Adults-only escape to sail in the Caribbean
(writing this 1/23/22 about a trip taken 12/27/16-1/5/17) Though this is obviously not in the southwest (or even the US), it’s nevertheless an awesome trip we slipped in between the parenting and I’m posting it here so I can look back on it and jog good memories. Many (most?) of
Fall wood gathering on Obsidian Ridge
The Las Conchas fire was the largest in New Mexico history, and left 154,000 acres burned. There is an unbelievable amount of firewood available up there; the forest service sells permits.
San Luis (Jon’s last 14er, just camping for us)
We gathered together to do Jon’s last 14er with him, San Luis. I ended up staying up all night driving Emerson around on the forest roads in the dark because he wouldn’t sleep, so I didn’t end up hiking with them. Still a fun time, and a beautiful spot.
Bodie + Jasper + Dad camp in the rain in the Jemez
(Writing this 1/23/22 about a trip in August 2016) I took Jasper and Bodie up into the Jemez by myself for one (or two?) nights of camping. It rained pretty continuously on us. Shortly after we got into the tent, Jasper got sick, puked in the tent. I cleaned that
Sand dunes and retreat to Trujillo Meadows
We left Karen home with Emerson, and I took Bodie and Jasper up to the Great Sand dunes. The mosquitoes weren’t bad while we played in the stream, but as soon as we moved away from the stream it was INSANE. It was the most mosquitoes I have ever seen.
Jemez camping along FR 144
I’m adding this post in 2022 about a 2016 camping trip, just to get the pics and video archived. The Gauss’s joined us in their camper. I recall that we had to cut a tree off the approach road, about which we were all pretty psyched. Not least because there’s
Adult Canyoneering Getaway
Here I am in 2022, adding content for this trip from 2016. I recall being happy to hang out with adults, and also forgetting how to have an adult conversation. Karen stayed home with Bodie (5) and Jasper(3) and I joined new and old friends for a few days of
Weekend trip north of Chama to camp in the rain at Fishmouth Campsite
Another solo dad mission with just Bodie and Jasper, Karen stayed home with baby Emerson. Convinced another family to join me, and we spent lots of time under the tarp, and, as you can see from the pictures, the back of the car. They still had fun! The boys named
Moab roadtrip, Dad/Bodie/Jasper and lots of friends
I’m writing this in 2023, trying to add these old trips into the blog, and my memory is hazy at best. Karen stayed home to experience some peace and quiet while I drove the boys to Moab and met up with a couple other families. It went extremely well, considering
Boys love caves
When I was a boy I dreamed of exploring caves. We’re lucky to live in a place where I can take our boys to such things. This is at some random cliffside north of Los Alamos. We drove way down Rendija to the power station, took a left at Guaje
Flagstaff area family adventures with Staveley & Fam
adding this post in 2022, as I work through my backlog of trips: Staveley and family joined us in Flagstaff in a rental house and we took the young boys on some adventures–those that were accessible to us, anyway. We hiked a lava tube, hiked down near sedona, and went
