Big plans for summer !

With the kayak purchase just around the corner, I've been busy stocking up on camping supplies and making arrangements to get some new gear. A new six or eight-person tent will be a part of these plans. Of course there is a long list of items that I have always desired but never owned. I'm hoping to make a lot of these purchases before the spring to help make the travel costs more doable for summer.

Two destinations I would really love to tackle this year:

• Port Austin, Michigan
• Linville Gorge, North Carolina

Hopefully Kansas City goes easy on me, it'd be a shame to give up my entire year before it really gets started.