Adventure Buddies, Part II

May 26 2006

With this weekend being a long one and with my wife headed down to southern Utah to visit her side of the family, our daughter Kaitlin and I are headed north to Jackson, Wyoming, for what’s sure to another epic version of Adventure Buddies. The plan for this trip is to camp out tonight in the Bridger Teton National Forest, and then head up to Jackson tomorrow morning where we’ll find a hotel to store our non-essentials and perhaps take a quick shower and bath, and then take off to explore the Grand Teton National Park, followed by a trip on Sunday up to Yellowstone National Park to show Kaitlin the buffalo (she’s been talking about “the buffaloâ€? for over a week now, so I’m realy hoping that “the buffalo” will choose to cooperate by making an appearance or two, or three or four).

Some people might think it’s a little nutty to take a 2-year-old to Grand Teton National Park and/or to Yellowstone, but when you stop to think about how outdoor-minded parents who live in the local area choose to spend time with their children on the weekends, there’s really nothing all that out of the ordinary about it (aside from the fact it’s now late-May and the weather forecasters are calling for snow in the region both tomorrow and Sunday). In any event, rain-snow-or-shine, we’ll be back home on Monday with just enough time left in the day to still enjoy Memorial Day off from work :-)

Here’s wishing everyone a great weekend, and if I’m not back in time to post something on Monday, Happy Memorial Day!

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4 Comments; Filed under Adventure Buddies, Personal
  • Sandi Bird

    After reading the first Adventure Buddies post, the wheels started turning in my head (NOT That Unusual of an event :-) ) and I began seeing opportunities for my granddaughters and I to have Adventure Buddy outings.

    It seems like a there are always “1000″ things waiting to be done. But, despite the fact that I have a website development project that’s been looming over my head, I took off last Friday and picked up my four year-old granddaughter, Mary Ruth, for an Adventure Buddies trip. We headed out for a trip to the duck pond to feed the ducks and geese, a day hike on the Appalachian Trail, and a sleep-over at Gramma’s. Mary Ruth had a blast and so did I. Maybe not the Grand Tetons, but it’s a start.

    I really appreciate you taking the time to post on the important things that many of us seem to push to the back burner because of perpetually busy schedules. I am impressed that a CEO is willing to share those intimate family moments with the rest of the world. The Adventure Buddies post is the one that got me hooked on your site–the only one that I visit on a regular basis. I’m glad that I somehow stumbled across the link from the doba site.

    I want to encourage other readers to learn from Mr. Hanks’ example. Time slips by so quickly, and it’s something that we can never regain once it’s gone.

    Here Lies
    John Doe

    R.I.P.
    1972 — 2006

    When it all comes down to it, all we have is the dash between the two sets of numbers. It’s what we do with that dash that determines the worth of our life.

  • http://jeremyhanks.com/ Jeremy

    Sandi – So exciting that you had your own Adventure Buddies trip!! You are so right. Time cannot be redone. I really liked your thought about the dash between two numbers in everyone’s life. I know for me, I’m going to do more to make certain that my — is full of true priorities. Thanks for the comment! -Jeremy

  • http://jeremyhanks.com Jeremy

    Sandi – So exciting that you had your own Adventure Buddies trip!! You are so right. Time cannot be redone. I really liked your thought about the dash between two numbers in everyone’s life. I know for me, I’m going to do more to make certain that my — is full of true priorities. Thanks for the comment! -Jeremy

  • Sandi Bird

    After reading the first Adventure Buddies post, the wheels started turning in my head (NOT That Unusual of an event :-) ) and I began seeing opportunities for my granddaughters and I to have Adventure Buddy outings.

    It seems like a there are always “1000″ things waiting to be done. But, despite the fact that I have a website development project that's been looming over my head, I took off last Friday and picked up my four year-old granddaughter, Mary Ruth, for an Adventure Buddies trip. We headed out for a trip to the duck pond to feed the ducks and geese, a day hike on the Appalachian Trail, and a sleep-over at Gramma's. Mary Ruth had a blast and so did I. Maybe not the Grand Tetons, but it's a start.

    I really appreciate you taking the time to post on the important things that many of us seem to push to the back burner because of perpetually busy schedules. I am impressed that a CEO is willing to share those intimate family moments with the rest of the world. The Adventure Buddies post is the one that got me hooked on your site–the only one that I visit on a regular basis. I'm glad that I somehow stumbled across the link from the doba site.

    I want to encourage other readers to learn from Mr. Hanks' example. Time slips by so quickly, and it's something that we can never regain once it's gone.

    Here Lies
    John Doe

    R.I.P.
    1972 — 2006

    When it all comes down to it, all we have is the dash between the two sets of numbers. It's what we do with that dash that determines the worth of our life.

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