After 15 years with the same sleeping bag, I decided it was time to upgrade for this year’s canoe trip. I found a great deal at REI on the ALPS Mountaineering Fusion and since I was sick of always sliding off my camp pad, I couldn’t pass up one that comes with an inflatable one…
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Canoe Trip 2009
Two weeks ago, I managed to get away with friends for our 4th annual canoe trip. Due to the various schedules involved, we planned the weekend four months in advance but a ton of rain the week before nearly canceled the trip. It went off as planned, but the weekend was a far cry from…
Yard Work… For Once
It’s no secret that I hate yard work. We’ve lived here two years and haven’t so much as touched the flower beds, other than spraying weed killer. I mowed the lawn, but only begrudgingly, and was actually kinda happy when it died because of the drought a few years ago. After adding a sprinkler system…