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iceland. day eight.
puffins, storurd, dettifoss/selfoss

Posted on August 15, 2023October 10, 2023by sarah

day eight. we awakened in our little campground on a fjord in east iceland, borgarfjörður eystri, hoping to avenge the previous evening’s failed puffin viewing attempt. we raced over to climb to the little cliff overlook viewing platform and settled in. we had big plans for the rest of the day, so we were hopeful […]

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iceland. day three.
landmannalaugar (highlands).

Posted on August 10, 2023October 3, 2023by sarah

our third day in iceland also happened to be derek’s birthday. how did we celebrate? we woke up bright and early (a recurring theme) to catch a bus that would take us into the highlands for a hike in landmannalaugar, aka: a breathtaking spot that is featured in our apple tv screen saver. in order […]

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mount lafayette of the white mountains

Posted on July 20, 2023August 6, 2023by sarah

for our last hurrah in the white mountains and our 2023 summer road trip, anna and i embarked upon the mount lafayette and franconia ridge loop, an 8.6 mile “challenging” trail with 3800+ feet of elevation gain, and three different summits. with several new england hikes under my belt at this point, i knew that […]

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mount willard of the white mountains.

Posted on July 19, 2023August 6, 2023by sarah

there’s a zillion hikes in the white mountain wilderness. but a lot of them are no joke. long. steep. brutal. but, derek researched and discovered mount willard, a popular hike that gives a great bang for your buck. it’s only about three miles out and back, with 900′ elevation gain. and, i sound like a […]

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hurricane mountain
ADK adventure #5

Posted on July 14, 2023August 5, 2023by sarah

when we woke up to fantastic weather on our last day in the mountains of the adirondacks, i knew we had no other choice but to attempt the hike that we had originally planned for the first day. my pal, andrea, who i had hiked with a few days earlier, told me about hurricane mountain, […]

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moms only hike.
ADK adventure #3.

Posted on July 12, 2023August 4, 2023by sarah

as i am sure you know by now, if you are a person who has read about our previous adventures on this blog or my instagram, whenever we are somewhere amazing for a few days, derek always tries to make sure that i have a day to do a longer, more epic hike. it works […]

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ausable chasm and whiteface.
ADK adventure #2

Posted on July 11, 2023August 4, 2023by sarah

a long long time ago, when we were just starting to plan our trip to the adirondacks, i mentioned to a road life friend the dates that we would be there and we discovered that she and her family would be there at the same exact time. soooooo, we promptly scheduled an activity together, taking […]

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stag brook falls.
ADK adventure #1

Posted on July 10, 2023August 4, 2023by sarah

well. there was a LOT of rain while we were in the northeast. like. record rains. and flooding. it was a mess. we had to plan accordingly and squeeze our outdoor plans into tight windows when the skies cleared up for a minute or two. we had originally planned a bigger hike for day one […]

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spring break 2023.
wesser bald fire tower hike.

Posted on April 6, 2023April 24, 2023by sarah

for our first big spring break adventure, we dragged the kids out on a three-ish mile hike to the wesser bald fire tower. it was relatively uneventful. derek wasn’t feeling great and ike was nursing a sprained ankle, so they took their time, while i forged ahead with the girls. we started out a little […]

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stone mountain with the best girl.

Posted on February 24, 2023April 16, 2023by sarah

on one particularly lovely day, it was determined by ruby and i, that we would go up to stone mountain for a hike. we had a fantastic time. the only thing that went wrong was we took a wrong turn at the beginning of the big loop, which meant we ascended mostly via stairs and […]

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