Mr. Locke’s Classroom

Late night, a few hours after sunset. Jeff and Joe are already asleep in this cramped little tent we share for the next few nights (we took the smallest tent to save space in our packs).
Through the usual silence of a wilderness forest, I hear the sound of distant water rushing: Laurel Fork Falls. It [...]

From deep within the dark and silent sanctuary of my nylon tent, from a stormy night in the heart of nature, from the depths of my inner need…I blog.
For the past two days, my brothers (aka “the twins,” aka “Jeff & Joe”) and I have set up a rather luxurious base camp along the [...]

Jeff, Joe, and I are in Nashville, Tennessee at an IHOP on the edge of town. Camping food sure is rough. Actually, we did camp at a state park in Arkansas last night, briefly–we pulled in at midnight, pitched a tent in the dark, and then fought a minor war against invading [...]