Bug Bacchanal

Last night about 10pm I came home to what was one of the most stunning sights I have ever seen. It was a valley full of fireflies… thousands of them. There were so many of them, and the light patterns from their flashing...

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Giant Sequoias

California’s Giant Sequoias National Park is probably my favorite place I’ve ever been. I went once with mom and dad came to visit me when I resided in LA. This time I just happened to find some cheap plane tickets...

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South Sister Kicked My Butt

Well I’m back from my mountain climb (click here for pics!). As predicted, it was the most challenging ‘hike’ I’ve ever faced. It was a long battle to the top, and it didn’t help morale much when...

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Home on The Range

The other day Jimmy-Jack bought a new fancy digital trail-cam… which is a motion acivated camera in a weatherproof camo container. I’ll just let the photos tell the story. Here we have jimmy setting the camera in...

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Mt Katahdin, Maine

Although it wasn’t our first climb, this trip marked the beginning of our tradition of climbing mountains. I still think of this as perhaps my favorite of all climbs and hikes I’ve done.

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Mt. San Antonio, California

Ian and I decided to climb a mountain… this particular one is just north of Upland, CA. Unfortunately this was a pretty smoggy day, so instead of seeing the city below, all we get is the inversion layer. None the less, the...

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Geocache Missouri

SALEM, Mo. Ian and I decided to spend the take on a monstrous adventure to find 6 geocaches located all over southeastern Missouri. We left well before sunrise and got back well after dark. It was a very fun day, but I was...

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