Today, for the first time in a while, I feel a literal spring in my step. Also a metaphorical one. For weeks now, I have felt strangely weighed down, either by my actual body feeling stiff and creaky, or my head feeling clouded into inertia. I’m not a fan of this feeling, which is whyContinueContinue reading “Great day hikes near Boston: Hiking Mt. Wachusett”
Category Archives: hiking
A toast to the slow and average
I’m not gonna lie…I’m slightlyhugely addicted to my hiking and running tracking aps. I love logging my treks on MapMyRun and MapMyHike, I love trying to figure out my pace, and I love seeing what my (few) friends on the aps are up to. It gives me that little jolt of competitiveness: “oh, look, he/sheContinueContinue reading “A toast to the slow and average”
Off the beaten path: Vermillion Cliffs National Monument
So, who knew that National Monuments were such a big deal on our national political stage? You may have forgotten amid the daily…er…activity coming out of the White House, but a while back, President Trump ordered a “review” of 25 National Monuments, as designated by Presidents (via the 1906 Antiquities Act) going back to 1996,ContinueContinue reading “Off the beaten path: Vermillion Cliffs National Monument”
You should hike this*: Angels Landing
One lazy Sunday, a week or so before I left for a hiking/exploring vacation in Utah/Arizona (see previous posts here and here), I typed “Angels Landing images” into Google. See, I’d heard things about this hike. My hiking partner was excited about it, but he’s of a more adventurous bent than I am, so IContinueContinue reading “You should hike this*: Angels Landing”
You must go here: Lower Antelope Canyon
For those who don’t know, I recently returned from 8 days of exploring the southern parts of Utah (with a few side trips to Arizona). Blog posts about the adventures will trickle out over time, because, well, writing them helps me cling to shards of that vacation buzz…you know…the buzz that real life tends to squashContinueContinue reading “You must go here: Lower Antelope Canyon”
Everything and a Racehorse 