Outdoors
The rest of the weekend backpacking story
September 5, 2009
Today is the Saturday of a mostly at-home Labor Day weekend for our family. Monday will be a late summer day trip to the ocean to frolic in the chilly north Atlantic surf, read a little, maybe knit, picnic, walk the beach and climb rocks. Perfect if you ask me. ...
Back from Backpacking ~ Content, Tired & Hungry
August 30, 2009
We just got home from our first "carry everything on your back" trip. The weekend was phenomenal in so many ways. Not what I necessarily expected but so much more! I will talk about it more this week but I just need to post these photos tonight. Now. That's how ...
Gone backpacking
August 29, 2009
That's right baby. This weekend we are backpacking. For real. By the time you're reading this we've already hiked into our site, carrying all our supplies for 2 nights and 3 days (plus the camera) on our backs, including a tent and shelter. You know what this means don't know ...
Life in the Woods ~ Life in the City
August 10, 2009
Two weekends ago, our family was camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This past weekend Damien took the kids on the longest hike they've ever been on, almost 8 miles, up the highest mountain they've ever climbed (the 4th highest in Maine in fact). They were gone for ...
Camp character building
August 4, 2009
Pre-post introduction: We were camping this weekend. On Friday we had pre-arranged to meet a friend Damien met via the internet, John Sifferman and his wife. They met us at our campsite and we hit it off right away, that part of the day was great. What wasn't so great ...
Home again
August 2, 2009
It was an interesting weekend. One rainy, rainy day that was very difficult, I'll share more tomorrow, and then 2 days that were sunny and better. I feel like I've been through the emotional ringer and even though home is my refuge I'm not quite sure how I feel to ...
Gone camping
July 30, 2009
I'm supposed to be cleaning up the kitchen right now, for the umpteenth time today, before we finally pack up the remaining food and head for the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Getting ready to go camping is anything but bliss and I've written before how I think that word ...
