A Year Ago Today…A Reflection on Health and Happiness
A year ago today I was not a happy hiker, camper, or any of those other cute little clichés used to describe outdoors enthusiasts. A year ago today I bashed my foot into the rock face and had to be carried away from the cliff like a sack of potatoes. A year ago today I went to sleep in tears from frustration, pain, and self-pity. But that was a year ago, and this is today. Today I smiled as I thought about our family adventures from this past weekend. Today I will laugh with my little boy outside in his sandbox. …Read the rest of this entry →
Tales of a Broken Talus – 7 Lessons Learned.
So it’s been 75 days since my ankle went snap, crackle, pop on an otherwise delightful winter afternoon at the crag. Since then I have been on a rather emotional roller coaster ride of thoughts, feelings, and mental processing. Thankfully fo...
New River Gorge: Round 2 (aka Let’s Stop Playing Games)
Considering our history with rainy weekends and the New River Gorge, we are all too aware of how fickle spring weather can be – so another weekend of sunny ad 70′s was too tempting to pass up, even though we were just there last weekend!
A New Season at the New River Gorge
As we packed up our climbing and camping gear as a family on Thursday afternoon, I realized that it had been quite a while since we’d done this. Our last family camping trip had been at the New last October, our last day multi-day climbing tr...
Tales of a Broken Talus – Update #4
For those of you that want the quick version, here’s the skinny - I’m finally out of the boot! Yay! For those that want the nitty gritty, here’s the play by play… Day 31-32: Feeling strong on the hangboard, as I’m back...
