Alexis long time goal of having a tea party with Mallo came to full realism.
Alexis and Mallo Tea Party
Summersville Lake Bed – 2019
This would be the last weekend of the year for me climbing. One last weekend at the vice-house.
New River Gorge – 2019 Fall Season
Finally, I was able to dedicate myself to getting out to WV and the New River Gorge for several consecutive weekends in a row. The ending results were a lot of fun with friends and “climbing associates”, sending of many new routes, and even putting up a couple hard ones for myself.
Continue reading “New River Gorge – 2019 Fall Season”France 2019 – Southern Part
7 days flew past as explored around France again. We landed in Paris and set off to explore the southern (more Italian influenced) part of the country. We saw many interesting sights while trying to relax and enjoy the culture. Here is a breakdown of the day-by-day events. Also, there is the video of all the “live photos” captured and smushed together..
Continue reading “France 2019 – Southern Part”New River Weekends of August
Two weekends were squeaked out in the month of August. Here were the highlights..
Continue reading “New River Weekends of August”Tim and Nora’s Wedding Weekend
Nora and Tim finally decided to get hitched and had the most activity laiden wedding weekend that I have experienced. I also never got to experience a summer camp, so this was a awesome time.
Continue reading “Tim and Nora’s Wedding Weekend”Bryanna’s Visit to Charlotte
Bryanna was the 2nd cousin to ever come visit me in Charlotte. (The 4th one if you count places that i have live outside of PA). She got to stay the long weekend and enjoy the heat and humitidy of the south.
Continue reading “Bryanna’s Visit to Charlotte”Dawg Dayz 2019
Summer-Time paddling up soap sharp crimps is what the Dawg Days #2 was all about. Alexis and I drove up 1 warm Saturday morning for the competition that really wasn’t a competition. This whole thing was just an excuse for people to get out together and play around in the woods.
Continue reading “Dawg Dayz 2019”The Linville Crusher
Tim and I needed to pick a fun endurance challenge for this year and neither of us had done the crusher, nor did we know anyone else that had.
Things worked out with the cosmic alignments of personal schedules, the peregrine falcons had adjusted their nesting preferences, and weather systems seemed stable for once.
Continue reading “The Linville Crusher”Banff National Park and Glacier National Park
A great northern road trip and exploration of a long heard about but never realized national park. We after stumbled into another set of cheap flights to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the wheels started to turn on planning and logistics. We would fly into Canada and do a large loop through the Canadian parks and down and through the US national park. Along the way we would take in the hikes, views, and all the other offerings of the great parks.
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