I imagine I am not alone, when at this time, I reflect on the past year and start making goals and plans for the upcoming year. A great place to start is with the old gratitude list. So, here I go. I am so grateful for Kam and Charlie who spent 3 months at CEC […]

A year ago, I started to crave backpacking again. I think this was inspired by a couple of guests who were about my age and shared with me their adventures of hiking the Appalachian trail. It brought back quite a few memories that I had from my previous backpacking trips. I recalled many challenging moments, […]

Camp Earth Connection wants to know your ideas of how to be better stewards and caretakers of our planet.  How can we lower are carbon footprint, and encourage and educate our family, friends & the camping community to join us? I recently attended a series of virtual workshops on a “Global Resilience Summit.” The information […]

It’s been too long my friends.  I have written this blog so any times in my head but sometimes finding the right words doesn’t come easily.  Most especially when I want my words to be honest, open and authentic.  I am pushing through my perfectionism though to connect with you all once more (Or all […]

November trip to Costa Rica Banana Tree at Rancho Mastatal At the end of the summer, I was inspired to commit to return to my “bucket list,” as I realize my life is but a short journey on this planet.  Since at least college I have imagined what it might be like to spend time […]