After a decent night’s sleep at the English Inn in Charlottesville, Leslie, Mike and I headed out to explore the University of VA. UVA has played a significant roll in our family’s education. Not only…

By all indications my car problem was fixed and I was finally on my way to a family wedding. With all day to explore before time to meet Leslie and Mike in Charlottesville for dinner,…

This is not what I expected to be doing one hour into my 3 day weekend but here I was, in Hillsville, VA, riding in the cab of a big, red tow truck looking at…

Last night Will hosted the dinner and meeting to discuss our upcoming Colorado backpack. Flights and hotels have been secured and most of the other trip details are complete. We are really looking forward to…

Several months ago I dropped my camera. While the camera itself still worked, the latch on the battery compartment broke and duck tape was not holding the thing together. I limped along like this for…