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 | 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…
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…
Our 11th Wedding Anniversary | Walking Across the Brooklyn Bridge & Through Central Park | July 2024 We woke up in our hotel and after breakfast, packed our bags, checked out, and hit the town again. It was promising to be even warmer than the day before so we wanted an early start. We had…
Our First Visit to New York City | 11th Wedding Anniversary Getaway | Visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Historic Site | Taking the Staten Island Ferry at Sunset | July 2024 Our visit with Curtis’ brother happened to fall over the weekend of our 11th wedding anniversary. Joel and his friends graciously offered to watch Charlotte…