Life Archives - Gregory Brickner

Five tips for traveling with kids

Written by Gregory on February 18, 2018. Posted in Sprinter.

We are on a quest to get the kids to all 50 states. We started 4 years ago and have 37 down. Some of them are a stretch like the 15 miles of Iowa but in my mind, it counts. Other times we hit an area...

Break Through Problem Solving with Breaks

Written by Gregory on January 10, 2017. Posted in Blog, Musings, Missives, & Miscellany.

As our third-grade teacher might know very well, we all have a limit to our attention span. We naturally get bored with a task over time and hence, need a break.

Visiting Acadia National Park

Written by Gregory on September 12, 2016. Posted in Sprinter.

We made our way to Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor Maine to find a spectacular sunrise. The park itself is a unique mixture of outdoor adventure and country club amenities.

Pesky Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Written by Gregory on June 14, 2016. Posted in Sprinter.

This may seem obvious to some but for the rest of us mere mortals let me explain the virtues of Diesel Exhaust Fluid, also called DEF (pronounced “deaf” ) or Add Blue. Interesting, in...

Visiting Pennsylvania

Written by Gregory on June 13, 2016. Posted in Life.

Made it Pennsylvania this past week. We had fun in wonderful Hershey, the sweetest place on earth. Obviously the dogs are a proxy for my kids in this adventure to see the country.

The World To See

Written by Gregory on June 9, 2016. Posted in Life.

Meet Sullivan (Sully) and Taos. These are the two newest additions to the family. Now we have to have them travel the country to see and explore everything that is out there.