Dadcation
January 2024 started in Queenstown, New Zealand, with an awesome New Year’s Eve celebration I’ll never forget, and on New Year’s Day, we toured glaciers by helicopter and had a picnic atop a mountain next to said helicopter, and it was awesome. A few days later, it was time to fly back home and get back to work, but I visited my parents in Guntersville, Alabama, participated in my annual Hike Inn hike, and went to Nashville to see friends (and my coach) whom I wrestled with in…
November was rough…October’s travels meant lots of long days at the office in November, but I did get to see my first Formula One race (a few practice laps until a manhole cover took out a Ferrari) before my bride met me for a weekend in L.A. for the Darker Waves music festival, which we loved. We met my friend Jody and his daughters on our land in Alabama for a camping weekend, and I got Covid in Vegas (right before Thanksgiving), so everyone who was coming bailed,…
During the first month of the new year, I did some group rides with my Harley Owners Group, I argued with some defense lawyers, and we rucked or mountain biked in the nearby woods. I saw my favorite dental hygienist again. I went up to the Hike Inn with L2L for the 13th straight MLK weekend (perfect attendance!). My bride and I flew to Las Vegas for a motorcycle injury lawyers conference and watched 2000 bikes get auctioned. It was possibly my favorite January that did not involve…
I have a National Parks bucket list, and hiking The Narrows and Angels Landing at Zion National Park have been near the top of said list for at least as long as there’s been an Instagram. We concluded our tour of the Utah National Parks with visiting my most anticipated of the 5: Zion. We arrived in the evening and parked by a deer-filled lawn before checking into the Zion National Park Lodge, where I recommend staying at any time, but during Covid-19, I highly recommend it, as…