I decided to keep my outline here and let this be a barebones post: Write some shit here about hiking in the morning and then taking the scenic way home from Roanoke via the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. Don’t forget to mention the bald eagles, throw some good quotes in there and wrap … More Take Me Home, Skyline Drive
The second half of our California trip was a bit more nature-oriented. I wanted to take the time to immerse myself in the west coast landscape. When I first moved to my town, I didn’t know anyone there. In the summer I spent days exploring by bike and foot and found that I got to … More Getting Away in Monterey – Our California Trip, Part 2
In the week between posts (every Friday is my new goal), we had a quick trip to Atlantic City for a bachelor party which included dancing until 2 am, then waking up 3 hours later to drive Ken to the airport so he could fly down to Florida for 24 hours during which I caught … More What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? – The ups and downs of Monongahela State Park, WV
Ken and I were able to squeeze in a short section hike of the Appalachian Trail this week, adding another 30 miles to our total, and working towards closing the gap we have between northern Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Our section hike starting points are now about 3 hours from where we live, both south to … More Slowly Burning on the Appalachian Trail – Eckville to PA 183
“Without rain, nothing grows. Learn to embrace the storms of your life.” –Unknown Every once in a while I notice that the clothing on the boys is getting a little too snug. Recently it was a shirt on James and so I told them that we would go get some new t-shirts for the summer. … More Why fear the devil?
I have some complications from having type 1 diabetes for 38 years, including diabetic retinopathy. I’m a little behind publishing this post because my left eye hemorrhaged recently from the diabetic damage and it blurred my vision for a few days. At the time of the bleeding, I felt like my body was a ticking … More Waiting for the soufflé to rise
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius Last weekend the kids, Ken and I woke up very early for a Sunday morning and drove about 2 hours to Catoctin Mountain in Western Maryland for a day hike. I had purchased this kids pack for Charlie from REI and I … More Any Road Will Take Me There
“Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house; as if life was some kind of grocery list. But nobody ever asks if you are happy.” – Heath Ledger Two weeks ago Ken and I returned to Pennsylvania for a weekend trip on the Appalachian Trail to work … More Getting in and out of my own head – PA 443 to Peters Mountain Road
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” – Mary Anne Radmacher Saudade, the Portuguese word I came across a few years back, seeps in around … More Nostalgia in New Hampshire
“If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill Happy Thanksgiving readers! The approaching end of the year always makes me look over my “Uber List,” which is essentially the combination of a bucket list for the year with a smidge of resolution. One of my goals was … More 22 miles to round out 2022 – Peters Mountain Road to Sherwood Drive