Category Archives: Trips

 

Strange Mix in the Banana Belt

By Rob Stanley My wife, Lauri, is an equine veterinarian and every May we volunteer to vaccinate and work on about 85 horses at the Young Life camp in Buena Vista, CO.  We also get to visit our horse Joe… Read More Strange Mix in the Banana Belt

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Plans

A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! Ok so none of my plans include canals, or Panama, ( I just like palindromes) but I thought I would take a minute to share what I have determined to be my plans… Read More Plans

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Costa Rica: Part 2 – Activities

During my trip to Costa Rica we had many amazing opportunities to explore (some planned and some unplanned). Our first big adventure, and something I recommend everyone trying, was zip lining in the cloud forest of Monte Verde.

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Costa Rica: Part 1 – Food and Drink

In January I took a week long trip to Costa Rica with my family. Since then, many have asked about details, what to do, what to eat, etc. Over the next few posts I will dig into those topics (and maybe some others as well) in detail. Hopefully there will be some useful tips for those going to Costa Rica soon or in the future! Continue reading

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Storming the Castle

When the plan first came about it was going to be a quick relaxing desert excursion over spring break. We would do a little climbing and a lot of wandering around in Canyonlands National Park enjoying the severity and beauty of desert life. That changed when I invited Taras. We settled on the North Chimney of Castleton. It sounded perfect a 4 pitch 5.8 that was well established and had a relatively short approach. So we got up pre-dawn and cruised through the desert avoiding all the deer that come out of nowhere in the wee hours between Canyonlands and Moab. Continue reading

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