We were a little too busy on our actual sixth anniversary, but we took time the following weekend to make our customary return visit to the scene of our wedding. It was an unusually busy day in the tasting room…

Fun with a Sunfish and a waterproof camera. Panther Pond, August 27, 2012.

Last Friday and Saturday (June 22 and 23, 2012), Dan and I joined some friends for a trip to Harpers Ferry, WV, where we stayed overnight in a house owned by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. The house is called…

In January of 2012, Daniel and I traveled to Las Vegas for a weekend to attend the 100th birthday party of one of his aunts, who lives in the city. During the daytime on Saturday the 14th, before getting ready…

On May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day) I went for a paddling trip on the Slate River in Buckingham County, Virginia. There were ten of us on the trip. Pete and I paddled his canoe and led most of the way,…

On Sunday, May 22, 2011, I went on a canoe trip with the Outdoor Adventure Social Club on the Rivanna River. We put in at Milton (near Shadwell) and took out at Crofton. We had fine weather—overcast at first, then sunny later…

On the weekend of May 14-15, 2011, Daniel and I went paddling on Craig Creek near New Castle, Virginia along with five other people. Dan and I stayed in a very nice rental cabin right on the river. My paddling…

On April 3, 2011 I went kayaking on the Rivanna River with my friends Pete and Iva. It was only my second outing in the bright yellow Dagger Zydeco recreational kayak I had bought secondhand a few weeks earlier.

On November 13, 2010, Daniel and I went on a geocaching trip northeast of Charlottesville, in the “Northern Neck” area between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.

For my birthday weekend (October 30 – November 1, 2010), Daniel and I stayed in Lewisburg, WV and rode our bikes down a 53-mile section of the Greenbrier River Trail. I had discovered the trail while staying in Cass, WV…