Weekend with Nick, Part 1: Acadia National Park
Our last few days in Maine were spent with Tom’s son Nick who came up for the weekend from New York with his friend Emanuelle. We initially met up for a late night… Continue reading
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The Fishing Town of Lubec, an Exploration of Jasper Beach, and a Great Evening at Machias River Brewing Company
The few days we spent exploring Campobello Island, West Quoddy Lighthouse, and Boot Head Preserve we camped in the town of Lubec, Maine, famed for being the easternmost incorporated town in the U.S.… Continue reading
Coastal New Hampshire
After our visits in southern New England I had planned for us to stay on the coast of New Hampshire for a week. I first visited the area 4 years ago and really,… Continue reading
Visiting in NYC
After Ithaca we began a month of visiting family and friends, starting with a 6 day stay with my sister in northern New Jersey. I intend to summarize many of these visits in… Continue reading
The Organic Shapes of Buttermilk Falls
We certainly didn’t plan it, but as it turned out, we saved the best for last on our Ithaca trip. I had loved the deep gorge and high falls of Robert B. Treman,… Continue reading
Ithaca is Gorges: Robert B. Treman State Park Gorge
Ithaca surprised us. Our expectations were that it would be a pretty place, but likely full of black flies during the first week of June; the reality was that it was beautiful –… Continue reading
Stops in Shreveport, Louisiana and Mammoth Cave National Park
With our build in La Grange finished it was definitely time to head north and escape the heat and humidity. Except that we had decided months ago that we’d like to stop in… Continue reading
Building with Fayette County Habitat for Humanity
Sometime in March an all-volunteer Habitat affiliate in La Grange, Texas posted a request for volunteers to spend 3 weeks in May beginning a scheduled home, and, hopefully, two houses for families who… Continue reading
Headin’ East Through Central Texas
After building in Las Cruces for a few months Tom and I decided to give ourselves a week or so to get to our next build in Beaumont, Texas. After settling on our… Continue reading
Snapshots of the Everyday
My blog posts tend to be centered on hikes or on summarizing activities, such as building houses somewhere or a visiting a particular area, but there’s a whole lot of everyday life that… Continue reading