October 2, 2016 / Last updated : October 2, 2016 Brett Holt Brett

Time Flies

Date night with my lovely bride tonight! 2016 on top. 2001 at Steens Mountains in SE Oregon on bottom. So many good times in between!

October 6, 2013 / Last updated : December 22, 2013 Brett Holt Brett

My first Tough Mudder (Seattle 2013)

I completed my first Tough Mudder on October 5. I, along with three others from FEMA, took 4 hours to work around the almost 12 mile course. I’ll just say it was an awesome experience and I look forward to doing it next year.

July 10, 2013 / Last updated : May 15, 2022 Brett Holt Backpacking

Ethan’s 1st Backpacking Trip

I took Ethan on his first backpacking trip this week. It was a 2-day 1-night trip to Barclay Lake. It was the perfect introduction as it was only 4.2 miles round trip and a few hundred feet elevation gain. The weather was perfect, conversation delightful, and experience memorable. I look forward to our next father-son […]

May 5, 2013 / Last updated : October 11, 2013 Brett Holt Brett

Stickers

I pulled my bass drum away from the wall this evening to see what my son had done. He had added own sticker to my collection. He had stuck his Cars sticker from the dentist over a sheriff sticker I’ve had. My BKG sticker that use to fill the blank spot in the middle was […]

October 6, 2012 / Last updated : October 11, 2013 Brett Holt Brett

Thanks for Everything Grandma!

Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete. ~Marcy DeMaree My Grandma died this evening. She was 87 years old and lived a full life. I know that she loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren with all her heart and we […]

May 1, 2012 / Last updated : May 1, 2012 Brett Holt Brett

Wanna wrastle? [Video]

I wrestled from 1988 to 1994. I did 4 years at Oak Grove High School in San Jose, 1 year at West Valley Community College, and 6 years of freestyle and greco with the Soaring Eagles Wrestling Club. I wasn’t the superstar but I sure didn’t suck. I had a great time competing and pushing […]

November 21, 2011 / Last updated : November 21, 2011 Brett Holt Brett

8 Years of Awesomeness…and Dove Chocolates and Journals and Road Trips and HAPPINESS!

It’s been a wonderful…no wait, it’s been an awesome eight years of being married to the most amazing woman in the world! I’m constantly in awe at all the experiences we’ve done in our short time together (~10 years from the day we met). Peace Corps, hiking, moving, kids, graduate school, New York, National Parks, […]

August 17, 2011 / Last updated : August 17, 2011 Brett Holt Brett

Happy Birthday to Me!

I’m 37 years old today. To put it simply, it’s been an awesome 37 years. My family is not with me today since I’m in Alaska but am truly thankful for their love and support. We’ll Skype this evening when I get to Anchorage. I’ve done a lot with my life that I’m extremely proud […]

Lassen Hand Crew on the Hole Burn at Lassen Volcanic National Park

June 9, 2011 / Last updated : September 5, 2011 Brett Holt Brett

Story Behind The Picture #4: Hole Prescribed Burn

November 2002 (Lassen Volcanic National Park): I love this photo of my Type II hand crew on the Hole Prescribed Burn at Lassen Volcanic National Park. I didn’t take this shot but what you can’t see is I’m leading this crew to another assignment on the burn. The importance of this photo to me is […]

December 24, 2010 / Last updated : June 10, 2011 Brett Holt Autumn

Happy Holidays 2010

Happy Holidays to all of our family and friends. We hope you’ve had a great 2010 and wish you the best in 2011. We thank all of you who have taken the time to get in touch with us or visited our website this past year. It’s been a wonderful first full year in Seattle, […]