Road Trip to the Mason-Dixon Line, Part 2 • March 18, 2017 • Antietam National Battlefield In the year 2000, my parents took my siblings and I on essentially a 2-week long “field trip” to the East Coast. I think that was our first major road trip as a family, and it was about as eventful and…
Road Trip to the Mason-Dixon Line, Part 1 • Gettysburg National Battlefield • March 17, 2017 “We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same, but something in our minds has changed, and that changes everything.” — Jonah Lehrer That quote…
At some point last year, I had this defining moment where I realized that I was completely content with my life. I had achieved all of the major goals I dreamed of since I was young — married to my best friend and one and only love, skilled in a variety of trades, I’ve lived in…
Hiking to Kane Mountain Firetower | Caroga Lake, NY | February 2017 I’m sure you’ve all heard about the warm spring-like temperatures that came across the country last week. We gladly welcomed the warmth and the sun with open arms as it melted away our foot of snow, and more importantly, reminded us that spring…
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, Part 3 • Sugar Hill, Mossy Bank Park, and Keuka Lake • February 11 & 12, 2017 After spending 6 hours chasing waterfalls around the Finger Lakes, we began heading back to our hotel in Bath with a few more stops in mind. We drove West back to Watkins Glen, then started…
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, day 2 • Watkins Glen, Taughannock Falls, Buttermilk Falls, and Robert Treman State Parks • February 11, 2017 When Curtis told his colleagues we were going to the Finger Lakes region for the weekend, their replies were “Why? It’s the off season, there’s nothing to do!” Well, little do they realize that this…