A Weekend at Macomb
Macomb Reservation State Park is a local gem. It's 20 minutes from our house, but it feels like it's in the middle of nowhere. We met friends Beth and Joan…
A Long Weekend in the Berkshires
Four days. No plans. The highlights: A lazy drive on Hwy 7 through Vermont and Massachusetts. A visit to The Mount, Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, MA from 1902 until…
Colorado Whirlwind
Since coming back from Belgium and France in January, there's been a lot. New jobs (me and The Boy), a new semester (Jill), ongoing work on the house (those 15…
North Country Journey
An inventory of some things I saw in the North Country: A ferry across Lake Champlain John Brown's farm The Lake Placid Olympic village AuSable Chasm The prison in Dannemora…
Unwinding
What to do after several stressful but rewarding weeks? Unwind with a cruise up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. While sipping my morning coffee I plotted out a route that…
New Year Weekend Wanderings
The Polar vortex moved on, and warmer temperatures followed. It was a good weekend to go into the mountains and explore.