Change is difficult. We all know it, but somehow nobody ever likes going through the process of change. As they say, things get worse before they get better. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in the midst of some change at Pack & Paddle. It’s been 20 years since the last major construction project atRead more
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Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | 1 comment | 19 June, 2007 | 0
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 9 May, 2007 | 0
This weekend reminded me of why I love my job. Becky, Loren and I led our Waterfall Hike with 15 hardy souls in tow. We had decided to take the longer “Primitive Trail” so that we could see the maximum number of waterfalls. If you haven’t been there, the Primitive Trail is pretty challenging. IRead more
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 9 April, 2007 | 0
March 30-April 8As usual, our little vacation became kind of epic. This started out to be a cycling trip Becky was going to take with a friend. They would ride a 500 mile route up the Natchez Trace from Natchez to Nashville. When the friend bowed out, I was really excited and schemed my wayRead more
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | 1 comment | 28 March, 2007 | 0
Becky and I have saved 33 gallons of gas over the last 5 months by commuting on our bikes to work here at P&P. I was lying in bed thinking about this dismal fact last night. Was it worth it to sweat, freeze, get rained on and honked at – all to save 80 bucksRead more
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 15 March, 2007 | 0
Actually, this is one day AFTER our year anniversary of hiking north from Springer Mtn Georgia. Tonight, we presented our finished AT slideshow to a wonderful group of around 30 people. I was so pleased that this many folks turned out to hear about our adventure. I spent hours trying to get just the rightRead more
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 28 February, 2007 | 0
Over the last few weeks, friends and acquaintances have been coming in to see what’s happening at Pack and Paddle. I’ve had a lot of fun telling them what we’re planning for the business and how much fun we’re having. That brings me to today. I’ve decided that it would be fun to shareRead more
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 8 February, 2007 | 0
I had more fun tonight than I’ve had in a really long time. I presented a slideshow of the Appalachian Trail to a group of scouts and gave them a talk on lightweight backpacking. This is my first duty to perform in my “new” role at Pack & Paddle. Only hours before the event, weRead more
Backpacking, Family Business, Hiking, It's About the Journey, Past Events & Trips | Comments are Closed | 8 February, 2007 | 0
I had more fun tonight than I’ve had in a really long time. I presented a slideshow of the Appalachian Trail to a group of scouts and gave them a talk on lightweight backpacking. This is my first duty to perform in my “new” role at Pack & Paddle. Only hours before the event, weRead more