What Happened When I Tried a New Thing in Alaska
If you’ve ever discussed winter sports with me, you’ve heard me say that I think ice skating is dangerous. That’s because ice skating is dangerous. It’s basically walking around on knives. Why would you do that? But when we decided to move to Alaska, I determined that I would try all the winter things, and that includes […]
Hey, You: Do Something New on Purpose
Newness is the whole reason I’m here writing to you. And yet I do not like new things. What about you? When we decided to blow up life and move to Alaska it was because we wanted to do new things — new life, new career for Luke, new house, new people, new.But if you […]
Confession: I’m a Terrible New Alaskan
Being outdoorsy is hard for some people. After selling most of our stuff, packing up the station wagon and hauling ourselves to a new life in Alaska I’m, well, over it. I’m outdoorsed out. I want to sit in this recliner and do nothing but watch Netflix and drink coffee for the rest of my life. It’s […]
Alaska Surprises for Non-Alaska People
Now that we’ve been in Alaska for about two weeks and have recovered from the exhaustion of our trip (although not the stress of waiting for our stuff to arrive … and waiting … and waiting … and still waiting) I’ve had a chance to notice a few Alaska things. Like any new-to-you place, the habits […]
Finally Alaska: #North2Future Days 13-19
It’s hard to describe the feeling that washes over you when you see the sign welcoming you to Alaska. Almost three weeks on the road for us — six nights of camping, two unplanned motel visits, six nights of planned hotel stays, two nights of a pre-planned backpacking adventures, two nights at a friend’s home […]
Come Enter This Legendary Smelling Giveaway
This giveaway is now over. As we’ve been on the road over the last few weeks tackling the journey to our big new life adventure there’s been a lot of adventuring, some camping, many walks in the woods, a few moments where we thought about selling our children lovingly worked on patience in parenting and […]
#North2Future Days 9 to 12: Give Me That Coffee
It’s been a slow few days in #North2Future land. That’s because we’ve been spending a four-day break from the road hanging out near Boise, Idaho, visiting my family and enjoying soft beds at the Meridian, Idaho La Quinta. This is our third and, I’m sad to say, last stay at a La Quinta on this […]
#North2Future Day 7 and 8: All the Weather
My brother, Jim, is an outdoor stud. He also has been adventuring around Idaho for all of his adult life. So when we wanted to make sure I went on my first backpacking trip ever as part of our #North2Future adventure through Idaho, we knew who to call. Jim did a ton of research for […]
#North2Future Day 5, 6: Planned and Unplanned
Every epic trip to a new life includes some kind of unplanned adventure, right? Most of what we have done so far has been planned. But not everything can be plotted on an epic trip. The morning of Day 5, right after the dog ate my car seatbelt (unplanned) while she was left in the car […]