July 4, 2017 • Avery Point • Connecticut College Arboretum On July 4th, we figured that majority of the New England area would be out and on the road, so we opted to stay local and explore some more of the New London area. After sleeping in a bit, we crossed the river and met up with…
Newport & Jamestown, RI • July 3, 2017 On Monday, July 3rd, we tried to reason with ourselves that less people would be out and about and we could get away with going to some more touristy New England attractions. We had originally intended on going to Block Island, RI, but the night before, we realized…
Jess: Within our first week in Connecticut, we managed to visit both of the forts in our area. We first visited Fort Trumbull in New London, and then Fort Griswold in Groton. Both were free to tour, and we were able to bring Charlotte along. They are both unique and definitely worth a visit. We…
Seaside Point & Harkness Memorial State Park • June 26, 2017 Curtis: It was our first full day in Connecticut. I had work in the morning, but like all first days, it was short and more administrative work than anything else. By the time I got home it was only mid afternoon. Naturally, we decided that…
Hiking to Gore Mountain Fire Tower • April 15, 2017 With spring finally coming upon us, it’s time for us to knuckle down and finish some of our hiking goals for New York, first and foremost of which is the Adirondack/Catskill Fire Tower Challenge. We’ve got 15 down and only 8 to go! The one problem…
Cold Climbing in Cat Creek, Day 3 • Visiting Attractions in the Hudson Valley • January 8, 2017 Our initial goal for the weekend was to finish hiking the five fire towers in the Catskills for the Fire Tower Challenge. We had previously hiked Hunter Mountain back in September and the first two days of our trip…