I need to preface this post by saying I have never cross-country skied before. When I was a kid, I went downhill skiing a few times, and these days I snowboard, but neither prepared me for...
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Mt. Willard, Bretton Woods, NH Date: February 2, 2013 Distance: 4.05 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 1020 feet Our Hiking Time: 4.5 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow Rectangles Difficulty: Moderate [/box] This past weekend, I traveled to New Hampshire with the...
Tonight was a cold night for skiing, snowboarding, and tubing – but I went anyway… with 14 members of the Outdoor Adventure Club! We decided to make the trek to McIntyre Ski Area in...
2012 was an exciting year for us. We took Addie overseas for the first time in February, along with 18 of our inner-city students, spending time in both London and Paris. The highlights of our...
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”] Location: Mt. Sunapee, Newbury, NH Date: September 30, 2012 Distance: 4.64 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 1,329 feet Our Hiking Time: 3 hours, 40 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Blue Rectangle Difficulty: Moderate[/box] I had been looking...
For us, Labor Day weekend is reserved for camping. Even though Kendra and I start teaching the week before, we get Friday and Monday off, which makes for the perfect amount of time to...
As more kids spend their time indoors – faces glued to televisions, computer screens, and video games – it is no surprise that researchers are noticing the effect the lack of outdoor time has...
I am amazed what a difference three months makes in a camping experience. In May, we took Addie camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and though she enjoyed it, she wasn’t speaking...
Yesterday we took the Outdoor Adventure Club to Pat’s Peak in Henniker, NH. I work at an inner-city high school, so most of my kids have never been skiing or snowboarding – it’s too...
Kendra and I took Addie along on another hike with the Outdoor Adventures Club. We headed to Mt. Cardigan early yesterday morning, looking forward to hiking through the beautiful foliage. The kids were excited,...