Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Me. On top of the world. Appalachian Trail. November 3, 2017. 

On The Beach

Paula warned me to not expose my skin to the harmful rays of the sun when I'm on the beach. So ...

Kayaking the New River

The New River provides areas of gently flowing pools as well as hard-charging rapids, up to what are called Class V rapids. Pictured below are Class III, as much as we were willing to take on yesterday. What I've determined is, anyone who willingly goes into a Class V rapids has a death wish. We had to pull ashore three times to drain the water out of our kayaks! 

Dismal Falls

Hiking with my son, Jarrod.

In Recovery Mode

Paula pulled out some photos from 2002. This is one of me with our grandson, Kaid Fuhrman. I had just recovered from a bout of leukemia (and a nastier bout of chemotherapy). That's why I have that Obama look - weak and skinny. I'm not one to get into that whole "survivor" thing so I don't ever mention it. But it came; the wonders of a then-great heath care system made it go away; I survived; that and Wheaties made me the man that I am today.