Although we like to think of ourselves as adventurous, planning this bike tour has been pretty over the top in terms of what we’re used to. We’ve never done something so big, so far away, and so open ended. We tend to be very particular about things and we tend to plan our travel down […]
A few months back we haphazardly purchased a Groupon for the iFly, FlowRider, and iRock in Ogden along with Colton and Miara. We assumed we’d be able to milk three dates out of it. Extra points since Ben’s parents gave him money to do the iFly clear back when he graduated. This was the perfect […]
We’ve been busy the past few weeks, but not doing the kind of thing that merits a lot of photos. We’ve got some new adventures coming up that we are anxious to tell about, but in all of our planning, we’ve also done a lot of thinking about how we turned into an adventuring family […]
After last week’s extravaganza with snowshoes, we vowed our next visit to the canyon would be on cross-country skis, silently gliding up and down the mountain…or at least that’s how we envisioned it. So, on Christmas Eve morning, we headed out, rented five pairs of cross-country skis, and Colton, Miara, Trent, Ben, and I headed […]
With winter now in full force, we’re having to get a little more creative about getting enough time outdoors, especially since I’m just not that into downhill skiing. We’ve been out on a winter bike ride or two, but it seems like a shame not to enjoy the snow. Yesterday we […]
Its been more than a year since we took a break from our circus class to give Ben a chance to focus on school, but now that he’s graduated, we’re back. It took us a little while to get back into the swing of things again, but its been altogether fun. We’ve discovered Ben has […]
Ben: Our morning in Hana was spent in search of awesome beaches. The first on the list was a red sand beach. Hana has one of Maui’s most well-known beach of this variety, and given that it was supposed to be less than a half mile from our yurt, we decided to start there. It […]
With the Haleakala summit now under our belts, we finally felt like we could relax and enjoy the island without worrying about the huge mountain staring down at us all the time. We had planned to head on the road to Hana and we planned to do it by bicycle. Unfortunately, we were running into […]
Ben: One of the main reasons we came to Maui was to make an attempt at climbing the Haleakala Crater by bicycle. Haleakala in the tallest peak on Maui, standing at a whopping 10,023 feet above sea level. For context, that’s about like riding a bike from sea level to the peak of Brighton. We […]
Maui is great so far. It has awesome beaches, and best of all, no snow. Today was our first day out exploring the island. We spent the morning doing the typical Hawaii thing (beaches and boogie boarding), which I can say is hard to beat in late November. The beach right across […]
A few months ago, we snagged a Groupon for Cloud9 Paragliding and figured it would be a fun date for our anniversary. (I guess we’re just not the dinner and a movie type…) We ended up running into some weather problems and had to reschedule for a few days later, but it was worth the […]
On Monday we celebrated two years of wedded bliss. Neither of us are much the mushy type, so you can imagine my surprise when Ben took the afternoon off and showed up to my office with these. I’m married to such a great guy. We’d planned to go paragliding in honor of the occasion, […]