I have a purpose for writing the next bit. I grew up in the outdoors and I am able to face most weather conditions. It is a rare...

...Later that year, on April 17, 2016, I got to see some more strong weather in a tent. I had treated our Mountain Trails tent with three...

This will be a series of post on the weather from an outdoors perspective. These will be some of my experiences. They may be extreme to...

We camp the backyard more than any other place. I had done this as a kid, but not as an adult. I had bigger and better things to do...I...

For family canoeing there is a tendency, for me at least, to over study and complicate things. After some years of study I have come to...

Not all of my canoe trips are extreme in distance or physical endurance. I believe in building a heritage, and that gift begins decades...

With Cole's departure to San Diego delayed I took the opportunity and planned another overnight river river trip. The February trip had...

February 2014 we hit the Texas Colorado River. This would mark my return to the canoe, the river and river camping. 2014 turned out a...

Many times I've made this river trip, always with a canoe, but years and years ago...

Over the years we have visited Galveston State Park four or five times. This is a popular, well-funded state park. It is an environmental...