I had been looking forward to this trip for some time. I would consider this to be our first “adventure” themed family vacation, in contrast to our typical lay on the beach and waste away trips, which are nice for the first day or two but can quickly become boring and predictable. We planned to …
I first heard of Pyramid Lake back in August 2021 when I stopped by Silver Creek Outfitters in Sun Valley Idaho. I was explaining to the kid at the shop that I had never caught a cutthroat and that it was on my bucket list. He said they had good numbers of cutthroat across Idaho …
Day 0: My flight to Boise was scheduled to depart at 7:30 AM on Wednesday, Aug. 11 2021, however, we didn’t end up taking off until 8:30 AM. I made it to my connecting flight in O’Hare just in time, but my checked luggage (including my fishing gear) didn’t make it. I arrived in …
This post is a recount of my backpacking trip to Mt. Marcy in New York 08/07/20-08/09-20. My friends and I planned a trip to summit Mt. Marcy via the Van Hoevenberg trail. The original plan was to arrive on Friday, hike some of the trail, set camp for the night, summit Marcy the following day, …
This post is a recount of my backpacking trip to the White Mountains in New Hampshire 06/12/20-06/14/20. My friends and I planned a trip to backpack the White Mountains in New Hampshire. The goal was to cover a 25-mile semi Pemi Loop from Friday through Sunday, then camp near the foot of Mt. Adams Sunday …
This post is a recount of a long weekend in Nashville with the boys. Friday: I worked a full day as my 7:00 pm flight was out of the local airport in central New York. I arrived at my gate to find a few of my fellow passengers donning Bills gear. Cool, I thought, should …
This post is a recount of a fishing trip to Colorado with my best friend Matt, his younger brother Adam, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. K. Day 1: We were flying Frontier direct to Denver. It was nearing time to board. Mr. K checked his flight tracker: the plane was still in North Carolina. …
This post is a recount of a long weekend in Nashville with my sister Tori. Friday: I could hardly wait to get out of work. It was a Friday afternoon in mid-May. I sat at my desk, unable to concentrate. I managed to pass the time by taking care of a few menial tasks, ones …
