This year, the flight gods decided it would be fun to throw in an obstacle to challenge my perfect record as Crew Chief. I planned this trip for a whole month – which is about 28 days longer than I usually plan trips for, so I was ready! Since Emily and Chris moved to France about six weeks ago –…
Category: Travel
Roots … and vines
So last Christmas, the Baker family enjoyed a really special Christmas all together for the first time in several years. It was my first Christmas in my new house, and my first Christmas with Gus … who REALLY likes Christmas, it turns out. After we finished opening presents, Emily announces, “We’re moving to France.” So while Mom and I were…
Close to Heaven
I came as close to heaven today as I’ve been yet. Wow … just wow. It is hard to find words to describe it. We left Zermatt early and caught the gondola to Schwarzee to beat the crowds. From there, we climbed up to the Hornlihutt. The route goes across suspended walkways stuck to the side of the cliff. And…
Clicking Thru The Bucket List
Today is Day 8 in Europe … and it has been an AWESOME trip!!! If my calculations are correct, I’ve hiked 45.54 miles with 18,767 feet of vertical over 18 hours 28 minutes. Hopefully my calves and quads are beginning to show it even a fraction as much as they feel it. Two favorite hikes so far. The first is…
Travel, Argentiere, Le Chapeau and Amazing Dinner!
Next adventure! Thanks to this summer’s flight schedule out of the Eagle airport, this trip got of to a SLOW start. After a night in Dallas, I got to the airport early to try to catch up with my friend Maddie on her layover from Houston back to Eagle. But the flight gods weren’t smiling on her – which just…
How to Crew Chief
It’s a common misperception that my trips to Europe are for pleasure. One might even wrongly assume that my trip last year was purely a whimsical, impulsive, spontaneous, self-indulgent move on my part. But really, they serve a much more serious purpose. You see, Em and Chris are crazy. And they need adult supervision. That’s where I come in –…
See you tomorrow … in Switzerland!
Anybody who really knows me knows that I am impulsive. And anybody who loves me has found a way to put up with that. With maturity, I’ve come to recognize that my impulsiveness has resulted in some of the best things in my life – like deciding I needed to be the one to love a tiny, sick, scared little kitty with…