Tag Archives: rain

Cold, Sleet, Snow, and Generosity…but No Bouldering.

Oct 05 2011

Ah, fall. Always ushered in for our household by the first Saturday in October, where we head up to the High Country of western North Carolina with the other “pad people” to pretend that we are pebble-wrestlers (aka boulderers). Even though roped climbing is more of our “thing” (as is evident by anyone seeing hearing me on a mantle topout), we like to get our boulder on occasionally as well, and ALWAYS on this particular Saturday for the Hound Ears Bouldering Competition. This annual shindig is the first in a series of 3 comps collectively known as the Triple Crown. …Read the rest of this entry →

Morning Drizzles in the Highlands: AKA Life in the Clouds

Sep 21 2011

From wallowing in the sunny, upper 90′s of the Obed a mere 3 weeks ago to bundling up with foggy mornings in the 40′s at Grayson Highlands this past weekend, one would think we skipped over autumn altogether and moved straight into early winter. Though the forecast across the Southeast was looking pretty grim, it appeared as though a lone bright spot was hanging over Grayson Highlands State Park with a mere 20% chance of morning drizzles. However,we soon learned that a lack of actual rain doesn’t necessarily equal dry conditions. It seemed as though the higher we drove in…Read the rest of this entry →

Gear Review: OakiWear Adventure Suit

Apr 19 2011

A few weekends ago our family headed to the New River Gorge for some climbing and camping fun. With a driving rain Friday night and a passing thunder shower Saturday afternoon, our weekend was definitely wet - but we had a blast nonetheless! (You can read a trip report from our adventure here). My husband Steve and I have always maintained that although truly good rain gear is expensive, it only takes one or two uses per season to make it worth its weight in gold. Nothing can squash your weekend fun quite like spending the night in a puddle-filled tent with soggy underwear and pruned skin…Read the rest of this entry →

Green Hour Connection: The Sun Didn’t Shine.

Mar 31 2011

“The Sun didn’t shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day.” -Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat While Dr. Seuss may have been a master at opening children’s eyes to the wonders of reading, he seems to have been a bit lacking in the outdoor adventure department… I don’t know about you, but here in our neck of the woods, our spring fever has been put on hold in favor of cold, wet nastiness. Weekend climbing plans were thwarted, which to be perfectly honest probably worked out for…Read the rest of this entry →

Sentimental Snapshots: Unlikely Fun (In Honor of the Rain!)

Mar 29 2011

Today’s Sentimental Snapshot required more digging around through the archives than any of the previous ones -even though its recent, it seemed relevant in light of all the wet and wild weather we’ve been having recently! It was taken back in 2005, on a Lineberry family trip to New Zealand. My brother-in-law, Brent, had been living there for several months after graduating from college, so we all thought a Christmas visit was in order. We traveled all around the South Island – hikes, jetboats, bungee jumps, kayaks, glaciers, penguins, sea lions…It was an amazing trip filled with adventure! Oddly enough, one…Read the rest of this entry →

“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN