Together We Wander

Category: Adventure

  • It’s Called Ride and Tie

      I run.  A lot.  But, I am not fast.  Non runners are impressed by my resolve (insanity), health (why else would anyone run on purpose?), and unstoppable (ludicrous) urge to never DNF (Did Not Finish).  Runners, though, will eventually get around to asking my pace, or my PR (Personal Record) in a specific race…

  • Yosemite National Park

    Yosemite National Park

    Our next stop was Yosemite National Park.  We spent over a week there, part of it backpacking, and part of it with my parents – who were gracious enough to plan a vacation to Yosemite and then invite us along!  Yosemite is crowded, the valley is mobbed, especially in the middle of summer, but there…

  • Northern California

    We left the cool weather of the Bay Area behind, and headed north to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, where temperatures soared over 100 degrees.  Most come to Whiskeytown to enjoy the lake, and we were no exception.  We went swimming twice, once at Crystal Creek Falls, and then again in Whiskeytown Lake.  Since the temperature…

  • San Francisco and the Bay Area

    This summer, Anthony and I were able to take a three week vacation out to California.  We began our trip in San Francisco, and spent several days in the city before heading farther north.  We of course visited National Park Sites – 14 in all!  We unfortunately could not visit Port Chicago Naval Magazine National…

  • Shining Rock Wilderness

    A few months ago we hiked the beautiful Shining Rock Wilderness, located on the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. We went from Black Balsam to the top of Cold Mountain, enjoying the amazing views the whole way. Carrie is a huge fan of the novel Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, so she was thrilled…

  • Goofing Off in Honolulu

    Just a silly video of some friends and I goofing off in a swimming pool in Honolulu. Be warned, you might get motion sickness…

  • National Park of American Samoa

    National Park of American Samoa

    When my husband and I decided to get married on the island of Oahu (though we live in North Carolina), we had to consider where else we could possibly go for a honeymoon.  Since we were already so far out in the Pacific, we decided we take the trek down to American Samoa.  While working…

  • Bridge Jumping in Ofu

    Here is a little video of us jumping off the bridge between the islands of Ofu and Olosega, which is in the Manu’a Island chain in American Samoa. You really couldn’t ask for a more scenic place.

  • Asheville to Cold Mountain

    Here is a time-lapse video I made with my new GoPro camera. This is the drive from my house to the Cold Mountain parking area on the Blue Ridge Parkway in about 3,000 photos.