Quote of the Day “Never reach out your hand unless you’re willing to extend an arm.” – Pope Paul VI
Fall Break 2023: Graveyard Fields Failure, an Exorcism, and a Learner Permit Test
Quote of the Day “Let’s go watch the f*cking movie that we could see back home.” – Me, as we were getting into the car after our hiking failure. Not my proudest moment.
Fall Break 2023: Traci’s 44th Birthday on Lookout Trail
Quote of the Day “Dude, where’s this bread basket?” – Weston, a few minutes after ordering the bread basket appetizer at Carmel’s.
Fall Break 2023: High Falls Hike and Sierra Nevada
Quote of the Day “Brew coffee or tea, sit with a friend and ask them questions, questions, just one step riskier than the last time you talked. As you listen, observe the flickers of sadness or hope that cross their
Pilgrimage Festival 2023
Quote of the Day “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Weekend Hiking Trip to the LeConte Lodge on Mount Le Conte – Day 2, The Descent
Quote of the Day “You’re never ready for what you have to do. You just do it. That makes you ready.” – Flora Rheta Schreiber
Weekend Hiking Trip to the LeConte Lodge on Mount Le Conte – Day 2, The Ascent
Quote of the Day “Nature never makes any blunders, when she makes a fool she means it.” – Archibald Alexander
Weekend Hiking Trip to the LeConte Lodge on Mount Le Conte – Day 1
Quote of the Day “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” – Voltaire
The Prince Wedding in Gatlinburg – Day 2: 18th Anniversary and a Rehearsal Dinner
Quote of the Day “We went muddying.” – Weston, after he and Turner went mudding in Boog’s side by side.
Fall Break 2022 – Ocean Overlook and Escaping in Portland
Quote of the Day “We don’t get any downtime. It’s always like three hikes a day.” – Weston, his thoughts on our trip so far. “Sometimes a step backward opens a new path forward.” – John Kreese, Cobra Kai.