I used the month of July to do what I refer to as "adulting." There were numerous projects around the house that didn't get done last year because of my surgeries, so I took this time to catch up on home maintenance. I also took advantage of having access to expertise at Burnout Alley and... Continue Reading →
How do you memorialize the fallen? If you ask 100 different veterans, you’ll get 100 different answers. Like every other demographic, veterans are not a monolith. We may have some common stereotypical traits associated with people who’ve served, but our experiences, and interpretation of those experiences, vary greatly- especially with the passage of time. Some... Continue Reading →
Cutting a 75-mile wide, 180-mile long path, extending from Gettysburg, PA to Monticello, VA, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area covers “400 years of multicultural American heritage.” According to the National Parks Conservation Association, this swath of land includes hundreds of African-American and Native-American Heritage Sites as well as battlefields and historic sites... Continue Reading →
I recently took a 10-day, 1,800-mile roll-about (kind of like a “walk-about” but on two-wheels!). I’ll give more specifics in my next post about what prompted me to jump on the bike and head north, but for now, I’ll share my first couple of days on the road with y’all. Sticking to two-lane backroads as... Continue Reading →
FitHippie Adventures 