I'm a computer programmer but I love the outdoors. I like to run, go duck hunting, hike, do house projects and make maple syrup.
Overnight, it really didn’t get as cold as we thought it might. Maybe that contributed to it, but we heard some of the craziest loon sounds I’ve ever heard. We normally hear what is labeled the “wail” during the day. We heard some of that, but also a...
It’s been 2 years, but this past weekend, we got back on the (canoe) trail! I’ve had a few trips that I’ve taken in the past few years during the fall pop up in my photo memories recently, and it really pushed me to arrange a weekend trip to the ADK...
This summer while I was away for a wedding (and hiking) in Colorado, our Bernese Mountain Dog decided to have diarrhea in our house. My wife woke up from the smell and cleaned it up, but missed that she had also gone in the boys' playroom which had c...
It rained overnight and on and off in the morning as we were getting ready so we took it slow. We needed rain gear but no kayak skirts. I have the Seals Sneak Skirt which has a zipper on it that you can open to cool off somewhat on a warm day, but...
It was in the 30s overnight and that's one of the downsides to sleeping in a lean-to, especially if there's a breeze. I got up around 6:30 to shoot some early morning photos, as the fog on the lake was beautiful. Even tho Ryan and I were up first, ...
Every year, my brother and I try to do a multi-day kayak or hiking trip in the Adirondack mountains in Northern NY. For some reason we always aim for the fall, and so far that's worked out well for us. There's fewer people and bugs, it's definitely n...
