Category: Long Distance Hiking

With most things in my life I don't like to be late, this especially holds true for work.  If traffic is good I'll get there about a half an hour early.  It doesn't happen often but when it does I'm generally greater by the same sight, Ya Ya.   Ya ya is most likely in … Continue reading YaYa

    In all aspects of our life we take a chance. We risk something to gain another. Risk and reward go hand in hand. I've always believed that in order to win big you had to be at least willing to risk it all if not most. There is a movie quote that sums … Continue reading Juice

     Tonight, like any other night started off the same.  Swimming then zoning out to music on the way home.  Then my favorite part of every night, my niece and nephew.  We do this thing my brother and I used to do to torture our sisters.  Touch It!  we used to make them touch our … Continue reading Breath of Fresh Air

Everywhere i go there is music.  You almost cant go anywhere that doesn't have it playing in the background.  It is as if our lives are a movie and the soundtrack is already there.  When I workout i listen to my workout mix, which is full of high energy, angry, or fast paced songs to … Continue reading Music

       I have noticed a pattern emerge in my dating life recently. No matter the start I'm getting the same result. We hit it off and it's shortly followed by manic texting, calls, shared pictures, dates , etc and then poof it just fades over night. No rhyme no reason. When I explained … Continue reading Questions

     Fears, we all have them, they drive us to avoid things and/or people in our lives or they provide the wind that will propel us forward and alleviate the anxiety.  these feelings and fears become a driving force creating motivation for us.  When I was discharged from the army I wanted to get … Continue reading Fears and Motivations

     It has been weeks since I've gone out on a hike.  I have developed some sort of chronic injury or issue in my right foot.  It is not plantar faciaitis or shin splints but something else entirely. Like most strains, I've been staying off of it and icing it when ever possible.  Massages and … Continue reading Lost in Thought.