Celebrating Winter Trails Day at Weston Ski Track
I was so excited it snowed on Friday that I picked up Addie early from school in hopes we could go snowshoeing. Unfortunately, I was driving down from New Hampshire, where there was much...
Category: Adventure
First Hike of 2015 at Harold Parker State Forest
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”] Location: Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA Date: January 3, 2015 Distance: 1.63 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 102 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: White Squares Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] The first hike...
Hiking & Drawing at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
With Evan’s open-heart surgery cancelled, Kendra and I have suddenly found ourselves with a lot of unplanned free time this week. Her mom, Jane, flew up here to help take care of Addison and...
Green Friday Hike: Snowshoeing on Weir Hill
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Weir Hill, North Andover, MA Date: November 28, 2014 Distance: 1.04 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 229 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow Circle (Stevens Trail) & Blue Circle (Weir Hill &...
Hiking West Rattlesnake Mountain in Holderness, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: West Rattlesnake Mountain, Holderness, NH Date: November 11, 2014 Distance: 2.41 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 489 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours, 23 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: Yellow Rectangles Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] When I resigned from...
Tips for Tandem-Carrying Kids While Hiking
My new job has meant more time at home with Evan and Kate, so we have been joining my friend Jenn and her daughter Abby on hikes! And so, I have become one with...
5 Tips for Photographing Fall Foliage
As the cooler fall weather settles in, and the leaves turn brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple, it’s a common sight in New England to see cars slowly winding their way along...
Bicycling the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Lowell-Westford, MA
Location: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail – Lowell-Westford, MA Date: August 31, 2014 Distance: 13.82 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 171 feet Our Bicycling Time: 2 hours 4 minutes round trip Difficulty: Easy Trail Map Biking is quickly creeping up on...
Hiking Mt. Pisgah in North Carolina
When Kendra and I were first dating, she invited me to drive with her to South Carolina. What she didn’t tell me was that her parents, Jane and Boris, were out of town, and...
Visiting the Goats at Split Creek Farm, Anderson, SC
A trip to South Carolina wouldn’t be complete without a visit to our favorite goat dairy – Split Creek Farm in Anderson, SC. Though the farm is an awesome, award-winning goat dairy in its own...