Where I Have Been?

The map shows all the states I have traveled to. Stops at airports don’t count. I have pictures to prove them. My husband and I went on a road trip for every month and we always like driving because we could see lots of nice views and can stop whenever we want to.

I was thinking that our next road trip is going all the way to east coast. I want to see and eat fresh lobsters in Maine.

Trip to Fort Ransom

When we have some special place to go, I am always up bright and early. My husband usually wakes up first. He always let me sleep a little longer then I will wake up. It snowed the whole morning yesterday. I thought we're going to postponed our trip to Fort Ransom. However, after 11AM yesterday, it stopped snowing. The husband asked me if I still want to go out. Are you kidding me? Of course I want to go out and enjoy ourselves! So I got up, put on 3 layers of clothes, leggings and jeans, 2 pairs of socks and my boots.

I am so happy that the snow stopped. The temperature was in the 20's. Driving to Fort Ransom took us about 1 hour and 15 minutes. We drove around town, we saw more than 20 deer and more than 50 pheasants. I wanted to try a winter activity but the Bear's Den Ski Resort is close on Thursday. They are only open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I would really love to try skiing, so next week I might get my wish!

Here Comes the Star!

When my husband and I got married, I have been attacked with so many questions on when are we going to have a baby. I try to avoid to answer the question as much as possible but I just couldn't. There would always be a safe answer from me. Some of my friends or newly acquainted people are still asking but I always say I am not ready to have a baby with today's economy. I think I am not ready emotionally, physically and mentally. You see, I myself is a kid at heart. My husband pampers me like a baby and take cares of me like a baby. So when we got married I am more than a wife to him.

Earlier today, when Rowena posted her virtual baby boy, I got excited to make my own and see what would be the product of an Asian and a Caucasian couple. Then, while I was browsing some of my favorite blogs today, I saw Jacy's blog Meet Our Baby which made me smile. Now that I have my own virtual baby boy, I showed it to my husband and said, "What a cute little monster!" After all this thing, I still don't think I am ready or even have the chance to prepare for a real baby for me.

Waterfowl Hunting

Here comes hunting season! As I end my job in a campground in 2 weeks time, here comes the duck hunters for the hunting season to hunt ducks, geese and pheasants. I have made reservations for this weekend and for the whole week next week for the duck hunters. If someone will call and ask if we are still open, I know already that they need a spot for a night or for few days to retire after a tiresome hobby from hunting. We will try to accommodate them as long as the hunting season is open.

Waterfowl hunting is also called duck hunting, goose hunting, or wild fowling. It is the practice of hunting ducks, geese, or other waterfowl for food and sport. In many western countries, commercial waterfowl hunting is prohibited, and duck hunting is primarily an outdoor sporting activity. Many types of ducks and geese share the same habitats, have overlapping or identical hunting seasons, and are hunted using the same methods. Thus is not uncommon to take several different species of waterfowl in the same outings. This might be a good adventure, will bring fun and good memories.

Water Rafting

Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this activity as a leisure sport has become popular since the mid 1970s.

Rafts were originally the simplest form of man’s transportation in water and were then made of several logs, planks or reeds which were fastened together. Nowadays, inflatable boat were used as rafts which were later adopted by the military for beach assaults. It consists of very durable, multi-layered rubberized or vinyl fabrics with several independent air chambers. Its length varies between 3.5 m (11 ft) and 6 m (20 ft), the width between 1.8 m (6 ft) and 2.5 m (8 ft). The exception to this size rule is usually the pack raft, which is designed as a portable single-person raft and may be as small as 1.5m long and weigh as little as 4 lbs.

As I consider myself adventurous, I would like to try to get on and paddle my way to this wonderful adventure. It will be surely one of my wonderful experiences in life. I want to do it in time I am not busy working. I want to consider this adventure as one of the best experiences that I will enjoy.

Mountain Biking

Mountain biking entails the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, whether riding specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes. Most mountain bikes share similar characteristics that underscore durability and performance in rough terrain: wide, knobby tires, large frame tubing, front fork or dual suspension shock absorbers. The durability factor means a far heavier bicycle weight to rider ratio than their road touring cousins.

Mountain biking is roughly broken down into four categories: cross country, downhill, free ride and trials/street riding. Each has differing levels of safety-consciousness with different types of mountain bikes and riding gear.

This individual sport requires endurance, bike handling skills and self-reliance, and can be performed almost anywhere from a back yard to a gravel road, but the majority of mountain bikers ride off-road trails, whether country back roads, fire roads, or singletrack (narrow trails that wind through forests, mountains, deserts, or fields). There are aspects of mountain biking that are more similar to trail running than regular bicycling . Because riders are often far from civilization, there is a strong ethic of self-reliance in the sport. Riders learn to repair their broken bikes or flat tires to avoid being stranded miles from help. This reliance on survival skills accounts for the group dynamics of the sport. Club rides and other forms of group rides are common, especially on longer treks.

Wilderness Camping

Did you ever try camping? I know some of you have done camping when you were a kid or you may have joined being a boy and girl scout. Camping is fun, with the bonfire at night and just gather together, sharing stories or throw a game that you can play. Camping is fun! It is an outdoor recreational activity where everyone, known as the campers, get away from urban areas, leaving their home and the big city for awhile and enjoy nature while spending one or more nights in a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, recreational vehicle (RV) or the use of a small cabin when it is provided by the campsite. The campers often go to the national parks, other publicly owned natural areas and some people, they go to privately owned campgrounds.

While camping, they can either enjoy nature walk or hiking, watch the sunset, mountain biking, swimming in the lake, do fishing and hunting wild animals. There are more great ways to enjoy camping because there lots of activities to do. Camping is also used a cheap form of accommodation for people attending large open air events such as sporting meetings, music festivals, bikers festival or simply the county fair where everyone will enjoy and get some fun. Here are the things that you will need in camping:

• tent (for shelter)
• hammer (to drive tent stakes into soil)
• sleeping bag, pad and blankets (for comfortable sleep and for warmth)
• lantern or flashlight (to serve as a light to find something in the dark)
• folding chairs (placement to sit around especially when you're around the bonfire)
• camping tools (includes hatchet, axe, lighter, saw, tarp, ropes, scissors, knife that you can in camping)
• raincoat or umbrella (to protect you from getting wet for foul weather)
• personal things (such as your clothes, towel
  
• insect repellent and sunscreen (to protect your skin from the mosquitoes and sun)
• cooler (to store your drinks and food that you will eat while camping)
• disposable plates, bowl and cup (use for the convenient of eating)
• trash bag (where you can put all your trash/garbage and help save ecosystem from pollution)

So much for that, the remaining equipment needed for camping is commonly available at home like dishes, pots and pans. But some campers prefer to use disposable and those easy to use and prepare foods at their own comfort. Camping is leaving the comfort of a home and be in the wilderness and enjoy the beauty of nature.