Essential provisions: Tools in the ruck Part 4
Continuing our series of the different tools I carry in my rucks, today we focus on winter adventures with the family! Check out Parts 1-3…
Tools in the Ruck Part 3: The best all-weather notebook
Why write in a notebook? The journey to a life well-lived is not easy. It isn’t cheap. It costs us blood, sweat, tears, and miles…
Refill the Reservoir: the 3 Rs
Wriggling deeper into my sleeping bag, I looked out the side window of our Sequoia. Backlit by the full moon, silhouettes of surrounding lodgepole pines…
Tools in my ruck: Part 2 – art
Art? Wait a minute, I thought you were an adventurer, not an artist. Well friends, I think you’ll find they are one in the same….
Blood & Tears: What Our Young Adventurers Need
When we head west, we sometimes land at a cabin in Custer National Forest. It’s far enough from the civilized world that our devices connect…
Tools in my Ruck: Part 1 – The Ruck
Back from the Oregon Trail As we transition to fall, I’m settling into a new routine in Oregon. We made it through the trek out…
What can we learn from adventures?
Our team is looking forward to taking some time for rest, recovery, and adventure so I have one more post before we sign off for…
The Gift of Reflection and Adventure
To share adventures with your family, with your kids, with your spouse, is quite a gift. Adventures allow you to grow. They allow you to…
For the Dads: What Comes Around
“My goodness, Natalie. You come from adventurous stock.” Really? Turning away from the email, I looked through the window to the trees beyond. I’d never…
Autopilot, Attention & Adventure
Pivoting at the switchback, I wondered just exactly why I’d thought the thigh-burning Hellroaring Trail was a good idea. Sure, the descent had been smooth…