California’s wettest winter in decades, with record-breaking snow levels, has meant a summer of spectacular waterfalls, gushing rivers, and overflowing waterways in Yosemite National Park. And it’s not too late to go check them out! But go soon.
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When our eight-year-old Lily was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) a little over a year ago, I grieved the potential losses to her freedom, such as her being able to go on a month-long backpacking trip for fear her insulin might spoil.
And then at a weekend camping trip with Diabetes Youth Families (DYF), I met outdoor adventurers, Patrick Mertes and Michael Shelver, who proceeded to blast the lid off presumptions about what people with Type 1 Diabetes can and cannot do.
[Read more…]Where did we go in 2016? Mostly Southeast Asia. And then Switzerland and France, with a little Spain and England thrown in. And we had plenty of adventures along the way, from kayaking on the UNESCO World Heritage site of Halong Bay to visiting an orphanage in Vung Tau to taking surf lessons in Bali!!
Here’s our end of 2016 TRAVEL VIDEO with a short review of our year of nomadic travels. A summary of our adventures in each country follows.
I have long dreamed of visiting Moab, Utah, ever since I saw an article on mountain biking there in Outside magazine over 15 years ago. I would glare at the images of bikers negotiating huge slickrocks and confidently riding the tops of 50-foot arches. [Read more…]
Throughout Grand Canyon National Park, messages strictly warn against hiking from the canyon’s rim down to the Colorado River and back in a single day. They all scream: Don’t Do It! [Read more…]