Author: Outdoor Access Solutions
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England Interview
Interview As a person with Spina Bifida, it was a great honor to be asked to do an interview with the Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England. I want to thank Adaptive Outdoor Education Center for recommending me for this amazing opportunity. I also want to thank Amy Bois and her son, Tyler, for… Read more
Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit
Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit Adaptive shooting is not something I ever really gave any thought. Growing up in northern Maine, most families hunt. This was also true for my family. I got my hunters safety card when I was ten. Every fall my dad, brother and I would drive through fields and woods looking for… Read more
Spina Bifida Means My Life Isn’t Worth Saving?
The Reason For My Writing In the past couple years, I have been a member of Greater Portland Toastmasters. I joined Toastmasters because I am trying to become a public speaker as a profession. As part of the learning process I am now at the point where I need to do a speech about something… Read more
Words To Ponder
First I have to say I stole the title Words to Ponder from my friend Dan Steadman. He has been doing a series of videos on Facebook about his daily ponderings during the lockdown in California. You can check out his latest video here: My 2 year lockdown So that got me thinking about… Read more
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Stanislaus National Forest
When I left Tonopah, I had a 6 hour drive to my aunt’s house in Sonora California. It was beautiful weather and I was going to be passing through Stanislaus National Forest. This was going to be an awesome ride. Which I really needed after my journey across Nevada. Hawthorne Nevada Before I embarked… Read more
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Gas? I don’t need no stinking gas
When I left off last time I mentioned I would be headed back to my aunt’s house in Sonora California. I learned another hard lesson from this leg of the #payitforwardtour. Know where you are going and stop for gas. My First Mistakes On my way out of Cedar City Utah I consulted Google… Read more
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Utah
Before embarking on the #payitforwardtour, I made a plan to visit my friend Nerissa Dawn Cannon in Utah. She had some interesting climbing spots picked out. I also had never met her in person before. She has an undiagnosed disability that makes it so she needs to use a wheelchair some of the time. … Read more
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Lessons Learned
The Reason There were a lot of lessons learned on this trip. The major reason for taking on the #payitforwardtour, was to stop at different organizations around the country and raise money to help with their missions. I have done quite a few public speaking engagements since climbing El Capitan and I thought it… Read more
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Yosemite Facelift Presentation
Yosemite Facelift I had the honor and privilege of being asked to give a presentation at the 16th annual Yosemite Facelift as part of my #payitforwardtour. If you have never heard of Facelift,this is a massive event that was started by Ken Yager to clean up Yosemite National Park. You may wonder why would… Read more
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Friends and Family
Since today happens to be #givingtuesday, I wanted to tell you all about the generosity of my friends and family. My pay it forward tour would not have been possible without a lot of help from my friends and family. Sandy Martin First and foremost my significant other Sandy Martin. Without her encouragement and… Read more