ok. this hike was fantastic. hard. long. a little dangerous. but so fantastic. i met up with my hiking group friends for a ten-ish hour adventure on majestic grandfather mountain, namely a 12.25 mile and almost 4000′ elevation gain hike, chock full of all the best amenities first of all. there was an old plane […]
just me myself and i
outside. with new friends.
on a particularly drizzly and foggy day in early auguest, i was able to meet up with my local hiking group for a little stroll along the appalachian trail in the mount rogers national recreation area. we logged eleven muddy miles and 2700 feet of elevation gain, so it was a decent enough workout, even […]
my first ADK high peak. (phelps).
for our final day in the adirondacks, i was able to meet up with my old pal from batavia, andrea. when we were in the area a few years ago, she and i went on a pretty great hike to noonmark and round mountain. this time, she wasn’t sure if she could work me into […]
stone mountain, from a new perspective.
in an effort to meet some local outdoorsy folk, and maybe learn about some cool local-ish hikes, i recently joined a local hiking group. it took a minute for my schedule to allow me to register for a group hike, but i was finally able to join them on a trip to stone mountain. as […]
staycation.
to celebrate our 22nd (plus one week) anniversary, derek and i shipped the kids off to the grandlidboms and had a little staycation in ye olde winston-salem. we made an attempt to do things in town that we have never really done. try new restaurants. etc. our first stop was reynolda gardens. i have driven […]
impromptu hike with hp
when your one and only local hike friend asks if you can go on a spontaneous-ish hiking trip, you make it happen. (it wasn’t that hard, actually, i don’t have that much going on). heather and i had been to elk knob a year or so ago, but it was in the winter and super […]
yet another escape to stone mountain…
a few days back, it was “cardio day” on my workout routine, so i packed my standard cardio items to go to the gym after i dropped off the girls at school. then, on a whim, i grabbed some bare minimum hiking essentials also. i literally had no idea which activity i planned to do, […]
upcycled hoodie, take one.
awhile back, i took a class at village fabric on the art of upcycling an old textile of some sort into an oversized hoodie. i used a thrifted chenille bedspread and it was pretty cool and i vowed to make a million more. and then i didn’t. but when the sully’s upcycled hoodie pattern was […]
spring break (in my late 40s).
my spring break at forsyth tech was a measly four days long and also did not coincide with the girls spring break from public school, so it seemed like another good time to make a dash into the wilderness, for a little solo, camping, hiking, rest, and recharge trip. since it was the first week […]
another stone mountain escapade
after a busy holiday season and then a stupidly snowy january, when the first day of sunshine rolled around (with the kiddos sitting in their desks at school), i hopped in the car and headed to the mountains. stone mountain is a favorite local hike, and it had been closed for a bit of time […]