First it was caving, then it was intro to outdoor rock climbing, then it was camping, then it was climbing, then it was hiking, and now we’re at week 6. Let’s go. I have no adventures planned for this weekend and it’s making my skin crawl. That’s not to say I have nothing to do, […]
Sometimes you just know a thing will be perfect. Like driving to Indian Lake on a Thursday night after running a 5k in Dorchester Park and the sky is beautiful, and the roads are quiet. Like having climbing crags all to yourself, beautiful hikes, swimming holes, golden hour on an abandoned golf course, and enough […]
I’ve never been to Vermont. So we decided to go to Vermont. We stayed in an old farmhouse, we hiked, we climbed, we ate a lot of cheese. I thought about how regular life is so much lacking in these simple things that I wish I could have all of the time. Time outside, easy […]
First of all, we’re just going to say that Anyssa Lucena of Genuine Climbing is a hero, a role model, a beautiful person, and just an amazing all around individual. If I can be even half as cool as her someday, I will consider myself very lucky. In mid-July she put on this Sunday Sends: […]
Look, it’ll be a hard day. But not as hard as the day F. Peter Simmons had when he crashed his plane in the valley between Mount Marshall and Iroquois Mountain. I didn’t think it was too hard of a day, as far as High Peaks go, Mount Marshall didn’t feel too bad. Or maybe […]
I saw this sign coming down from hiking Colvin and Blake. I have to be honest; I took the easy route. My only excuse for this is that I already had 12 miles on my legs and they were shaking like jello, and it had started raining. I hope you always choose the scenic route […]
Add it to the list of things I haven’t had time for. But it’s Mother’s day and so after working 5 Saturdays straight it was time to go home. To my parent’s, that is. It was gray and chilly but we ate macaroons and blueberry baked goods and walked the pier and had lunch with […]
This weekend I went to Pittsburgh to help a friend move. It was sunny and warm and I ate well and lots of ice cream. I came back and it rained violently but I walked the dogs anyway because they don’t care about rain. The next day I helped clean beer cans, wrappers, and red […]
I’m still coming to terms with the fact that what I want to be when I grow up has changed. Like, they just don’t tell you that might happen. They ask you what you want to be when you grow up and if you’re one of the lucky ones, maybe you know and you have […]
I haven’t taken a poll or anything but I’m reasonably confident in saying people are afraid of trying new things. I use this conversation with my husband as evidence: Me: I really kind of HATE doing new thingsHim: Me too, I just wouldn’t do it There’s comfort in the familiar. There’s fear, anxiety, discomfort and […]
