Fall Foliage & Family Trip 2021 | End of Vacation – Minnesota-Wisconsin-Iowa-Nebraska | Timms Hill | October 13-17, 2021 We awoke on Wednesday morning in our tent at the rustic campground, pleased to find that once again it hadn’t rained on us that night. We packed up our belongings, then went to watch the sunrise…
Hiking from Likeke Falls to the Old Pali Highway | September 2018 I’m sure most have heard about the eventful hurricane season we’ve had here in the Pacific. Or maybe not, considering that they were overhyped and uneventful, at least for Oahu. When I first heard of Hurricane Hector at the beginning of August, I immediately stocked…
Driving from New Castle, DE to Grand Rapids, MI | Honey Run Falls, OH | Harding Memorial | Weekend in Michigan | September 2025 Curtis’ work in NJ wrapped up on a Thursday night, so the next morning we packed up and started on the next leg of his fall season. His next assignment was…
Memories from November 2019 I read something online at the end of October that likened November to being the “Thursday of the year,” and that couldn’t have been more accurate for me this year. At the beginning of the month, it seemed like it was just one big last obstacle to get around before the…
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, Day 1 • Snowshoeing to Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower • February 10, 2017 Thanks to this hike, we have had our “official” first experience in breaking in a mountain trail right after a heavy snowfall. I know I’ve mentioned on other hikes that “we were the first to walk on this…
Visiting Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site | Hiking in DuPont State Recreational Forest | Caesar’s Head State Park, South Carolina | January 2023 Our first morning in Asheville was a rainy one, so we slept in, took it easy, and went out to get groceries for the week. After that, we combined our lists…