Farmer or Agribusinessman?

I have always thought of my grandfather as a farmer, and he was. I pictured him in my mind wearing coveralls and wielding a shovel while irrigating his crops, or driving a tractor. After all, that’s what my father did, and my brother did, and I did in the summers, before I escaped farm […]

Building leadership

Before leaving Lake Tahoe, Mark wanted the girls to experience a hike as we have normally done on all of our family vacations. Annmarie wanted to come, but the baby on the way made such a hike an unwise choice. Here they are all ready to charge up the trail at the Alpine Springs trailhead. […]

Hiking together

Hiking together

On the last full day of our vacation at Lake Tahoe, we took the girls on a hike above Fallen Leaf Lake. Our intended destination was Grass Lake, but a late start combined with a child-based pace caused us to halt at a stream-crossing at about the 2 mile mark. After a […]