Category: adaptive sports
The Great Equalizer 2024
It has been a long time since I posted anything on my website. I guess I didn’t feel the need to when so much has been on other platforms. This event deserves a post because it is so amazing. I started competitive shooting at the Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit about 5 years ago. This event… Read more
NEMBA Wicked Ride of the East
The Reason I have been trying to pull off a big project for a few years now. Thanks to the pandemic and some other issues it hasn’t quite worked out yet That hasn’t stopped me from trying and making progress toward my goal of traversing the rim to rim of the Grand Canyon on a… Read more
Collaborating with Loon Echo Land Trust
Loon Echo Land Trust reached out to me recently after reading my blog post. I had visited the trust’s Pondicherry Park property, located in the middle of the town of Bridgton, Maine. The employees of LELT wanted me to help them improve the main trail that runs through the park to make it a more inclusive trail… Read more
First Adaptive Ascent Black Jack Crack
The Back Story A couple weeks ago I ventured out to ‘The Gunks” with Paradox Sports. That trip went pretty horribly. I ended up getting sick before I even got to climb and drove the 7 hours all the way home. I did get to see friends I hadn’t seen in a long time and… Read more
Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit
Time to put up or shut up Way back in June I posted about training for the Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit. I saw the event posted on Facebook by the organizer and adaptive shooter Trevor Baucom. If you would like to learn more about Trevor, you can read his story here. From the beginning I… Read more
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