planner girl / trail chaser / bird watcher
Darby is now an almost 6 year old chocolate lab. She has been our wild mountain biking dog since 4 months old… sadly she’s got some arthritis issues that we’ve been working through – so biking is on the back burner (for now)…. Enter her HIKING era… This is our…
BIRDS HAVE COME… and I am thrilled. And also, I have no clue how this camera app works. It has been a little over two months since we hung the bird house (March 11, 2025) … and I received the first “security alert” that there was movement in the birdhouse…
This post was updated on 6/19/2026. I first came across the 4-3-2-1 Way Hiking Challenge back in 2017 and figured it would be a breeze to complete. After all, it only requires ten hikes total. Then life happened. Eight years later, I’m close—but still not quite finished. The challenge requires…
For my birthday last September, my in-laws gifted me this birdhouse with an inside camera, allowing you to watch what happens inside. I WAS SO EXCITED to put this out… and today was the day! You may be wondering why I waited until now (March) to put this up, seeing…
Hike number three of the day brought us to Rock Pond, the longest hike on our itinerary and, ultimately, my favorite. When I first picked up the brochure for the 4-3-2-1 Way Challenge, I immediately noticed the beautiful wooden bridge featured on the cover. I wondered where it was located…
Next up on our day of easy hikes for the 4-3-2-1 Way Challenge was Grassy Pond. After finishing our visit to Deathbrook Falls, we were looking for another quick and relaxing trail, and this one fit the bill perfectly. Hike Report 7/11/2017 We headed a short distance down Route 28…
This is one of my new favorite places—so peaceful, so beautiful, and so natural. Hike Report 7/11/2017 Today, we planned to complete the four “easy” hikes I needed for the 4-3-2-1 Way Challenge. The day before, we had hiked Buttermilk Falls, one of the easiest hikes on the list. Since…
If you’re looking for a “non-hike hike,” this is the perfect destination. The entire trip clocked in at just 0.2 miles round-trip—and that included wandering around to view the falls from several different angles. Hike Report July 10, 2017 As part of the Indian Lake 4-3-2-1 Challenge, we made a…