On the road again

In less than 48 hours, I'll be in Australia give or take a few hours. Six weeks later, I will return to the states. Wow, haven't been gone that long since I started at IDS.

Have a happy New Year and I'll post my next blog from Australia. G'day!

Home Home

As of 7:30 am tomorrow we will be on our way home to PA for Christmas. The drive doesn't seem to be promising after looking at the weather. I probably should have bought the new tires I've been thinking about!

Over the next 6 weeks, I will only see my house for about 2 days. The rest will be spent in PA, Australia and New Zealand. I am looking forward to my trip back down under. My last trip to Australia was in 2005 and I've missed the Souvlaki ever since.

New Zealand will be a new experience for me. The most I've seen of New Zealand has been the inside of the Auckland airport. At this point all I know is that Brandi and I are going there for just shy of two weeks. However, we haven't made any plans... We've got a lot of planning to do.

Anyway, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. I'll see y'all real soon.

Day 2

At 2:30 PM I killed a doe with a single shot. She felt no pain.

Deer season day 1

Day 1 wasn't so bad. I saw 5 deer today including a 6 point and an 8 point. My dad killed one of the smallest deer I've seen. Our neighbor killed a deer that wasn't much bigger and another member of our crew got a doe. So, like typical hicks, we've got three deer hanging in our garage.

Tomorrow will be a day filled with walking steep side hills and thick flats. I'll be ready for bed tomorrow night. I can already feel the cramps in my legs.

A River Runs Through It

I can see my house from here!

Tree Hugger

Here are some photos from today's trek down Wallace Run. My brother and I started on our walk around 7am and finished our walk around 1:00pm. My legs are dead after walking through 6 inches of snow. The pictures above are the sights from our walk today. Picture 1 is my brother pretending that he spotted a bear. In reality, I told him to look interesting - it didn't work. Picture 2 is one of the three porcupines we saw on our walk. And that is about all we saw apart from 2 moths and one hawk. Picture 3 is an Obelisk I built last year just north of Grindstone Gap. I never thought it would be standing a year later. It has survived vandalism, high water and high winds. It goes to show the excellent craftsmanship I put into my work. I have titled this work of art Enduring Hope.

Tomorrow is a hunting free day. Instead I get to play squash with my mother in law. She will likely kick my butt. I welcome any comments here.