The Chronicles of John Trammell

     I was sitting around bored at home.  Procrastinating from things I really needed to do.  State 4-H Leadership Conference was coming, and I needed to prepare.  I was playing Grand Theft Auto 5 on Thursday, August 7, when I got a text message from Jane.  She said that her aunt from New Jersey was in Vegas for one week at her timeshare.  She asked me if I would like to go with her to Vegas in two days.  Drive up on Saturday, stay the night, and drive home on Sunday.  At first, I wanted to say no.  I had thought I needed to stay home to prepare for SLC.  I also wasn't looking for a Vegas trip like the last trip.  Getting drunk, staying up all night, and recover during the day.  After giving the idea a few hours in my head, I decided to say sure!       On Saturday, we left for Vegas.  Around 5:00 pm.   We would have left earlier, but Jane had work.  I love driving in the desert. ...

     Pristine wilderness.  Endless sight of valleys, rivers, forests, mountains, ice, and ocean.  The ability to roam in any direction for miles without seeing man made objects.  Abundant wildlife.  Less roads.  Less humans.  Adventuring into the last frontier gives you the opportunity to dissolve your mind away from life problems and discover a more simple way of life.  A life filled with beauty in forms of sights and sounds.  My family spent 13 days in Alaska from July 6-18.  Alaska has become my new favorite state in the country (besides California).  Other than dealing with the stresses of traveling with my parents (mostly my dad), the trip was amazing.  Words and photographs do  not give Alaska justice.  Alaska is something that everyone needs to experience in person.  Going to do this blog post a little different than past posts.  Going to organize my stories based off location...

     4-H Summer Camp.  I consider camp to be my number one favorite event that I volunteer for in the 4-H program.  It is the one place where one can feel accepted.  You could say that one may experience more love in one week of 4-H Summer Camp compared to normal life.  You build a strong bond with the campers and the staffers.  A bond similar to the bond of a family.  You watch these youth grow up into amazing adults, and you possibly had a positive influence on their life.  Camp gives you an escape from normal life dramas.  No connection to the world.  No cell service.  No internet.  It is just you and your camp family.  Yes there is drama, what family does not have drama?  It still makes camp the best week of the year.  I missed camp last year.  It was a very tough decision.  I choose to go to New York and Canada instead.  I did not realize how much I would be missed until my facebo...