Flambeau Flowage, camping with a toddler, canoeing with a toddler, northern wisconsin, spring

This sucks!  What do you think?  Should we just call it?  Was the dialogue between Molly and me as our 17 month old son refused to nap, eat, be held, or really do anything other than play near the steep drop to the water or the thorn bushes on our tiny Turtle Flambeau Flowage island […]

keewaydin lake yurt, craig lake state park cross country skiing, michigan yurt, michigan cross country skiing, upper peninsula cross country skiing

Believe it or not, there are yurting adventures to be had in the Midwest!  In our case, it just took a six hour drive – a reasonable distance for a three day weekend.  After the enormous success of our first yurt trip in southern Colorado, I surprised Molly by booking two nights at the Keewaydin […]

Wisconsin, WI, glassy water, summer in wisconsin

 

Saugatuck Michigan hidden beach

You are seriously taking your eight month old camping?!?! This was the question Molly and I received from nearly everyone as we were planning our last getaway of the summer. We were both in need of some time to disconnect from the real world after a busy summer and hadn’t been to Michigan since our […]

baby pool at the lake

What? You need to be fed? What?  You need to be changed?  What? You need a nap?  Why the hell are you still crying!?!? Grand plans of taking our six month old, Crosby, out west with another couple and their son were quickly shut down when the full reality of what being on a road […]

Tiato Kitchen Market Garden wedding, Santa Monica, CA, California, wedding

Leif is getting married!!!!!  A couple of our best friends, Leif and Adrienne, who you may remember from our Going, Going, Back, Back to Cali, Cali post were getting married in Santa Monica, California. Even better, almost 20 of our college friends were making the journey west to join in the festivities….and leaving the kiddos […]

female fuzzy dwarf lionfish, aquarium, 60 gallon cube

Let’s face it, we have all killed our fair share of saltwater fish and invertebrates. I started keeping a reef tank in early 2003 and have had many highs and lows in my fish husbandry ever since. Each animal is a learning experience and I wanted to share my first-hand knowledge with fellow reefers. Below […]

Icy Road trip, ice storm on a road trip, eastern Colorado ice storm, Small town Colorado
Washington Island, Door County, WI, biking

Molly and I took a quick anniversary trip over Labor Day weekend to visit some friends and family in Door County, WI, and to explore Washington Island (just off the coast).  We visited on the peninsula for most of what turned out to be a pretty gloomy Saturday, then hopped on the last ferry departing […]

Turtle Flambeau Flowage, camping, canoeing, fishing, northern Wisconsin, musky, muskie, wife musky fishing

Summer was winding down, Molly’s work schedule was insane, and I was about to begin a second bachelor’s degree. A perfect time for a getaway to the Northwoods of Wisconsin. The Turtle Flambeau Flowage had been a favorite place of mine as a kid and tales of relaxation on pebble-strewn beaches, fishing, and island camping […]