She’s on Vacation

Most recently, for example, in what was either a lapse of judgement or a leap of faith I went on a 2 and a half day trip to North Carolina (again) with someone who by most people’s standards was a stranger.

1st Stop St. Louis!

On my latest road trip, Mom and I started from home in Michigan and went through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, back through Illinois and Indiana to end up home in Michigan again. We took 6 ½ days to go on one of the biggest trips of our...

Semi Savior

I recently got home from  what was so far the biggest trip of my life. My mom and I took six days to drive through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana again, and to home in Michigan. We were going to take seven days, but the weather in...

Cross Country Skiing: A whole new way to fall

In case you haven’t noticed yet, or maybe this is the first blog of mine you’re reading, my mom is a major motivator for a lot of the things I do that resemble exercise (hiking in North Carolina at night, rock wall climbing, 24 mile bike rides, and now cross country skiing). Not that I...

8 new states in 7 days

Spring break is the magical week in a college student’s year where you are free from the stress of school without holiday event obligations. Some people use this as an opportunity to just work their part time job and enjoy the free moments without the stress of class work. Others take the week off completely...

My Brown Eyed Bear

I did not expect to be sitting in a car window following a black bear in a nature reserve in North Carolina. I would guess most people do not expect their day to go like that. Even though I was in a wildlife refuge that was a haven for black bears, I still did not...

Iowa Part 2

By tune in next week I apparently meant tune in a few weeks. I got caught up in the craze of Christmas shopping, switching jobs, and enjoying the holidays with my family. I “forgot” (see completely ignored) about writing Iowa Part 2. If you have yet to read Iowa part 1 I would recommend doing...