Outdoors


Mama Sleds

Mama Sleds

I'm missing my camera these days. Not terribly mind you (there is so much going on in our home this week I'm glad to not have the extra distraction) but enough that I'm playing around with our little video camera. Which is kind of a cute little number that let's ...

Introducing Toe Salad (it's not what you think)

Introducing Toe Salad (it's not what you think)

Just over two years ago, in the fall of 2008, Damien started ADVENTUREinPROGRESS. His goal was to write about our journey of having outdoor adventures together as a family. I joined him a couple months later writing posts now and then. My most significant contributions though are as a photographer ...

May Your Days Be Merry & Bright

May Your Days Be Merry & Bright

... and sparkly too! Yesterday afternoon we arrived safely in the GTA (greater Toronto area) after a 4:30am departure and a steady twelve hours on the road (no, we didn't hike, these photos are from last weekend's hike). We're happy to be here for our ten day Christmas holiday with ...

Snow, Where Art Thou?

Snow, Where Art Thou?

We live in Maine, in part, because we like snow, and lots of it. Last year at this time we enjoyed snowscenes like this one. This year, well this year, I'm not even taking photos of what the days look like in our neighborhood. In a word, it's bleak. Grey, ...

Hiking for the Holidays

Hiking for the Holidays

You know what really burns my bottom? The fact that holidays - a time that is supposed to be about being together, slowing down, feasting, remembering and reflecting on our collective and family histories - has become another excuse for shopping. Want to read more? I know you do - ...

I Paddled a Canoe Once...

I Paddled a Canoe Once...

This week our family watched a free on-line documentary, Finding Farley, about a Canadian couple who spent five months paddling, walking, and sailing across large parts of Canada to meet the iconic author Farley Mowat. With a toddler. Wow. They started their journey in our home province of Alberta (where ...

Winter in the Mountains ~ Already

Winter in the Mountains ~ Already

I've debated sharing these photos since I want to live fall to the very end. But the reality is we are encountering winter on our weekend hikes and have the photos to prove it. In spite of the shock to the seasonal senses (it's still very much fall in my ...