family adventures

22 min read 2022-02-21 07:30:27

Rafting the Green River’s Desolation and Gray Canyons

By Michael Lanza Our two prop planes climb to 2,000 feet above the Green River, flying north from the tiny airport in the one-horse town in southeast

12 min read 2022-01-25 21:58:56

By Michael Lanza Ah, the High Sierra. Yosemite. Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. The John Muir Wilderness and Ansel Adams Wilderness. The

9 min read 2022-01-07 17:23:00

By Michael Lanza Create a list of the attributes that constitute a great backpacking trip and the chances are very high that you will describe

9 min read 2022-01-07 17:23:00

By Michael Lanza Create a list of the attributes that constitute a great backpacking trip and the chances are very high that you will describe

13 min read 2021-12-26 17:00:04

By Michael Lanza “Oh, no, I wouldn’t take young kids down that river in May. It’s much too dangerous. I tell families to go in June or later,

4 min read 2021-12-26 11:59:29

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01086 Christmas arrived today and we enjoyed a nice morning at home with the kids. We started off with some amazing cinnamon rolls

2 min read 2021-12-25 11:59:59

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01085 Our Christmas Eve this year was a little different than past years. We have had a tradition of having my parents and my sister

12 min read 2021-12-17 01:25:50

By Michael Lanza How was your 2021? I hope you stayed healthy and got outdoors as much as possible with the people you care about—and you enjoyed

2 min read 2021-12-14 11:59:45

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01074 Tonight we went to La Salette Shrine to see the lights and also to participate in a prayer service with the school. We

2 min read 2021-11-26 11:59:05

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01056 This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house. My parents came from the Cape and we also hosted Allison’s friend Colleen and

1 min read 2021-11-12 11:59:49

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01042 We took a quick run to Cape Cod today. We won’t be heading down to the Cape for Thanksgiving because of Boot Camp for Krav.

2 min read 2021-11-10 17:07:00

By Michael Lanza You’re trying to plan a backpacking trip to a classic national park like Yosemite, Grand Teton, Glacier, Zion, Grand Canyon, or

2 min read 2021-11-10 17:07:00

By Michael Lanza You’re trying to plan a backpacking trip to a classic national park like Yosemite, Grand Teton, Glacier, Zion, Grand Canyon, or

4 min read 2021-10-24 16:04:01

By Michael Lanza As my family hikes up the Cares Gorge in northern Spain’s Picos de Europa National Park, which looks like an impressionist

1 min read 2021-10-12 10:59:18

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01011 Today we went to King Richard’s Faire. I did not think that we were going to make it this year because of all the time I