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A vacation had been in the cards for some time. Memorial day offered another 24 hours of opportunity past a rare, open weekend, and with a few extra days off of work just prior and a proper trip was in the making. It was going to be my first opportunity to try some real fly fishing
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I never intended to pick up another hobby. But I suppose anyone that knows me well enough could easily concede it’s one of my more or less endearing qualities, depending on your point of view. Makes Christmas and birthdays easier, though it also means I’ve accumulated a lot of crap over the course of my
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–Some photos from a recent family trip to Colorado as well as the trail race in Moab, Utah I managed to sneak in with my longtime friend, fellow outdoor-enthusiast, and running partner, Ryan. Link: http://grassrootsevents.net/moab-red-hot/
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Despite its proximity to greater Virginia Beach civilization (Shore Drive is the nerve center of summer revelry during tourist beach season), the park has the feel of someplace far more remote. Composed mostly of rolling trails, swamp, and gum, pine, magnolia, and cypress trees, dirt and gravel single track, First Landing offers a generous helping of
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The addition of our second child to the family had certainly slowed the pace of my getting out into the woods, even for an overnight. Fall and winter have always been my favorite seasons to camp, each bringing their own special pleasures, their own challenges. The beauty of the mountains during autumn goes without saying (though
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–Some photos from a single overnight in Merchants Millpond State Park with N and H.
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Trip Report for my first fastpacking overnight on the Appalachian Trail in beautiful Amherst County, VA. As is usually the case, I could only spare the time for a single overnight and, being as it is that I live at least three hours from the mountains, a six hour minimum drive needed to be factored
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–Some photos from an overnight with S, H (age 1), and the dogs somewhere on the Appalachian Trail in George Washington National Forest, just south of I-64.
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–A photo recap from a brief overnight in George Washington National Forest with my son, H. But first, a few thoughts on camping with a one-and-a-half year old: EVERYTHING will go more slowly. He can only walk at a quarter of my speed and that’s when he’s focused enough to walk in one direction, or even walk at
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–Some photos from a quick overnight with S, H (age 1), and the dogs somewhere on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA.
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Reid Doughten 