planner girl / trail chaser / bird watcher
I had the day off from work today, and I’ve been trying to make a point of hiking with Hudson whenever my days off don’t line up with Josh’s. My original plan was to hike O.K. Slip Falls, but while catching up on old blog posts and hiking journals the…
Today, Hudson and I checked off hike number four of eight for the Adirondack Gateway Challenge: Hadley Mountain. I’ll admit, I almost turned around a few times on the drive there. Dark, rain-filled clouds seemed to be following us the entire way, growing larger and more threatening with every mile.…
Because I love hiking challenges, and because I once got Josh to agree to do the Fire Tower Challenge with me, we were able to squeeze Blue Mountain into our weekend while camping at Mason Lake. I was really excited for this one. I’ve driven by Blue Mountain countless times,…
Snowy Mountain is no joke. And please, for the love of all that is good, do not believe the guidebooks when they tell you it’s only three miles to the summit. Three miles? Maybe if you’re measuring as the crow flies. In reality, it felt much closer to four and…
A few weeks ago, Josh found himself in urgent care after taking a spill on his bike. We left with 13 stitches, a lot of questions about how sitting was going to work for the next few days, and strict instructions from the doctor: no biking for 10 days. Fortunately,…