I’m always super excited about winter, especially in New Hampshire. It usually means ample snow and fun playing with snow shoes, skis, and a variety of winter attire and accessories. I really do love it, even though winters the last…

We flew into Vegas on the Friday before Thanksgiving and got in pretty late. We stayed in Vegas at a cheap casino resort, and the room was pretty crappy, but it was fine for the night. Nevada charges a resort…
For the Indigenous Peoples’ Day long weekend, Huiyeng and I planned a camping trip to Acadia National Park in Maine. Actually, I just mentioned an interest in going, and she planned pretty much the entire trip, because that’s how she…
It’s no secret that I have been working on overcoming, or at least taming, my fear of heights. I have definitely improved as I’ve been hiking over the last couple of years. I have had two real trials, where I…
Newport is a quaint coastal town that hosts an annual Jazz Festival every summer. The downtown area is rich is history with colorful 18th century homes and cedar-sided 17th century homes lining the streets of the historic district. Along the…
I’ve heard a lot about Mount Cardigan being a favorite among hikers. It’s not a 4000-footer, but it is on a different list, the 52-with-a-view. There are several lists in the New England of peaks to bag (Peak-bagging), and until…