relishing the life God has given us
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s High Point • September 7, 2017 We woke up just before dawn on Thursday morning, the day we had planned to do our first peak hike of our vacation. It was a brisk morning, but we didn’t have any trouble getting out of our tent after sleeping on uncomfortable ground. Our internal… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Driving from Iowa to South Dakota • September 5, 2017 After packing, final goodbyes and prayers, we were off on our next adventure, headed West! Two years ago, I went to South Dakota on vacation with my family, and so many times I thought to myself how much Curtis would enjoy everywhere I went. Consequently, I’ve spent the… Read More
Hiking the Airline Trail to the CT/MA/RI State Tri-Point • Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island’s High Point • July 2, 2017 • Written by Curtis For the four day weekend our friend Lars came down to Connecticut to go hiking. Unfortunately, Connecticut is generally lacking in high peaks. We had already hiked the highest point in the state and the region was 3… Read More
On the morning of June 1, we packed up our Jeep once again, this time with a special passenger: Curtis’ younger sister, who was joining us so that she could reunite with her friends in Iowa. We were happy to have her along for the ride, and Charlotte was thrilled to have a new lap to sit on. We began… Read More
Hiking Round Mountain, Mount Frissell, and Brace Mountain • Connecticut High Point • NY/CT/MA Tri-Point • Bash Bish Falls • April 7, 2017 As you can tell from the above description, this was a very eventful hike with several points of interest in just under 6 miles of trail! Even with a chance of rain in the forecast, we decided we were ready for… Read More
Cold Climbing in Cat Creek, Day 2 • Hiking to High Point, NJ & Red Hill Fire Tower, NY • Driving through the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational Area • January 7, 2017 On our second day in the Catskills, we rose early, Curtis made a delicious breakfast, and we set off on our adventures for the day. We had made plans the night… Read More