WELCOME TO SAVING TIME IN A BOTTLE
Hi there! We’re Curtis and Jess, and we use this site as a way to document the memories we’ve made together, and to share our adventures with family & friends. After 10 years in the Navy and moving all over the US, we started our journey as nomads, living in a self-built van, working remotely, and traveling wherever work takes us. We most enjoy spending time in the outdoors along with our basset hound, Charlotte, doing things like hiking, kayaking, camping, and more. Thanks for visiting, feel free to stick around!
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- Brockport / Letchworth State Park
Driving from Oswego to Pike, NY | Camping by the Erie Canal in Brockport, NY | Hiking in Letchworth State Park | Camping in Cold Creek State Forest | August 2024 Once we were finished in Oswego, we had a week and a half before we needed to be in Wilmington, NC. We planned to… - Thousand Islands / August 2024 in Oswego
Driving from Potsdam to Oswego, NY | Thousand Islands Region of New York | Alexandria Bay, NY | Tibbetts Point Lighthouse | A Week in Oswego, NY | August 2024 This morning, we woke up in the parking lot in Potsdam, NY, and immediately took Charlotte on a walk around the park. I then made… - Hiking Azure Mountain / Potsdam, NY
Hiking to Azure Mountain Fire Tower | Potsdam, NY | August 2024 Today was a Saturday, and knowing how busy it can be in the Adirondacks on a summer weekend, we set our sights on a hike in a more remote area that we hadn’t visited before. From where we were in Tupper Lake, it… - Hiking Coney Mountain / Tupper Lake
Hiking to Coney Mountain | Finishing the Tupper Lake Triad | Tupper Lake, NY | August 2024 Today, we shook things up a bit by letting me (Jess) go for a hike while Curtis waited at the trailhead with Charlotte. Last year when we visited the Adirondacks, we started hiking the Tupper Lake Triad Hiking… - Hiking to Buck Mountain Firetower
Hiking to Buck Mountain Firetower | Buttermilk Falls | Kayaking Eaton Lake | Adirondacks, NY | July 2024 On our first morning at Lake Eaton, we decided to go check out a nearby fire tower hike: Buck Mountain. This one is actually a newer addition to the Firetower challenge, as it wasn’t on the list… - Hiking Hackensack Mountain, NY
Great Barrington, MA to Tupper Lake, NY | Camping in Shelving Rock Area | Hiking Hackensack Mountain | Camping at Lake Eaton | July 2024 After our weekend in NYC, we spent one more full day at Curtis’ brother’s place in the Berkshires. We enjoyed spending time with them at home, in nature, and visiting…