Recent Blog Posts: Funny Stories and Adventure Tales

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Now That's Stuck!

In my younger years adventure and good decision making didn't always line up perfectly.  I bought a new Toyota Tacoma and it didn't take very long to find its limits. It was an incredible machine ...

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

My son, daughter and I have a favorite mountain biking loop in Farragut State Park. A couple of Summers ago we left the house close to dusk and headed to the trailhead. The trail loops around throu...

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"Dad, dad, daaaaad!"

We went to Farragut State Park to ride our mountain biking loop with the my daughter and the dog. There are a whole bunch of trails throughout the park and we've connected a number of them to compi...

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"That's Not a Beaver!"

A rancher in our area had shot a bear that had been eating his young calves. Ranchers are allowed to protect their herd so the kill was legal, etc. However, you're not allowed to keep it. When the...

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"There's a Bear in the Willows!"

A few years back we were up at the family cabin on a warm July weekend. One night, cousin Nick was telling stories to the younger kids. As they listened, his stories got scarier and scarier so he c...

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"Grandpa, Why Isn't the Elk Moving?"

As a kid, hunting was one of those rights of passage. We'd trek all over the mountains in search of our quarry. One big elk would fill the freezer and feed our family for a year. One year I got pai...

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End of my Rope at Midnight

In college I had a calculus class that was BRUTAL! My high school never got to pre calculus so this math class was insane. I needed it to apply to my major so I had to take it.  The first day of c...

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Polar Bear Plunge

In college we lived in Provo, UT. There is a large mountain called Mount Timpanogos located on the Wasatch Front that you can see for miles. It has a trail system with one of the routes leading to ...

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Flasher at the Hot Pots

In college, we lived in Provo, UT. Near neighboring Spanish Fork there is a trailhead that takes you to a hotsprings destination we used to call the hot pots. I think they call it Fifth Water Hot S...

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Sleeping with Rats

As a Scout Master I got to camp with my son and his fellow scouts quite a bit as we worked on their Camping Merit Badge. We constantly sought new places to camp and have a great time. Each year we...

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50 Miles in 4 Days

As a kid I was part of a well organized Boy Scout troop. Our leader was an experienced outdoorsman (more like mountain man) and we learned a ton from every campout and outing.  One Summer we plann...

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We Cooked the Entire Campout!

A year ago we went camping with the Scout troop. We were car camping to a beautiful spot we'd been to before right on the river. Since the land was owned by friends there wouldn't be anyone else ar...

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Off Roading to Find a Comet

In the summer of 2020 the comet Neowise came into view from Earth. It was visible from nearly anywhere as long as the night sky was clear.  We live in the Northwest so the sky is often filled with...

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Not Your Typical Mountain Catch

A fishing guide buddy invited me to fish for salmon on the Clearwater River in Idaho. He had tale after tale of fish measured in feet instead of a few inches. I'm used to fishing small streams and ...

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Living Life One Trail Adventure at a Time

Last year we spent a ton of time on the trail. We hiked, biked, fished, ATV'd, camped, climbed and more. We loved every minute of it! We saw incredible wildlife and scenery, met some great people and left the stress of the year behind.

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We invite you to join us this year on the trail. Gear up with great outdoor products and have an awesome adventure. We'd love to hear your stories as well. If you'd like, submit your adventure story and we'll add it to the blog for others to enjoy.

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