The Watchtower

Lakes Basin Big Bear Lake

Trailhead We parked our truck about a mile away at the trailhead and ambled down the wide path that leads into the Lake’s Basin Recreation Area. For being only eight years old, my daughter, Allyona aka “Ocho” can send a trail. She walks with a lightness of heart and a happiness that comes from being […]

Moab, I can’t stop thinking about you.

woman climbing a rock

Sometimes a place captures your soul. Our family finds happiness anywhere we are together but some places stand out as extraordinary. Our week in Moab keeps floating back to the top of my mind. We lived for free on BLM land. Luckily with our generator, we could charge our batteries for an hour or so […]

Rock Lake, California

On the ledge “It’s not the height,” I yelled. “It’s the cold water that I’m working up to.” No one believed me. I didn’t believe myself. I had taken off my socks and shoes and wedged them into a cranny on the rock face. My bare feet curved around a textured bulge of granite jutting […]

An afternoon at Camp Richardson – AKA Almost Freezing to death in Lake Tahoe

My son and I were standing at the end of a long floating pier on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. The deep blue water was lapping against the aluminum edges as we looked out across the water at an empty orange paddle board. I could feel his eyes on me interrogating my thoughts. He […]

Our Youtube Channel

Yep, we’ve got a pretty active youtube channel and its about to get busy again. With an epic summer on the horizon and more free time, I’m going to turn up the videos again before long. With no set theme, there’s a little something for everybody. Thanks for reading this far! Don’t forget to subscribe […]