Quote of the Day “Your reputation is your most important asset. It precedes you before you walk into the room and lingers long after the work is done.” – James Clear
Fall Break 2023: Returning Home
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
Fall Break 2023: Asheville Arrival
Quote of the Day “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” – George Washington Carver
Asheville, NC – Day 2: Downhill at Dawn, Uphill at Noon
The Pits: Fairly rough night of sleep in The Compound. I woke up around 3:30am CST to run my mile (turned out to be 1.5 miles around the Ridgecrest campus). Race workers were out, getting ready for the race. They
Asheville, NC – Day 1: The Compound
The Pits: The Ridgecrest dorms are one slight step better than camping. The Peaks: We dropped Trek off at Emily’s, then headed toward Asheville, NC. We stopped at exit 417 for lunch (I had Subway, the family had Hardee’s). We
Spring Break 2017 – Day 5 – Into the Wilderness
The Pits: The Wilderness at the Smokies. The Peaks: Today was our earliest day. The boys and I had planned to meet Traci around mile 7 of her 20 mile run to bike with her for a little bit and
Spring Break 2017 – Day 4 – Catawba Falls
The Pits: During breakfast, while I was out running and Traci was getting ready, Turner apparently climbed up on the counter and snuck a few Oreo Thins, then “forced” Weston to eat one. After the dust settled from that situation,
Spring Break 2017 – Day 3 – Steep Hills and Wicked Brews
The Pits: It’s all good. The Peaks: We started out the day at the Asheville Museum of Science. This was a cool little museum in downtown. They had an impressive mineral exhibit that the boys enjoyed. We did a scavenger