Category Archives: Outdoors

Autumn: It’s not just the ‘season-before-winter’ anymore

By Chuck La Tournous | Published: October 12, 2009

I hated fall when I was younger. Not because there was anything wrong with the season itself, but because I just couldn’t get past the fact that fall meant that winter was just around the corner. Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate fall for what it is, not just for what it means is [...]

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Like ‘Survivorman’ but with better food

By Chuck La Tournous | Published: August 11, 2009

Alex and I went to BSA’s Florida Sea Base — a high adventure camp in the Florida Keys. We and our crew (five scouts and three adults in total) took the “Out Island Adventure,” where we paddled five-and-a-half miles into the ocean to reach Big Munson Island, a deserted isle with no electricity, no cell [...]

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Singing (and hiking) in the rain

By Chuck La Tournous | Published: July 7, 2009

The boys and I went on a hike to Point Mountain, a beautiful mix of trails, forest, streams–and of course, mountain–very close to our home. We had gone there once before, but this time, we went with James’ Scout patrol. It turned out to be a rainy hike, but we had fun nonetheless. I did [...]

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