Milestones

Before Robyn and I were engaged I was living in a condo on Beaver Ave just off the main campus of Penn State University, smack in the middle of Pennsylvania – Center County in fact.  Robyn was ...

MK and PS Visit Valdez!

What an incredibly busy summer — and definitely awesome indeed. we are lucky to have such wonderful family members and friends in our lives. adventures and memories are spewing out of our eyebal...

POW

Brewing and bread are great partners. Allow me to explain. Brewing takes a little bit of water, grains, yeast, and patience. Bread is similar. In fact, very similar. Add a little water, yeast, grains,...

The Shortest of the Short

The shortest days of the year are almost behind us and winter has officially arrived, although it has seemed to be around since the beginning of October to me.  Our first substantial snows fell in to...

Happy Turkey Day!

Our very first Turkey Day in Alaska was awesome and a memorable one! The morning brought delicious coffee, a light breakfast (to save room in our bellies for our dinner feast), and cool temperatures w...

Cheers to Ullr!

Last weekend, Train and I celebrated ULLR Fest at Magpies Bakery with cheery people, wintry air, and bonfires! It was super swell! It started with a gear swap of skis, snowboards, bindings, winter clo...

First Flakes

Robyn and I awoke to see the surrounding mountains covered in a dusting of new snow so we rode our bikes to the dock to check it out. That night as we arrived home the first flakes of the season fell....

As of late…

Hey everyone! Things have been a blur lately for both Robyn and I. The big news, of course, is Robyn’s new job! This job will ensure that Robyn and I can stay in Valdez for the winter and better...

Settling in

Holy Schmoly! Valdez has been a delightful and crazy whirlwind of activity and fun! Let’s see, where should I begin? From the beginning!!Welp, we finally made it to Valdez and have been settling in ...

Valdez at Last!

YAY! YAY! Oh YAY! WE MADE IT! We drove the remaining 340 miles to find Valdez at the end of our journey! This capped off a 6,109 mile trip through nearly the entire length of the lower 48 and on up to...