100 teenagers in the woods

I just returned from spending a week in the woods of north Idaho with the senior class. Every year, as part of our school program, we take the seniors, and many of their parents, into the woods to rough it. There is no electricity, no camp sites, no showers, no cell phone coverage. During this […]
Adventure 02 – Lolo Trail, Idaho pt. 3

This blog entry documents the third day of our Lolo Trail trip & the jPod’s first off-road adventure with Nathan & Erin, Carl, and our family. If you haven’t read about the trail & our first two days on it, visit: Part 1 and Part 2 Day 3 Day three started with a great breakfast. […]
Adventure 02 – Lolo Trail, Idaho pt. 2

This blog entry documents the second day of our Lolo Trail trip & the jPod’s first off-road adventure with Nathan & Erin, Carl, and our family. If you haven’t read about the trail & the day one report, visit it here: Part 1 Day 2 The morning of day two was a bit cooler than […]
Adventure 02 – Lolo Trail, Idaho pt. 1

Life as a teacher is spooling up rapidly. In the last few days before going back to work, Nathan & I planned an impromptu trip to the Nez Perce National Forest to drive the historic Lolo Motorway. Nathan had done quite a bit of research on the trip before we ever decided to go. I […]
Worth Reading: Trans American Trail
Several times in this blog I have mentioned my friend Nathan and the help that he has provided for the jPod build. He is also the one who has a Jeep with a roof-top tent which inspired me to talk with Senior Management in the first place. Ultimately, she rejected the idea and we finally […]