Category Archive: The Great Outdoors

Hiking, dirt bikes, RC, camping... anything & all things you can find us doing in The Great Outdoors!

Normal Isn’t Normal

 Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.   ~Robert Louis Stevenson    I like to think that I’m FEARLESS! In my mind I leap tall buildings, keep a spotless home and can do dang near anything I set my mind to. OK, so 1 outta 3 isn’t so bad. I have “The …

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A Malibu Birthday

At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun. For the Handsome Prince’s birthday dinner, he chose one of our favorite places… Malibu Seafood. We’ve been coming here together since we were in high school …

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Summers Are For…

“The other thing is quality of life; if you have a place where you can go and have a picnic with your family, it doesn’t matter if it’s a recession or not, you can include that in your quality of life.” – Jim Fowler Summer is here! Some may look at those long hot days …

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Abusing The Local Wildlife

 The opossum is a very sophisticated animal.  It doesn’t even get up until 5 or 6 PM.    In every relationship all tasks get divided. Here, we sometimes have a rousing game of rock paper scissors lizard Spock over who does the dishes tonight or yes, even a Boggle tournament to see who will be bringing …

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Where Did My Toilet Tent Go?!

Camping:  The art of getting closer to nature while getting farther away from the nearest cold beverage, hot shower and flush toilet.   ~Author Unknown I grew up with a love and respect for the outdoors. Camping was not top of my family’s priority list but I was very fortunate to be involved in a very …

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California City, Spring Break & Dirt Bikes… Oh My!

“If people focused on the important things in life, there’d be a shortage of dirt bikes.”  Last week, our kids had their Spring Break from school. I don’t recall break ever being this early before but we’re more than happy when they have days off. Vacation days means options. We LOVE to camp and have …

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Corriganville Park

” I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown for going out, I found, was really going in.” -John Muir    Put on your sneakers, grab your camera and come explore a piece of land that is far more than what it appears! I know, when people think …

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