Having a great weekend in Sebastian – it is hotter than normal, but I guess that is to be expected in the dog days of summer!  Where did that phrase come from anyway?  The dog days of summer… We saw a dog on the beach yestereday during our 1.5 mile walk. She was a Labridoodle walking  and playing  along in the sand with her owner.  All of a sudden this large pooch layed down and refused to get up.  I asked her owner if we could do anything to help – I even offered up my bottle of water to hydrate her. We were . . . → Read More: 337 Days To The Mountain – Loggerhead Turtles

The Army of Change, led by fundraiser, mountain climber, extroidinaire, Enzo Simone will climb Mt. Washington in New Hampshire this weekend. If you have not heard of Enzo yet, you will!

I have not had the pleasure of meeting Enzo in person. Just one day after Geoff and I booked our trip to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, I found Enzo and The Regulars while searching the web for information on those who have previously climbed Mt. Kili. I was moved beyond words by his passion to rally the world to raise funds to cure Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Two diseases . . . → Read More: 339 Days To The Mountain – Enzo Simone Leads The Army Of Change

Tonight I read the Wall Street Journal article about Lily Safra recently donating $2.5 million dollars because she wants to chart the course of Parkinson’s Disease in order to stop it! This generous donation was given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help fund a clinical study to help track the progression of PD.

The five-year, $40 Million Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative will link pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, scientists and private funders to form a public-private partnership to fund neuro-imaging, testing of biologic samples and behavioral assessments of 600 participants to identify so-called bio markers of PD.

In laymens terms, . . . → Read More: 341 Days To The Mountain – Lily Safra Donates $2.5 Million To MJFF

Marketing 101 teaches us, to be a successful retailer, you must possess a name that people will identify with and remember! Moosejaw.com has certainly selected a name that I will remember and Geoff selected this retailer from a list of many to purchase our Gregory backpacks from. Why Moosejaw you ask? Because he has had the pleasure of seeing a Moose and has a real, moose story! I had the pleasure of hearing his story yesterday, while shopping online.

I cannot say that I have seen a moose, although I am certainly hoping to see one on our upcoming climb . . . → Read More: 343 Days To The Mountain – Moosejaw.com

When I first told my Mother that Geoff and I wanted to do a fundraiser for the Michael J Fox Foundation she thought the idea sounded great. That is until I told her that we had decided to climb a mountain. Her first impression went from “great” to “are you kidding me?” when I told her we were going to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, East Africa. In retrospect, I should have worked on my delivery a little more before just spitting it out but really, it was just not a subject that you can possibly prepare for.

I am . . . → Read More: 345 Days To The Mountain – A Mother’s Love