Adjusting to an Injury

Adjusting to an Injury

Riding up front in our “Gondola” Injury—Do you have to stop enjoying the outdoors when one of you gets injured? If the injury isn’t completely dibilitating, maybe not. It’s very important to heal and to protect yourself from making it worse; but maybe…just...
We Did it Our Way!

We Did it Our Way!

It’s not my way. It’s not your way. It’s our way! Natchez Trace where we learned to do it OUR WAY! Both of us are at least 40 and I’ll be 50 this December. We both have figured out by this point in our lives how to do all that need to be done. Our methods and...
Collaborative Camping

Collaborative Camping

Yesterday, I got to tell you about out first night in a tent. I described how we got used to night noises and the fun day we had afterwards to balance out our emotions. I saved the lesson about collaborating for today. We fought and made up prior to the test run in...
Celebration after Struggle

Celebration after Struggle

Our first night in a tent was in Florida in Fort De Soto campground in Pinellas County near St Petersburg FL. We had decided to take on back country backpacking one component at a time and see how she liked it. This would just be the overnight component in a 1.5...
Physically Fit for the Trail?

Physically Fit for the Trail?

Running along the dock in Chicago More tone, more strength, more fun—Imagine dropping your pack to climb down 400 feet into a depression to get to the bottom or a water fall. You take in the cool spray and enjoy the scene. You climb back out when you are ready, put...