Camping at Sertoma Youth Ranch

On Saturday 1/18 after attending the Brooksville Raid event, we drove to Sertoma just before sunset. Most scouts stayed in tents, but a few of us shared the bunk house because we opted not to bear the cold weather.  I Continue reading Camping at Sertoma Youth Ranch

Paddling the Little Big Econ River

Sunday the boys and I went kayaking on the Little Big Econ River in Snow Hill, which is about 30 minutes from our house. It was our first time paddling this river so we weren’t sure what to expect. It Continue reading Paddling the Little Big Econ River

Webelos Woods: Webelos to Scout Transition Weekend

Friday (12/6) we headed out to Camp Lanoche for another scouting weekend. Here’s a photo from the car as we’re coming in to the campground just before sunset. We had to boogie to get our tent set up before darkness Continue reading Webelos Woods: Webelos to Scout Transition Weekend

Alexander Springs

James and I went camping for 2 nights at Alexander Springs. The campground was nice (although noisy at night), and the weather was perfect. We brought both cars because Alexander Springs is a little over an hour from each of Continue reading Alexander Springs

Kayaking at Blue Springs

The boys and I went kayaking at Blue Springs yesterday. It was a nice day, but very windy at times. We took a small offshoot from the main river; one we hadn’t explored before. We didn’t see much wildlife, but Continue reading Kayaking at Blue Springs

Camping at Camp Lanoche

Friday 10/11/13 started our weekend of camping at Lake Lanoche with the Cub Scouts. Camp Lanoche is located in the southern part of the Ocala National Forest – about an hour from our house. This was our first cub scout Continue reading Camping at Camp Lanoche

Color Run Orlando

Had a great time today at the Orlando Color Run with (L to R) Megan, Alan, Russ, and Erin. Logan and Jacob came to cheer us on, as did James. Before: After: Jacob had fun with the blue! Initially Logan Continue reading Color Run Orlando

Sunrise Run

This morning I woke up early for a run before work but I’m not a morning person so I wasn’t sure how well this would go. Fifteen minutes before my run I ate 1/3 of a PowerBar® to get a Continue reading Sunrise Run