Hello Again!

Well, a bit longer hiatus than anticipated.
Briefly, we moved and adopted a dog, my brother got married and graduated from Law School, and I've been dealing with some illness that had significantly decreased hiking and other physical activities. I am now dealing with identifying some food allergies that I'll detail in a post soon...the process of finding the right doctor and going through the various tests/procedures is hopefully information that may help others. While not directly related to 'hiking', it has affected my quality of life over the past year and addressing the food allergies and intolerances that I have is helping me to feel better and get going again, in addition to preventing any long term damage! We'll be hitting the asphalt trail next week to take a road trip to Illinois to visit my parents and introduce the new puppy, Belle. While there isn't a lot of cactus in Southern Illinois I may post some interesting pictures and stories of the town my parents call home..."Little Egypt."