Category: adaptive sports
Pay It Forward Tour Highlights – Rhode Island
I know I said I was going to post about my trip, but I seem to have a hard time putting it all into words. I am going to give you all some of the highlights of each section. I hope I can do it justice because this has been an amazing trip so far.… Read more
Hang Gliding in New Hampshire
FINALLY GOING HANG GLIDING . Summer has been quite busy with planning for my upcoming Pay It Forward Tour and the daily stuff of life so I hadn’t had a chance to use my hang gliding gift certificate. I finally made the time this past weekend. Coincidentally today is National Aviation Day. I would like… Read more
Quote By JFK I Could Have Written
A Mission to Help Others While editing my website today, I was searching for a certain John F. Kennedy quote. The quote is “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” I wanted to make sure I had the correct quote. I had rewritten it in… Read more
Christmas Memories
Christmas at Shriners Hospital Growing up with Spina Bifida, I spent a lot of time in the hospital. Yes, I do have Christmas memories that don’t involve being in the hospital. Since this blog is about my life with Spina Bifida, I thought it appropriate to reflect on some of the times I spent Christmas… Read more
Planning for an Ascent of Mt. Rainier Update
Time to Reflect and Regroup This is less of an update and more of a do-over. I wrote some months ago that I was planning for this coming June. As I have been researching what it takes to climb Mt. Rainier for an able-bodied team, I have come to realize that while it would be possible… Read more
Accidental Public Speaking
When I started down this road of adventure I never had any thoughts that it might lead to being in the public eye. I definitely never had any idea that I would be doing public speaking. Anyone that knows me realizes speaking is not my thing. I am the type of person that doesn’t say… Read more
Skydiving : Another Way to Scare My Mom
The Big Idea In 2003 I attended a skydiving demonstration in my hometown, Patten Maine. As I was watching the skydivers I started thinking that I could fall out of a plane just as easy as anyone. After some pondering, the skydiving plane landed and I approached the skydivers to dig a little deeper into… Read more
Perspectives From Adaptive Kayaking
I know it has been a while since I have written but I got a new job and have been struggling a bit to figure out my new routine. Now that I have that sorted out I am going to try to write at least once a week. Lonnie Bedwell Lonnie Bedwell in a… Read more
The Freedom of Flight with Project Airtime
Discovery of Project Airtime A couple years ago, right before I climbed El Capitan, I had the opportunity to do an internship in California. I was finishing up my Computer Information Systems degree at the time and needed the internship to satisfy that requirement. As part of the internship, I agreed to drive cross country… Read more
Trying Out Paragliding with Project Airtime
I know I stole this from my last post, but it really is a good opening haha. A couple years ago, right before I climbed El Capitan, I had the opportunity to do an internship in California. I was finishing up my Computer Information Systems degree at the time and needed the internship to satisfy… Read more