In the two previous installments of this story I shared about two lessons I learned from being lost in the wilderness with four of my weird and beloved friends. Part 1: “Pride comes before a fall” and Part 2: “Don’t ignore warning signs.” Finally I get to tell you about the swamps, moose, a remote cabin, a lost sole, and …
Lost with Tim Hawkins, John Branyan, David Pendleton, and Daren Streblow
Last week I posted the first of the lessons I learned from getting Lost in the mountains with Tim Hawkins, John Branyan, David Pendleton, and Daren Streblow. If you missed it you can read it here. What follows is the second installment of that adventure complete with maps, some great pictures and another life/life saving lesson.
Lessons Learned Climbing to 14,077 Summit of Mount Columbia
Yesterday I got up at 4:30am and climbed 14,077 ft Mount Columbia with extreme athlete/health Guru, Sarah Stanley. The trip took a little over seven hours. It also took a toenail, two knees and an ankle. It was worth every step! An adventure like this always reminds us of life giving lessons and life saving lessons. I recorded part of the …
Lessons an Acorn and a Devil Dog Taught me about Avoiding a Crash!
I was doing forty eight miles an hour….. Down hill….. on a bicycle. My wife Diane says that at that speed I am only one acorn away from death. But I was staring at the road. Looking for any acorns that might put me over the handlebars. Maybe that’s why I didn’t see the dog. He came out of a …