Tim turned 15 in May. He promptly began and completed a 40-hour online course which allowed him to get his driver’s permit early. This past Monday he and I spent a few hours at DMV where he passed his written test, got his photo taken, and is now an official...
We all know the biblical story of Delilah who seduces Samson and cuts his hair while he sleeps, robbing him of all his strength. This is not that story… Instead, a story of Da’lilah (we call her Lilah) who, in an instant, seduced me at the SPCA in California back...
This quarter has been spent entirely sitting in one location, making it quite different to last quarter where I was on the road traveling. This quarter I’ve also been on a self-quest of living on less than $30 per day, and while I did achieve it last month ($29.71 per...
I am not the biggest fan of urban camping, but I am forced to make an exception when here in Colorado to spend the summer with my son. I’d love to be camping out in the woods somewhere, but my daily requirement of Internet keeps me out of the National...
It almost slipped past me without notice. Not until late Friday did I remember the Longmot Air Expo was in town on Saturday only and I desperately wanted to spend my day outdoors. I had it all planned out; I would wake early drive to the airport (4 miles away)...
As it turns out I missed it, the actual Summer Solstice. Officially it was yesterday, the 20th, but here I am on the 21st ready to bring up the first day of Summer. Normally I do not even think twice of the Summer Solstice, instead focusing my attentions on the...
Well, this is not new news or anything, I own multiple guns and very much enjoy shooting them. So what has changed? Today the mail came in with my new ID card from the National Rifle Association (yea, those evil guys who control the Congress somehow). Now, I’ve been considering...
Upon rescuing the mini-van I found that the interior bed/couch and table top had been removed. It was back to a 2-seat cargo van, which was not all that comfortable when I used it to go camping this past weekend. So I set out to rebuild the bed and a...
Located outside the park entrances, Adams Falls is accessed via the East Inlet trailhead just outside of Grand Lake. It is a large and quite busy trailhead as it leads the hiker past two water falls and numerous lakes and meadows without the need to pay for the National Park...
Just outside the Rocky Mountain National Park’s west entrance is Grand Lake, Colorado’s largest natural body of water. Grand Lake is straddled by the National Park to it’s East, and National Forest to it’s West. It was this National Forest that had my attention these past few days. Conor and...
