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Wild Perseverance – Walking with your Spouse into the Backcountry

I am basing this story off of the Verse in the Bible “Ecclesiastes 9:9 NLT[9] Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.”. God brought my wife, Jessica,…

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  • This story brings us to the high-elevation country of California’s Yosemite National Park.  I had just wrapped up a seasonal position in Yellowstone National Park, working at the historical Roosevelt Lodge.  I soon found myself on an adventure I had been thinking about all summer.  I had just purchased a new car, a little Kia Read more

  • This story brings us to a far northern corner of Washington State.  My good friend Justin had broken away from our itinerary and drove to Washington by himself the week prior.  Justin had reached out to me to come meet with him in Olympic National Park so I was off driving up the coast to Read more

  • This story takes us deep into Oregon’s inner coastal ranges.  My good friend Justin and I were traveling on the road from the American Southwest to the Pacific Northwest.  After spending the night at Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area.  We headed up to Oregon, weaving and winding through the mountains.  After arriving in Medford we Read more

  • From the first time I stepped foot in the American Mid West I was captivated.  It holds the beautiful place I met my wife and the Mountains that keep calling my name!  On this occasion, I had tried multiple times to access Pine Mountain Wilderness.  A Wilderness Area that falls partially within Arizona’s Prescott National Read more

  • Justin, Nick, and I have a friendship that goes years back.  At one point in time, we all lived and worked together at Grand Canyon National Park.  The home was a small cabin beside the Maswik Lodge inside the National Park.  At the time working for Xanterra Travel Collection (a National Park Concessionaire).  After many Read more

  • Similar to the beginning of another story I wrote on here recently, Jess and I had planned to go to New Mexico. This time we actually did but hit a roadblock. My 2015 Jeep Cherokee after many years of kinship and adventurous travel finally began to have some large issues. Oliver the Jeep began to Read more