Farm Fresh is an Understatement

We’ve always loved fresh food, fresh vegetables, and fresh fruit. Being from the Pacific Northwest we were fortunate to be nestled into one of America’s best growing regions for everything from tree fruits to veggies. Being the parents of two young kids we’re also very active in trying to feed them as much good stuff

Geocaching: The Beginning

Have you ever heard of Geocaching? I first became aware of it many years ago, back before everyone had a pocket GPS on them wherever they went. Back then it was a matter of finding coordinates in obscure online forums and then inputting them into handheld portable GPS units rocking pixelated 8 bit displays like

USS North Carolina

One of the things you’ll hear the most in and around the Raleigh area comes straight from the mouths of locals, somewhat religiously. “We’re two hours to the coast, and two hours to the mountains.” Now, you might think that this saying means that Raleigh itself is located in the middle of nowhere – two

Welcome to North Carolina

The Old North State.The Tarheel State.America’s Most Military Friendly State.A Better Place to Be.First in Flight.First in Freedom.The Land of the Sky.Esse quam videri. That last one is latin and it translates as “To be, rather than to seem” and it is the state motto of North Carolina. All those other catchy nicknames and slogans

Riding the Hiawatha Trail

One of the best things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the outdoor activities, all year long. We have boating, hiking, biking, camping, swimming, climbing, skiing, everything. If there’s a sport and a season, we have it. The Hiawatha Trail is one of those exciting activities you just have to do if you’re up

Tarpon Rodeo – Grand Isle, LA (PICS)

As I was wrapping up a few extra days of workover here in Louisiana I found out that I was going to be down here during the world famous Tarpon Rodeo fishing derby that takes place every year. Though I was not able to go and actually participate (and party) because I was on duty

Palouse Falls, WA (Pics + Video)

Being back in the United States for a bit has been fun, especially being able to spend time at home exploring my own backyard – the Pacific Northwest. A couple weeks ago I set out on an ambitious hike up Caribou Ridge to the summit of Mt. Coeur d’Alene. The rumor was that there was

Freak Blizzard and the Car Crash (Pics)

I’d just returned home from a long month in Louisiana where I’d finished my interview, training and some “work over” for the helicopter company that I’m working for now. I was looking forward to the long break because I’d been gone for so long with HeliExpo, CPAC, and Guyana – it was time to be