Tom picked us up readily and off we went for dinner and sleep. The next day was spent lounging around and just having a good playful day. Tom was very excited to spend time with us, as we were too. It turns out that his phone had died and he couldn't find it. He had … Continue reading To the end of the line
If you think back to your family vacations growing up, trips taken, best memories, what do those cherished moments all have in common? Nothing went according to plan, not one detail, you forgot your luggage, left your brother at the rest stop, went the wrong direction for an hour or two, been launched out of … Continue reading What could go wrong?
It's been a few weeks since I lost Roland and I still feel a little off. It is a bit quiet when I come home and I am having a hard time readjusting to being alone. We would go everywhere together, the bar, out for a ride, and even to grab a burger. I have … Continue reading Getting back out there
We talked and they decided I would have to hike ahead and secure a shelter, there was no way at the pace we were going we'd ever meet the other scouts at the campsite. Off I went fell speed ahead with Roland, our pace going from a mere half mile an hour to four miles … Continue reading Scouts and the AT day 1 part 2.
The quiet drive with Roland went by just as I hoped. It could only be described as that quintessential scene in a movie where its just a man and his dog silent enjoying the simply things together. Rolling down the road together, epitomizing the bond between a man and his dog, neither belonging to each … Continue reading Scouts and the AT day 1 part 1.
It was slow today, we didn't have much work to do so my mind wandered between jobs. To and fro, from this person to that, always coming back to the trail. I could not concentrate for the life of me. I have been feeling out of place lately. Lost, a feeling of not belonging, that … Continue reading Sick Day
Sunday I took Roland for yet another hike through White Clay Creek State Park. I had met a teacher that week and she had given her students an assignment that she thought I would like too. She send them outside to enjoy the fall day and to write what they saw, smelled, heard, and felt. … Continue reading Sights and Sounds
It has been a long time since I have kept a journal/log. All of my adventures have gone undocumented and mostly unshared. So I write this for you, so you may know me and share in my life. In my short 32 years on this planet I have lived in 22 places. I have driven … Continue reading Intro
SMOR Adventures 