35 December 2014    BottosCon 2014
It's four days after New Years but this belongs in 2014
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29 December 2014    Abby's First Christmas
Christmas is the most fun with little kids
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16 December 2014    Abby x2
No what are the chances of that?
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15 December 2014    USS Wisconsin
More history as we visit a retired battleship
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12 December 2014    Colonial National Historic Park
A Revolutionary War battlesite and an early American settlement
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14 November 2014    Abby - First Snowfall
Abby has a blast the first time that it snows
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11 November 2014    Virginia Beach
Even better than a wargame convention
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18 October 2014    Alice Lake
Another friend does his first hike in the Sawtooths
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16 September 2014    Alpine Peak
I do a major Sawtooth summit
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14 September 2014    Abby's Surgery
Abby is too tough for her own good
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4 September 2014    Bench Lake
Pappy Ivan does his first hike in the Sawtooths
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1 September 2014    Goat Rocks Wilderness - Snowgrass Flats
Lots of people, lots of flowers, and a near disaster
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22 August 2014    Goat Rocks Wilderness - Packwood Lake
A moderate hike and a night on the town in Packwood
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10 August 2014    Abby's First Hike - Table Rock
I think she is going to be a real Mountain Mutt
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3 August 2014    Olympic National Park - Mt. Ellinor
A short but steep hike to a fantastic viewpoint
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2 August 2014    Olympic National Park - Upper Lena Lake
A long, hard hike
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30 July 2014    Olympic National Park - Grand Valley
I do a hike upside down
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28 July 2014    The Other Dog
Abby may be cute but she shows her aggressive side
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27 July 2014    Eagle Cap Wilderness - Twin Peaks
I don't mean the TV show. Or the restaurant.
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26 July 2014    Eagle Cap Wilderness - Aneroid Lake
I haven't hiked here for over thirty years
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25 July 2014    Getting Bigger
Gone for a week and Abby had grown when we got back
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24 July 2014    Vancouver Island - Not Hiking
We did do other stuff on our trip
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23 July 2014    Vancouver Island - Paradise Meadows
Our luck with the weather doesn't hold forever
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22 July 2014    Vancouver Island - Ripple Rock Hike
No, we didn't take cheap wine to drink on the trail
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21 July 2014    Vancouver Island - Strathcona Provincial Park
These are the mountains that I came to see
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18 July 2014    Vancouver Island - Take Two
We start a ten day trip to Vancouver Island
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13 July 2014    Four Weeks
Abby's been living with us four weeks now
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10 July 2014    Peru - Wrapping It Up
Aguas Calientes, Lima and riding trains and planes
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9 July 2014    Peru - Machu Picchu
One of the most incredible places on Earth
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8 July 2014    Peru - A Distant View
We finally see our destination...Machu Picchu
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7 July 2014    Peru - It Ain't Over Till It's Over
There are still two days of hiking left
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6 July 2014    Peru - Pachamanca: Peruvian-style barbecue
The roast guinea pig tastes like CHEE-ken
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5 July 2014    Peru - Descending from the high country
We have a (relatively) easy day of hiking
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2 July 2014    Peru - Salkantay Pass
A very long post about a very long day
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22 June 2014    Peru - Salkantay Lodge
What we do in the evening after our hikes
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21 June 2014    Peru - Humantay Lake
This hike is as good as it gets.
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18 June 2014    Peru - Starting the Trek
We're hiking in the Andes!
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17 June 2014    Peru - Joining the Group
Back to Peru posts - we head for the mountains
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16 June 2014    Dog v2.0
I interrupt the Peru posts - we bring Abby home
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15 June 2014    Peru - Saqsaywaman
I thought we were going to see a "Sexy Woman"
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14 June 2014    Peru - Cusco
We visit the capital of the ancient Inca Empire
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13 June 2014    Peru - Getting There
Checking an item off our bucket list
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8 June 2014    Boise Peak
A long, hard hike
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7 June 2014    Utah Trip - Horseshoe Canyon Rock Art
It's like the Louvre in the wilderness
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17 May 2014    Utah Trip - Delicate Arch Sunset
A spectacular end to a spectacular day
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16 May 2014    Utah Trip - Little Wildhorse and Bell Canyons
Slot Canyons for Dummies
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15 May 2014    Puppy Visit
We visit Abby before we leave for South America
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14 May 2014    SW Oregon - part 2
A mountain climb, wineries, historic towns and Craig Chaquico
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12 May 2014    SW Oregon - part 1
A three day weekend trip to to Southwestern Oregon
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11 May 2014    Mother's Day 2014
An afternoon at the winery with friends
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10 May 2014    Summerville, South Carolina
Visiting Mickey and family on spring break
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30 April 2014    We Meet Abby
Abby who? Abby Normal.
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24 April 2014    National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
A rainy day visit to a fascinating museum
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22 April 2014    Hilton Head
We start our visit to South Carolina along the coast
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20 April 2014    Hiking Up Table Rock - Again
I do a repeat of the day before with Sandy and MB
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19 April 2014    A Spring Hike Up Table Rock
Doing a local hike on a beautiful spring day
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18 April 2014    Galley Bay Resort
How we spent our Antigua vacation
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16 February 2014    Winter Getaway - Antigua
Sandy and I are sick of winter and head for the Caribbean
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