December 23rd, 2018


2018 State of the Union For those of you who read my blog regularly you know it's been another eventful year for me and my family. Quite a bit happened throughout the year. The biggest (and by far the most devastating) news was, of course, losing my Dad to cancer. We all miss both him … Continue reading December 23rd, 2018

October 30, 2018


Today I started heading home from Meghan's house. I chose to wait because of the weather - snow and rain on at least two of the three mountain passes I have to cross and today is supposed to be drier for the two I am mostly concerned with. It's been a bit of a bittersweet … Continue reading October 30, 2018

October 5th, 2018


It has been a busy week this last week between moving all last weekend and work. I have been getting things put away from moving this week and need to go clean out my storage unit in the next few weeks. I get stuff put away in the house, only to have bring more things … Continue reading October 5th, 2018

September 23rd, 2018


This was my last night camping so I decided to have a campfire. Oh what the heck. I have not had a fire mesmerize me in a while and it was nice. Staring at a fire is one of those magical things. I can get totally lost in thought watching a campfire. I contemplated many … Continue reading September 23rd, 2018

September 22nd, 2018


My next destination ended up being Lassen Volcanic National Park. I drove until I found a USFS campground called Hat Creek that was close to Lassen and decided to stop. It was only $16 so I am sure it was cheaper than the ones in Lassen. Besides, I had water (hot and cold), heat, and … Continue reading September 22nd, 2018