Jul
19
2010
Jeremy
This week-end was a three day week-end for me because I had Saturday and Monday off. With the summer weather and some free time I was looking forward to a hike. Two weeks ago I saw some friend of mine who asked me if I wanted to go hiking with them this Saturday. Of [...]
no comments | tags: Big Hole mountain range, Blister, Boots, Darby Canyon, Hiking, Hiking boot, Hiking equipment, Wyoming | posted in Hiking / Backpacking, Jenna
Jun
5
2010
Jeremy
My last day off was Saturday but things got too busy for me to write so I’m doing it today. Last week-end I had a father and son outing so I went camping with my father in law and two of my brothers in law. It was good to spend some time together but because [...]
no comments | tags: hospital Jenna, Memorial Day | posted in Alisa, Art, Family, Jenna, Outdoor, Photos
Mar
3
2010
Jeremy
Because I didn’t write for so long I didn’t keep up to date with my gear testing. In a nutshell I finished testing the Rite in the Rain Outdoor Journal. My full review is available at the following link: http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Books/Blank%20Journals%20and%20Writing%20Implements/Rite%20in%20the%20Rain%20Outdoor%20Journal/Test%20Report%20by%20Jeremy%20R.%20Laporte/ I’m also testing the Jansport Klamath, the field report is due in two weeks so I [...]
no comments | tags: backpackgeartest, Gear testing, test | posted in Gear Testing, Jeremy, Outdoor
Mar
3
2010
Jeremy
Back in January I took Alisa snowshoeing for the first time in her life. We had a lot of fun. Here is our trip report and some pictures. Snowshoes Kelly Map your trip with EveryTrail
no comments | tags: Recreation, Snowshoe | posted in Alisa, Hiking / Backpacking, Jeremy, Outdoor, Photos, Uncategorized
Oct
1
2009
Jeremy
I just poste my initial report for the Rite in the Rain Outdoor Journal I’m currently testing with Backpackgeartest. You can find the review at the following link: http://bit.ly/j0V13 Otherwise I started my new job yesterday. I’m truly loving it! It’s very busy right now and of course I have a ton of things to [...]
no comments | tags: Gear testing, job, Outdoor, Outdoor Journal, report, Rite in the Rain | posted in Business, Gear Testing, Outdoor
Sep
24
2009
Jeremy
I’m very excited! Not so long ago I got selected to test two different outdoor gears thanks to BackpackGearTest. I’m going to test the adventure journal from Rite in the Rain: http://www.riteintherain.com/ItemForm.aspx?item=1701-KIT and http://www.riteintherain.com/ItemForm.aspx?item=1773 . Also I’m waiting to receive the following backpack: http://www.jansport.com/js_product_detail.php?cid=16&pid=TQJ3 Testing new equipment is a great experience and I will post [...]
no comments | tags: backpackgeartest, Jansport, Outdoor, Rite in the Rain, Tests | posted in Outdoor
Sep
24
2009
Jeremy
We are back from Goldbug and we truly had a lot of fun. Our friends couldn’t come with us but we still had a great time and our friends came and visited us last night once we were back home. We left Friday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. and drove through the desert. While driving, I [...]
no comments | tags: Hospitality/Recreation, Idaho, mount Borah, Salmon River | posted in Alisa, Hiking / Backpacking, Jeremy, Outdoor, Photos
Sep
10
2009
Jeremy
I’m planning a little camping trip this week-end. We are planning to leave tomorrow for GoldBug Idaho. This is a little spot between Ellis and Salmon, ID. This is quite a remote area with mountains and rivers about 3 hours from Idaho Falls. The main attraction is a nice hike in the mountains which end-up [...]
no comments | tags: Hospitality/Recreation, Idaho, Outdoor, Salmon River | posted in Hiking / Backpacking, Outdoor
Sep
10
2009
Jeremy
This blog is not very alive lately but I’m setting goals to improve with it so let start with a new random post. Alisa and I were in charge of organizing the family reunion last August. Of course things didn’t turn out as expected but we still had fun. For the family potluck tradition, I [...]
no comments | tags: Hospitality/Recreation, Idaho | posted in Alisa, Family, Jeremy, Outdoor
Jun
3
2009
Jeremy
I want to apologize to all of you for not writing for over a month. I was very busy and a little burn out of being on the Internet and I wanted to do other things. Of course because of the time span, so many things have happened so I will try to cover them in a nutshell. [...]
no comments | tags: update | posted in Alisa, Family, Gear Testing, Geocaching, Hiking / Backpacking, Jenna, Jeremy, Outdoor, Photos, School, Uncategorized, Work