Just after my mother-in-law booked the cruise to Alaska, she then emailed all of her children and their spouses and asked what excursions they wanted to go on. My general approach…
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hiking trips
Ireland – Carrauntoohil
I’m always up for a good hike, and it often turns out to be a great way to see places most people don’t see. One of the places people recommended…
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Continue readingThe Narrows – Top Down – Zion National Park
Mark wasn’t able to join Tom and I on our hike this year as he was hiking with his dad. Tom had just recently had his first Zion experience and…
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Continue readingCalifornia Trip – day 9 – Travel Town Museum and Griffith Observatory
This was our last day in California. Debi was in her conference most of the day, so Toren and I went on another adventure. I found out that the Travel…
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Continue readingCalifornia Trip – day 5 – Riley’s Farm and Heart Rock
We headed out of Anaheim again on the 8th. Toren has never really spent any time on a farm. We visited a milk cattle operation once, but Toren is growing…
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Continue readingCalifornia Trip – day 4 – Sturtevant Falls and Reese’s Retreat
Debi’s conference started on the 7th and I had no intention of going to evil Disney. Instead, Toren and I once again took advantage of California’s hills and did some…
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Continue readingRoad Trip – day 22 (Arches)
Our second day in Moab took us to Delicate Arch. The hiking party was something of a motley crew: Here’s a clip of some of the kids climbing through a…
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Continue readingRoad Trip – day 18 (Ben Lomond and Willard peaks; Utah)
Back to our adventures. I went hiking this day and Debi and Toren went to a birthday party with one of Toren’s cousins. Having completed most of the highpoints in…
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Continue readingRoad Trip – day 14 (Michigan, Illinois, and the long drive west)
We still weren’t sure exactly what we were going to do this day, but we weren’t in a huge rush. So, when we got up, we went for a hike,…
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Continue readingME-Mount Katahdin
Summit Date June 14, 2013; around 12:30 pm Party Ryan Cragun and Rick Eason Trip Report The number of people allowed to climb Mount Katahdin is restricted, so you have…
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