In most of our contracts we add a long weekend so we can escape somewhere fun. Thankfully, Erin and I had that much needed break from work this past weekend. We decided to use the time to ski at Lake Tahoe! Since we bought Epic season passes for ourselves, we are trying to maximize the…
Author: Patrick McCarty
Where Exactly Do We Live?
Over the past two+ years we have had 7 travel homes and learned a lot about the geography of the west coast. Each place has suprised us and made us realize how much more we have to learn about the diversity of the United States. This week we decided to dive into exactly where we…
Mount Tamalpais State Park
This past weekend Erin and I ventured north to Marin county. For those unfamiliar with the bay area it essentially goes like this: there is a large oval bay with mountains on the east and west sides. The mouth of the bay is approximately 2/3rd of the way up, looking at a map. The west…
Road Trip to California!
After sneaking in one last hike up at Mt Rainier, we realized we only had 1 day left in Aberdeen before we needed to leave!! We managed to get everything packed up in time, but we didn’t pre-pack our cars the night before this time as we usually would. This was mainly due to us…
Setting Foot on an ACTIVE Volcano – Mount Rainier
This past weekend Erin and I drove up to Mount Rainier National Park. The park is about 3 hours away from where we live in Aberdeen. The drive wasn’t too monotonous since the scenery was amazing almost the entire way. Erin and I both agreed that at some parts it almost is a little reminiscent…
We are moving again…
While in Tucson, I have been working in a hospital system’s outpatient therapy department out in Benson, AZ. Due to a number of factors, including low case-load and hiring of new full time staff, they don’t need me any longer! Of course, Erin and I were hoping we could stay for 6 months- but plans…
Road Trip Part 2: Zion National Park
After a full day at horseshoe bend and lake Powell, Erin and I headed for Kanab Utah, which is about an hour and a half away. We were heading there because we wanted to enter the lottery to see the wave in vermilion cliffs national monument, as Erin mentioned is last week’s post. Many of…
Our Weird Wild Life Encounters
After an interesting experience surfing yesterday we realized we have had a lot of interesting animal encounters in the last few weeks. They have brought us a lot of laughs… after getting over the scary parts, and we want to share our stories with you this week! Shark Bait Patrick – We have tried a…
Cross Country Road Trippin’
The post this week is a video from our cross country road trip! In late January Erin and I drove from Hershey to Santa Barbara – with a stop in CO for skiing. It took us three days to get from Hershey to Snowmass and two days to get from Snowmass to Santa Barbara. During…
Snowmass Action Cam Footage
Although working with 4k video with limited access to the internet is seriously frustrating, I managed to get some footage put together! The video linked below is a trail run of the burnt mountain glades at Snowmass Colorado. Q&A Q: Where is this footage taken? A: Here is a map of snowmass. The circled area…