The coldest hike, I think so far, the wind a bit bitter with a cold front moving through that will see the temperatures go from just above freezing at noon to -18 overnight. Ah January, we missed you…. The loop is rated moderate and six months ago I would have argued with that rating… today …
Well not really. It turned cold and the snow came in November, then the strangeness started. We had very little snow and more melt in December and so far in January the same a few centimeters of snow then a day or more of warmth to melt most of it away. As people are fond …
A couple of news articles today pointing out or underlining the melt happening at both poles. First from the south… The frozen region of freshwater ice the size of France partially protects the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from collapsing into the sea. In recent years, the ice-free season in the Ross Sea has become a routine event …
After the artificially inflated expectations and stimulation of dopamine in our brains by the holidays we all start to settle back into life as we live it – day by day. This time of year starts the mental wanderings of the next trip (how long until April?) and sights yet unseen for me and results …
October in the Adirondacks. The end of a two week trip for me as I’ve travelled to the East Coast and most of the way home again, with a little stop near Keene Valley to climb a mountain called Haystack. A friend will be completing her final climb to claim membership in a rather exclusive …
Out chasing a sunset – don’t judge – and took a second to look the other way. That as sometimes is was where the action was.
I’m not convinced I want to sleep in one when camping but I will use one to read in on a warm summer day.
The monarch butterfly. This insect has always caught my imagination and marvel. Since childhood when I used to collect the caterpillars in a jar and watch them transform into a winged being that defied logic. To think this fragile, creature makes a trip that most of us wouldn’t consider without an airplane every year baffles …
After a full weekend of hiking decided to drive up Whiteface Mountain to see if the spotted sunlight would give me some decent vistas. The drive up Veterans’ Memorial Highway to the top of Whiteface Mountain—New York’s fifth-highest peak at 4,867’—isn’t your typical automotive experience it is reasonable, nothing that is going you make you nervous …
in a very long time. Joined a small group from the Kingston Outdoor & Adventure Club for my first real hike in, well, a very long time. I walk / hike all the time of course. Modest short and mostly flat paths in Eastern Ontario and on my car travels. Haven’t down major ups and …