Beginnings

  All things must have a beginning and this one starts here. This is not the origin of my adventuring, just another fork in the road of life. I love to travel and I also love adventure. While i find these two things often go together I also know you can have one without the other. I have had many travels that have severely lacked in adventure. I have also found many adventures without traveling much at all.
  You can find adventure simply by walking out your door. its out there and pretty easy to find if you know what you are looking for. There are also several types of adventures, for the most part I will dedicate this to my two favorites; the outdoors and food. I know there is amazing food in "the city", I have had it, and yes the food is good but I dont just go for the food, I go for the experience. If you don't know what I mean then I think you really need to spend the day hiking in Zion National Park, followed by a meal at Oscars Cafe. Their southwest black bean burger with a side of sweet potato fries washed down with an ice cold beer, I swear is still one of the best meals of my entire life. What I like to think about is "Would that meal have been nearly as good had I not been hiking all day?" No one really knows but I believe, no, it wouldn't have.
  As for the outdoors, I find i like basically all of it. I also believe nature is not something experienced with only your eyes. You should use all of your senses; take a walk into a forest, sit down, close your eyes and listen to everything around you. Step into a meadow and take a deep breath and savor the aroma of spring flowers in bloom.  Feel hot sand between your toes as you walk down the beach. And of course, taste the flavor of truly fresh fruits and vegetables.
  In the future i will bring you rales of wonderous trips from here to there but until then why not take the time to have your own?

"I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do."
~John Muir