Welcome to a new series I’m calling “Solo Snaps”, exploring some of my favorite photos, their stories, and the musings on being solo that came with them. Click here if you’d like to know more. It was January 26. For weeks, I’d been fighting a persistent cough and annoying lethargy; I was starting to thinkContinueContinue reading “Solo Snaps: A rainbow in a Virginia swamp”
Category Archives: hiking
Throwback Thursday: Dusk hike to Grotto Falls, #hike30 of the #52hikechallenge
How far we’d come…how far I’d come in the years since we started these adventures, that I was actually planning on and really looking forward to a hike up a hill in the dark.
Hike 21 of the #52hikechallenge: Last time at Ward Reservation
It’s been a while since…a lot of things. Since I took my camera out for a spin. Since I last went hiking. Since I last blogged. It’s also been a while since I shared plans to leave Boston for a new job and a new adventure…and I won’t lie, it’s been a looong wait toContinueContinue reading “Hike 21 of the #52hikechallenge: Last time at Ward Reservation”
Hike 20 of the #52hikechallenge: Mount Monadnock
Two years ago, Mt. Monadnock kicked my ass. So, when a break in the heat was forecast, and with an office-mate eager to join, it only seemed fitting to try again. We set out “early” from Boston, in an effort to beat what we knew would be big crowds. We only marginally succeeded, but onContinueContinue reading “Hike 20 of the #52hikechallenge: Mount Monadnock”
Hikes 18 & 19 of the #52hikechallenge: Dogs rule
I won’t lie – it’s getting tougher to find inspiration for the #52hikechallenge these days. I am longing for a trip where I can pack 3 or 4 hikes into a couple of days; I’m longing for a trip that takes me to canyons and mountain lakes and waterfalls. But, my work schedule and someContinueContinue reading “Hikes 18 & 19 of the #52hikechallenge: Dogs rule”
Everything and a Racehorse 