Getting back out there

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

Scouts and the AT day 1 part 2.

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.

Scouts and the AT day 1 part 1.

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.

Sights and Sounds

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

9 Aug 2014

My original plans for the weekend had fallen through, so as my work shift came to an end hiking was looking more and more exciting.  I let Eric know I was about home and that he could meet me and we'd set off.  When we left the house I drove, unfortunately for Eric it meant … Continue reading 9 Aug 2014