjoyable time spent in the Appalachians, we were ready to start making our way to Michigan to visit Curtis’ family. We decided to break the rest of our drive into…
Hiking Deer Mountain | Ketchikan, AK | September 2019 Before Curtis knew for sure that he’d be able to visit Ketchikan this year, we knew that we wanted to hike Deer Mountain. Perhaps it was a bit presumptuous seeing as Ketchikan is the rainiest city in the US and we had no idea what time…
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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,…
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