Gordo Running

 Somewhere about a month ago Mila and I decided to try and visit each of North Carolina's state parks while we live here.  It will mean going to about one a month, but luckily we've had a bit of a start.  Without making this too long, I'll try and put some pics of the others while focusing on last weekend's camping/hiking trip. The first state park we visited was during our first North Carolina excursion after moving here last summer, Hammocks Beach.  Part of the Outer Banks (OBX as the cool kids call it), the park focuses on kayaking on an intracoastal waterway.  While not the greatest kayakers, we still had a good time paddling around and racing a thunderstorm back to the car. some birds had made it their nesting ground hurry! The second state park we hit was Hanging Rock.  It includes miles of trails but the highlight is getting up on Hanging Rock itself.  James was in town and it was in the 30s so we went bundled up.  The only negative I can s...

Bert Kreischer was the cause of our latest adventure.  I can't say that he's "at fault" because that has a negative connotation.  Some years back when Bert's Travel Channel show "Bert the Conqueror" showed this clip: I promised Mila that during one of our excursions out of San Angelo, we'd make our way to Colorado and scream in a canyon. mission accomplished Our time in Texas seems to be winding down and I hear that Colorado has this thing called winter, so that closes our window even more.  We decided to take advantage of the 4 day weekend over Labor Day to make the 700 mile trip up to Colorado Springs. It wasn't an easy choice, however.  There were a few big events going on that same weekend around the country.  My step brother Eric and his awesome wife Alyssa got married over in North Carolina.  Most, if not all, of my aunts and uncles (other side of the family) got together up in Wisconsin for a family reunion/final goodbye to Grandm...