Adventures

  • Adventures,  Kids,  Personal

    Summer with the Dunns

    / September 26, 2020

    Our best friends built their home years ago which seemed designed for togetherness and family closeness. It’s a duplex with a shared entrance leading to their home on the left and Rob’s parent’s…

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  • Adventures

    Cascade Springs Fall Leaves

    / September 20, 2020

    We got out on this family friendly hike on the Alpine loop with our BFFs the Dunns for some fresh air and breathtaking autumn scenery. It’s a popular spot and a little bit…

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  • Adventures,  Kids

    July 4th in a Pandemic

    / July 4, 2020

    Hike We love Independence Day around here! No big crowds and giant celebrations this year with the pandemic, but we decided to try being outdoors where we don’t need to wear masks and…

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  • Adventures,  Kids

    Grotto Falls Trail

    / June 27, 2020

    Early morning on a weekend in June was great with kids since we had the place to ourselves! There were too many people during COVID-19 on an afternoon when the cool waterfall would…

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  • Adventures,  Kids

    Devil’s Punchbowl Hike

    / June 13, 2020

    Jer and I have fond memories of hiking Devil’s Punchbowl as kids in California. I remember going on an elementary school field trip and feeling like it was an extraordinary place because ladybugs…

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  • Adventures

    Bennie Creek Trail

    / May 31, 2020

    Spectacular views, encounters with wild deer, beautiful wildflowers of all colors, and haunting ashen trees mixed in with new growth rising from the fire in recent years on this hike. We started at…

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  • Adventures,  Kids,  Party

    Potty Training Spider-Man

    / April 30, 2020

    It was the middle of quarantine, no more diapers at home or in stores… Perfect time to rip the potty training band-aid? Or perfect storm for potty training failure… Our last potty party…

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