My Desultory Blog

RichC | October 22, 2017

Taylor went camping and hiking down at Red River Gorge this weekend and continues to impress me with enjoying photography, which was a hobby of mine since 7th grade. So much has changed since “souping” film and spending hours in the darkroom fretting over exhausted chemicals and  expired paper … but the capturing of something […]

Category: Art, Cellphone, Photography, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: beauty, camera, camping, hiking, photography, taylor

RichC | July 14, 2016

For Volkswagen fanatics who like travel and camping, there aren’t many better ways to show  your VW love than a Dub-Box Trailer. These lightweight trailers are unique and beckon back to day when the roads were open and free … so as long as you have a few bucks for gas and were not in a […]

Category: Automotive, Recreation, Travel, Volkswagen | No Comments »
Tags: camping, cool, trailer, Travel, volkswagen

RichC | June 12, 2016

Taylor’s Birthday party this weekend brought back memories of past pool parties when our kids were younger. Kids no more … these were all late 20s adults … but had fun acting like kids again for a day. The above photo include most from their group … click for full size! The birthday was really […]

Category: Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: birthday, bonfire, camping, family, friends, party, pool, swim, taylor

RichC | March 5, 2013

The weekend visit with my daughter Katelyn and her fiancé Drew left me scanning in a few more photos that they want to use in the wedding – yikes, a little more than a month away! The photo above, although not one that they are using, reminded me of the good times we had hiking […]

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Tags: camping, drew, heather, hiking, jeff, katelyn, wedding

RichC | February 18, 2009

My wife has hinted that she was “ok” with me planning a backpacking trip with my buddy this year, so I started sifting through my gear (we regularly went we were younger) in anticipation of planning a trip to the mountains. One exceptionally great piece of gear that makes a long day of hiking more […]

Category: Recreation | 1 Comment »
Tags: amazon, backpacking, camping, cookware, hiking, Recreation, stove, trangia