Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout. That means, I am able to start a fire, if needed, with little assistance; I know how to read a map; and I always come prepared. Being prepared for every and all circumstance is something I pride myself on being able to do. I have an emergency bag packed for us humans and for each pup; there’s a first aid kit in both of our cars; and I have supplies in my office at work in case I’m attacked. (Yup, I went there. You never know.) I now

Portland, Maine. It’s enough to be its own sentence because it stands alone. The shopping, the food, the atmosphere, the beer; it all makes Portland one of my favorite places to visit. The last time we spent time up north, was three years ago, which meant this blog was still in its formative stage. It existed, but I had NO CLUE what I was doing. I did, however, write a post about the Allagash story and what it meant about not giving up, if you’re curious to see how my post