Vagabonding begins!

Woohoo!

I just barely made the tail end of the top 10 blogs on Boots-n-all here.

Now I need a more proper, non-domestic trip to write about! For some reason, every mention of China makes my blood tingle. What I need to do is becoming clearer.

Nice picture but not mine - I stole it!

Memorial Day is one of my favorite holidays. It always means cookouts, camping, climbing, and outdoor fun with friends.

Sometimes it seems like just another bank holiday - but try to remember that while we are out screwing around on the lake, there are men and women around the world that would do anything to be doing the same thing. Instead of dodging logs in the water, they are dodging IEDs and AK47s.

At 15:00 (3:00pm EST) on Monday there is a 1 minute moment of silence across the US for fallen and still fighting soldiers. One minute of your time is pretty trivial to sacrifice compared to what these men and women have given. Regardless of your political views, they are human beings that are scared and miss home. If you can remember, close your eyes for these guys and say a little thanks.

If you have time, visit this website that lists casualties by the day. It is sobering.

I spent a hot, 90F (32C) weekend hiking and camping in Red River Gorge, KY - a famous destination for hikers and rock climbers. I live about an hour West of the Gorge, which sits in Daniel ... [Continue reading this entry]

Well American Eagle decided to finally take down www.aespringbreak.com. I feel like a large amount of my work has been trashed forever. I'm not sure why they didn't just archive it somewhere online for people to read until next Spring Break. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Under a gorgeous blue sky, I pointed my truck south and was off to Trail Days, the big backpacker festival held right on the Appalachian Trail where it passes through Damascus, Virginia. i didn't get ... [Continue reading this entry]

Gypsies! I made it into Berea for the International Festival today just in time to watch the gypsies do their belly dance. There is just something ... [Continue reading this entry]

The day was spent dragging my camping gear out of storage and packing some junk food for the weekend festival tour. Although this is a domestic vagabonding excursion, I am still excited...there is just something about not knowing where ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hmmm...decisions decisions. I was planning on hitting Trail Days this weekend in Damascus, VA...a backpacker festival that draws 19K granola eaters every year. Now, however, I find out that there is an international culture festival this ... [Continue reading this entry]

Experts say that the average American absorbs over 3000 advertisements and logo views a day. That's enough to give someone brain cancer in my opinion....but it looks like it will be increasing soon. I read an article about ... [Continue reading this entry]

For everyone that uses the Microsoft Internet Exploder browser, I finally corrected my image sizes. That is why the top half of my blog was blank white space for the last month or so......doh! I use the Firefox web ... [Continue reading this entry]