This morning the sisters and I accompanied Daddy to open house at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ORNL does not hold too many open houses for the families of its employees and retirees; the last…

We have been home for 3 days and it seems like all I have done is sleep, laundry and clean up gear. Greek Fest offered the opportunity to spend an evening out and we grabbed…

I pirated a couple of West Coast Trail photos from Will Skelton’s collection. He practices more patience with his photos than the rest of us “point and shooters”. The first picture tells the true story…

Our group of adventurers arrived home today signaling the end of a long and very challenging hike on the West Coast Trail. My backpack and gear are full of sand and covered in mud. I…