Falling for Autumn
Every autumn, the leaves begin to change, the sky gets darker, the mornings more brisk and the clouds more dramatic. Nature begins to shift in preparation for winter and we begin to nest a bit more: h...
A Weekend with MK!
There was a chill in the air this weekend; the mountains even saw a fresh dusting of snow. The days are definitely getting shorter; mornings are crisp and bright. It’s perfect for burrowing into ove...
Spring Climbing! Leslie Gulch, Hells Canyon.
Holy crap, that escalated quickly! We went from zero to one-hundred in the climbing realm this summer and it’s time to play catch-up. It all started with the successful completion of the “...
Settling In. New Jobs.
Better late than never! These photos seem almost outdated at this point but then I remembered most of them were taken only a few short months ago. So much has happened since we moved in to our first h...
Fourth of July: Total Domination
Robyn and I decided to spend the Fourth of July climbing subalpine limestone near Riggins, Idaho. Now if you know Riggins the word “alpine” is probably not your first answer (or thirtieth) in a wo...
Sample Budgeting Spreadsheet
As promised from my previous post, I’ve crafted a Sample Budgeting Spreadsheet; one that we strictly adhere to each month (I’ve deleted our own numbers and notes, and have added in some ra...
Bucket List: Modest Mouse
We just got back from a whirlwind 23-hour trip to Salt Lake City to see Modest Mouse. JP, Michele, Robyn and I were hanging around one night in January when a few beers encouraged us to pull the trigg...
Closing Out Cedar Creek
Chossy stood on alert at the edge of camp, a look of concern on her face as she examined the black beasts across the stream. She glanced back at us and then back to the beasts. “Honey, they’re jus...