Photo by Paul Venturo When I was in high school, we had a cheer that went, “You’ve got to want it to win it, and we want it bad . . .” I...

Photo by Jenny Venturo It’s inevitable. We have an amazing day packed with adventure. But the day must end—and we must clean up. It is...

Photo by Jenny Venturo I look above me--mist. I look to my right--mist. To my left? More mist. Looking down at my feet is my only...

Photo by Daniel Venturo You step into the ice-cold water. You wonder whether you really want to do this as the water rises about you. You...

Photo by Jenny Venturo “There’s a storm coming, just so you know.” - lady we should have listened to “Guys!” I looked around at...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Little does Dad know that an Amos Situation is about to strike. Maybe you are familiar with the Scripture passage...

Photo by Paul Venturo Yes, Icelandic State Park looks pretty "northern" if you get the right angle. Icelandic State Park, way up in the...

Photo by Jenny Venturo The sun was just sinking under the hills when we pulled ourselves up the last rock to the top of a small mountain....

Photo by Paul Venturo It certainly wasn’t Colorado. And we were a little sad to be here. We had left behind the glorious snowy mountains,...

Photo by Paul Venturo The loose rock in this picture is called "talus." Scree is a type of talus consisting of very small pieces of rock....

Photo by Jenny Venturo The north face of Humboldt Peak after a heavy snow. Gale-force winds and severe altitude sickness prevented us...

Photo by Paul Venturo Harsh, cruel wind bit into our skin, and icy, cold snow crunched beneath our feet as we turned and left behind yet...

Photo by Jenny Venturo People often say that looking forward to something is almost as exciting as the thing itself. Anticipation, in...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Stuck. No power, nowhere to go, nothing to do but play in the snow. We hadn’t been expecting 15 inches of snow to...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Humboldt Peak is known for its wind. As we huddled together at 13,288,’ we knew that it was no joke. Every time a...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Our site at Grape Creek campground, CO, has a beautiful view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Right out of our...

Photo by Jenny Venturo “Arrest! Arrest!” we all shouted frantically. No, we were not witnessing a crime. There were no policemen, police...

Photo by Jenny Venturo “If for some reason you find yourself in Guymon, Oklahoma, it’s a nice place.” That review said it all. To put it...

Photo by Paul Venturo “You’ve gotta go to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge,” our uncle told us. “The mountains there are huge .” So we decided...

Photo by Jenny Venturo When we pulled into Fort Richardson State Park in northern Texas, it was raining. We were all grumpy because we...