Agreed

montezumawell, nice writing I love the rain, I'm hoping my son doesn't get back too late from his youth group tonight, so I can run in this stuff!

Loving it!

My best wishes for fullness and completeness, and much happiness.

I couldn't agree with you more Cindy, no offense to anyone else's thoughts, but I do believe as Cindy said: "We were ALL MEANT to venture! When we don't we have gone against our natural instinct. Those who believe otherwise have made a choice to ignore that." Adventure is something that was written ...

Maybe next time you are up for an overnight adventure, you might think about taking a friend a long with you...........just a thought. Glad you made it out without anything more serious happening to you.

What a great write up on the "perfect hike," thank you for sharing that.

Matt Gilbert said:

"I think either way you look at nature, it still creates a feeling of awe and respect, and thats what counts."


I love that.............what you said right there, is very powerful!

That is a real sad story, but it seems Mr. Timothy was pushing the limits with the bears, by getting far too close and too comfortable with them.

Happy Birthday Abe, not a bad way to spend your birthday :) I hope I get to do something similar for mine towards the end of this month, hmmmmm. I wonder where I'll go camping? I better start making my plans so I can post a simular picture. Waking up to an early morning of fresh air and a hot cup of...

Sounds beautiful Nighthiker.

I really like the black and white photos, those turned out really nice.

Jiffy Pop was so much fun, my brother and I would stand next to the stove top watching Dad pop our Jiffy pop popcorn in amazement as the foil would expand into a giant ball of steaming foil

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errr... feeling kind of "old" right about now... well, not really... ok, kinda sorta...


We're not old! Are we? Please say it's not so. Well, one thing I do know, we will only be as old as we are now, only one time in our life.

I remember jiffy pop

Look at the many lives little Samantha Lynn has touched, look at the strength little Samantha Lynn has been for her Mother, God makes no mistakes, little Samantha Lynn's life, although short, touched people in ways that only the Lord knows. God will give you your strength, wisdom, and comfort. I'm s...

Weird is better than boring..........I suppose.

My oldest is already working towards trade school, he wants to go into computer gaming, and attend Hi Tech Institute in West Peoria. He will be applying for an internship this year, his junior year of high school, and he will be working in the field of computer gaming for the next two years at EVIT ...

My friend, you're so cool I love your posts, I can almost see and feel your experiences, or at least feel the longing, and wanting desire, to be out there experiencing those very same things.

Great, thank you olesma, I am going to spend a good couple days at the library for sure, and I will let you know how it goes. If I need your help, you'll definitely hear from me, I will take you up on that offer :) thank you so much. You know, I'm glad I posted a topic about school, it's helped me o...