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Health • Nature • Parenting

Dec 11, 2023

On the Trail With My Kids – A River to River Summary

It was almost four years ago on December 23, 2019 that my four oldest kids, Zach, Emma, Matthew, Noah, and I, took off on an unseasonably warm day with a […]

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Health • Nature • Parenting

Feb 15, 2023

Toward the Top

We had just left camp about 20 minutes prior, heading out on the trail at 7:20 AM. Will and I were alone on the road, as the others were well […]

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Faith • Health • Nature

Nov 8, 2022

From Resistance to Love

Over the past couple of decades, I have come to learn that regular activity is not only a key to being physically and psychologically healthy, but also more socially and […]

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Faith • Health • Nature

Sep 15, 2022

Backpacking Is a Quintessential Christian Activity

“Not everything in life is essential. If everything is essential, then nothing is essential.” I had just awoken to the sounds of a gurgling stream. The previous night, a thundershower […]

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Health • Nature

Jan 14, 2021

Walking in the New Year

We pulled into the parking lot. The temperature was 27 degrees. As expected, Dave and Elliott were waiting for us. After dropping a vehicle at the planned ending point (19 […]

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Family • Health • Nature

May 14, 2018

Backpacking – Family Style

I awoke to the sound of youthful chatter. As was later noted, Matthew had set his watch alarm for 5:37 AM (for reasons only a 10-year-old can understand), ushering in […]

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Exercise • Mental Health • Nature

Dec 21, 2017

Want to Be Drug Free? It\’s Time to Live More Simply

Something is taking shape in our communities today. Creeping from the shadows, emerging from within, is a cry for a more holistic existence than the one we’re living in. It […]