Category: Throwback Thursday


  • The Promise of Time

    The Promise of Time

    April 15th, 2014 We set out on a new chapter in our lives six years ago today. Wes joined the United States Air Force and left for Lackland, AFB and Basic Training on the 14th, and started his six-year contract on tax day. It was emotional. It was challenging knowing that we wouldn’t be able…

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  • Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

    2019 ReCap So…It’s been more than a year since our last post! Record! While I don’t think more than a year between posts should be celebrated, what has happened between then and now has been pretty spectacular. Let’s recap: Fall/Winter 2018 – Fly fishing for kokanee and trout in Idaho – Wes goes somewhere in…

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  • Summer Rafting: Tents & Paddles

    Summer Rafting: Tents & Paddles

    Fishing & Rafting The past two weeks have been a learning process, but more about that in my next post! For this Throwback Thursday, it is only fitting that I share one of our many “learning experiences” in the wild and on the water. Summer of 2016 was eventful for us. After finishing my masters…

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  • Friendship & Mosquitoes: Our Trip to Alberta

    Friendship & Mosquitoes: Our Trip to Alberta

    The Great Road Trip This July marks the one year anniversary of our three week road trip from southern Idaho to Edmonton, Alberta. So, in light of the occasion, it’s only fitting that this Throwback Thursday post is all about our Alberta trip. I have to say that our trip to Edmonton, Alberta took a…

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  • Learning to Float: Whitewater Rafting ’16

    Learning to Float: Whitewater Rafting ’16

    Outdoor Adventure Program Mountain Home, Idaho Whitewater rafting isn’t something I ever thought I would enjoy. I was wrong. To fully understand my relationship with whitewater rafting, you have to first understand that I grew up fishing and boating on lakes in a bass boat, with a motor. I am completely comfortable on water that…

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  • Backpacking: The Uphill Battle

    Backpacking: The Uphill Battle

    Just One More Ridgeline This week we are prepping to take our first backpacking trip of the year into the Sawtooth National Forest. Yes, we are late getting up into the mountains this year, but that’s life! Our first extended backpacking trip last summer with family and friends was breathtaking, and immediately had us hooked. That…

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