Addison totally digs owls, so when I read that the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon in Canton, Massachusetts, was having a special “Hoot Happenings” event this past weekend, we had to go! My...
One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is explore local sites managed by the trustees of reservations in Massachusetts. We’ve hiked Weir Hill in North Andover, and Holt Hill in Andover,...
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Amy Gordon Taft Reservation, Andover, MA Date: February 21, 2013 Distance: .54 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 65 feet Our Hiking Time: 40 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: A.V.I.S. Triangles Difficulty: Easy [/box] Kendra’s mom, Jane, came to visit us...
Kendra and I spent most of our school vacation week apart – she ran a poetry camp for middle and high school kids, while I took members of the high school Outdoor Adventure Club...
Like most of the kids in my urban hometown, I did not grow up communing with nature. As an adult, I have come to seek refuge in the outdoors, and spend a great deal...
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...
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...
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Mary French & Hammond Reservations, Andover, MA Date: January 13, 2013 Distance: 1.34 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 92 feet Our Hiking Time: 1.5 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: White Rectangles & AVIS Triangles Difficulty: Easy[/box] Knowing that the temperatures...
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Skug River Reservation, Andover, MA Date: January 5, 2013 Distance: 2.5 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 171 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: White Rectangles (Bay Circuit Trail), Red Circles (Harold Parker State Forest Trail)...
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...