Author Archives: Gabriel Nagmay

Dear Ronin, Last night you slept in your own room. Until last month, you didn’t really have a room to sleep in. The entire upstairs has been under construction since before you were born. So together, we all shared a … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, Yesterday was a long day followed by a longer night. You are still cutting you front teeth and hardly let us sleep a wink. In fact, you mother and I had very little sleep this entire trip. With … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, The big day… time to climb the mountain. Out of camp, we headed east of the lake on a spur trail. About a half mile in, we crossed a “trail closed” sign, but figured that it was too … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, It was Wednesday, and my parents were driving down to meet us. I packed you up, and jogged down the steep spur trail back to Devils Lake. This is the trail that most climbers use to access the … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, After a cold night, we woke up early to clear skies. Our destination for the day was only a few miles away, so I decided to take you out for a while and let your mother rest. We … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, Early the next morning, we parked at the Green Lakes trailhead and headed up a route known as Soda Creek. This trail slowly meanders up toward a peak known as Broken Top. Soon we were walking through the … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, Your mother and I love central Oregon, especially the Three Sisters Wilderness area. Our first real backpacking trip together (almost 10 years ago) was a week long, loop around the three mountains. After packing up and making a … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, This has certainly been a summer full of party fun for our family. Last week it was your cousin Ben’s turn. He was turning 4 and was very excited that we were coming to his “knight” party. Your … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, I must have blinked. Suddenly, you have transformed into a toddler. No longer a helpless, lump of meat – you now walk, and talk, and play, and sing. This adds up to a whole lot of fun, but … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, We all arose with the sun on Sunday morning. There were no clouds above us, but below us they covered  everything like an ocean. Little peaks of trees appeared as tiny islands. You played in your pajamas and … Continue reading →