Category: adaptive sports
I Wondered If I Could Fly and I Did
Can I Fly? First, I have to say I really wish I had thought of this blogging thing back when I was first taking flying lessons. I would have had at least 50 posts just from flying. Secondly, I am going to apologize ahead of time this may be a long post. I really love… Read more
They Believed They Could Fly, and They Did
Is Flight Possible For Me? I became interested in the possibilities of being able to fly about 12 years ago when my father purchased a plane. I started wondering is it something I can do, or has it ever been done? So, I went to the all-knowing Google and found out it really could be… Read more
Thrills, Spills, and Up and Down Hills of Hiking
Decision to Hike Due to lack of transportation this summer, I decided to take up hiking to keep in shape. Since I live right across the street from thousands of acres of woods with roads conveniently throughout It just made sense. On weekends I have Sandy to chauffeur me around which worked out well for… Read more
Hiking While Disabled
My Thoughts While Hiking I went hiking with Sandy this weekend and had these thoughts as I pushed myself to exhaustion while enjoying the scenery around me. I’ve always loved being outdoors and even as a kid would play in the woods. I never called it adaptive hiking or adaptive anything. I was just enjoying… Read more
How I Reach My Summits
After posting on Monday about other people reaching summits I thought I would write something about how I reach my summits. Climbing El Capitan – People When I climbed El Capitan in October of 2016 I had 15 people in total that helped me pull off that adventure. This is one of the ingredients for… Read more
More Than One Way to Reach A Summit
Lunch Revelations I went to lunch with my friend Dave Penney this week. At lunch, we were planning, dreaming and scheming about major adventures we would like to embark on together at some point. Dave has done some pretty amazing things in his life and during the conversation, we started talking about ascending Kilimanjaro. Dave… Read more
Bradbury Mountain State Park – Northern Loop Trail
Since the state of Maine is allowing residents to visit our state parks for free until Labor Day, Sandy and I decided to check out Bradbury Mountain State Park. When we got there, we checked out the trail map and it looked like the Northern Loop Trail would be relatively easy for me to push… Read more
What is your inspiration?
Definition of inspiration The action or power of moving the intellect or emotions, the act of influencing or suggesting opinions, the quality or state of being inspired, an inspiring agent or influence. What’s Your Inspiration What comes to mind when you hear the word inspiration? When I think of inspiration, I think of people like Mark Wellman the first sit… Read more
Hiking with Nick Hall
The Back Story I woke up this morning knowing it was the first day of summer. For me, my family, and friends this day also holds a different significance. Six years ago today our friend Nick Hall lost his life in the service of others on Mt. Rainier. For me, that moment sparked a sense… Read more
What’s in Your Backyard?
After living in the Bethel Maine area for almost 8 years now it finally occurred to me that I didn’t need to travel to adventure. I literally live next to thousands of acres of woods with miles of logging roads to explore. So today I made my first attempt at backyard adventuring and once again realized… Read more